Farrah Bultman - Period 3

LE CHAT NOIR

• The first modern cabaret• Opened in 1881 in a small

apartment in Montmartre• Rudolphe Salis, a poet

and painter• Closed in 1897 after

Salis’ death

ORIGIN

• 57 Rue Chevalier de La Barre, 75018 Paris,

France • 18th Arrondissment of

Paris• Near Cimetiere de

Montmartre and Funicular de Montmartre

LOCATION

• Small two-room affair at 84 Boulevard

Rochechouart, • June, 1885- Located at

12 Rue Victor-Masse (before 1885, was

originally Rue de Laval 12), the new

establishment was lavish.

• Old private mansion of painter Alfred Steven, who,

at the request of Salis, transformed it into a

“fashionable country inn” with help of architect

Maurice Isabey.

LOCATIONS CONT’D

• Outlying part of Montmartre at the time was poor up until the 1880’s when artists moved into the area

because the rent in Latin Quartier and the Left bank were too expensive.

• Rudolphe Salis gathered artists, musicians, and poets at his apartment to share their work over a glass of wine or

a smoke.• Soon Salis’ apartment became the “it” spot for all artists

alike and caused his space to overflow into the next door building.

• It was practically an all-male gathering of artists who shared their works with each other, or complaining about

Paris’ problems over wine.

PURPOSE

• By 1882 Le Chat Noir created their own

magazine

MAGAZINE

• Adolphe Willette • André Gill• Émile Cohl• Paul Bilhaud • Sarah England • Paul Verlaine • Henri Rivière • Claude Debussy

• Erik Satie • Louis Le Cardonnel

FAMOUS REGULARS

• St. Petersburg (The Stray Dog)

• Barcelona (Els Quartre Gats)

GLOBAL IMITATIONS

• Today Le Chat Noir is a modern hotel with a

vintage French twist. • Average: $160/night• Under 400ft from the

Moulin Rouge• Across from Blanche Metro Station providing

easy access to Arc de Triomphe.

• 12 minute walk to Sacré Coeur

LE CHAT NOIR TODAY

Works Cited

(n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2012, from www.booking.com: http://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/le-chat-noir.en.html#availability_target

(n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2012, from HubPages: http://vickeyk.hubpages.com/hub/Chat-Noir-The-First-Cabaret

(n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2012, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chat_Noir

(n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2012, from BonjourParis: http://www.bonjourparis.com/story/chat-noir-montmartre-cabaret/

(n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2012, from Le Chat Noir: http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/exhibits/counter/html/body_chatnoir.html

Pictures

http://www.2camels.com/luxury-hotels/paris.php

http://www.parisianfields.wordpress.com

http://www.lechatnoirrestaurant.com

WORKS CITED