Le Théâtre (magazine)

'Le Théatre'

The singer Mary Garden on the cover of the magazine Le Théâtre, n°84, June 1902.
Categories	Cultural
Frequency	Biweekly
Publisher	Goupil & Cie
Founder	Michel Manzi
First issue	1898
Country	France
Based in	Paris
Language	French

Le Théâtre was a French cultural magazine created in 1898 as a monthly, then fortnightly until July 1914.^[1]

History

Le Théâtre was a periodical launched by Goupil & Cie, which also published Les Arts and La Mode. Its issues were bound in semi-annual books of 27 centimeters (11 in) by 35 centimeters (14 in), a presentation similar to that of the famous newspaper of the time, L'Illustration.^[1] Like L'Illustration, Le Théâtre was abundantly illustrated with high quality black and white photos. In 1900, the magazine often featured full-page color photographs, especially on the front cover.^[2] Le Théatre's editorial office was located on 24 Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Its founder and director was the Franco-Napolitan photoengraver Michel Manzi (1849–1915), who was also the director of the Ateliers d'Asnières where the newspaper was printed by the successors and buyers of the Goupil house.^[1]

References

1. Le Théâtre. Michel Manzi. Paris: Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Cie. 1897.
2. Le Théâtre, revue bimensuelle illustrée. Collection complète de 1898 à 1914.