Théâtre Historique

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The Théâtre Historique (French pronunciation: [te Plays adapted by Dumas from his historical novels were mostly performed, and, by the way the theater survived the 1848 Revolution, it suffered increasing financial difficulty and closed at the end of 1850. In September 1851 the building was taken over by the Opéra National and reborn again in 1852 to Théâtre Lyrique. In 1863, during Haussmann's renovation of Paris, it was demolished to make way for the Place de la République. The name Théâtre Historique was revived by some other companies in the late 1870s and early 1890s.

Founding: Dumas tells the story behind the background of the Theatre History in his 1867 memory History of my beasts. His drama adapted from his novel The Three Musketeers had firsted on 27 October 1845 on the Boulevard du Temple at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique. On that occasion Dumas met the 21-year-old Duke of Montpensier, youngest son of the French king, Louis-Philippe. The Duke invited Dumas to his box at the end of the performance, and during their conversation...