Théâtre de l'ABC

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The ABC (also A.B.C. typographed) is a famous music-hall located 11, boulevard Poissonnière, in the 2nd arrondissement in Paris, inaugurated on April 20, 1934 and closed in 1964.

In April 1934, the former Plaza Theatre was transformed into a music-hall by Mitty Goldin, who chose to call it ABC "to be in the lead, in alphabetical order, of Parisian programs". Very quickly, the new establishment was successful, and became one of the most prestigious music halls in Paris. The greatest artists perform there: Marie Dubas (in 1934, 1935, 1948), Fréhel, Georgius, Arletty (she went there The School of the Widows of Jean Cocteau in 1936), Édith Piaf (in 1937 she earned her reputation as a great singer, then in 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1951), Charles Trenet (in 1938, he triumphantly began his solo career), Jean Sablon (in 1939 and 1946) and many others performed there before the Second World War. Under the occupation and after the war, the ABC remains a reference music hall. The greatest artists are welcomed : Tino Rossi, Léo Marjane, Ray Ventura, Jean Tranchant, then Les Compagnons de la chanson, Renée Lebas, Les Frères Jacques, Georges Ulmer...