Theater, Paramount Movie Theater (now Gaumont Opéra) (1868)

Artist/Designer: Frank Verity, Mongeaud , Auguste-Joseph Magne, Auguste Bluysen

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Ceiling detail in staff lounge, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 2: Auditorium, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 3: Tearoom,Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 4: Stairway and mezzanine, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 5: Foyer of the orchestra, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 6: Balcony stairway, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Figure 7: Door detail, Paramount Movie Theatre, Mongeaud and Verity, Paris, France, 1927. ( Source | Accessed : October 13, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Metal, Textile, Wood

Function(s):
Entertainment, Theater

Related Website(s):

History of Paramount Theater | Accessed : October 19, 2018

Gaumont Opera Website | Accessed : October 20, 2018

Gaumont Opera Wikipedia | Accessed : October 20, 2018

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1868, 20th Century

Additional Information:
Project Description:
Built on the site of the former Vaudeville Theater, the Paramount Theater opened in 1927 as a cinema of 1900 seats. Today it goes by the name of Gaumont Opera. The interior of the theater is exemplary of art deco design.

The auditorium features a ceiling in a gold painted staff cloque (cloth plaster) with mirror inlay. Blue, white, red, and yellow lights illuminate the space and sconces are in etched opaque glass. The furniture is in maple and magenta damask. The tearoom is made of mahogany and rosewood walls and features the same ceiling application and type of furniture one would find in the auditorium.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Néret, Gilles. The arts of the twenties : painting, sculpture, architecture, design, theater design, graphic art, photography, film / Art. New York: Rizzoli, 1986.

Tempel, Benno. Art Deco Paris. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 2017.

Tidworth, Simon. Theatres: An Architectural and Cultural History. London: Pall Mall Press, 1973.

Building Location:
2 Boulevard des Capucines
75009 Paris, France

Significant Dates:
Original Vaudeville Theater constructed- 1866-1868
Paramount Theater inaugurated- 1927

Supporting Staff/Designers:
Vaudeville Theater Architect- Auguste-Joseph Magne
Paramount Theater Architect- Auguste Bluysen
Interior Designers Paramount Theater- Mongeaud and Frank Verity
Architect of balcony staircase- Michel Roux-Spitz
Mezzanine wrought iron designer- Raymond Subes (1893-1970)
Metalwork- Fontaine

Tags:
paramount theater, theater design, paris, france, Thérèse Bonney, theater, art deco, vaudeville theater, Gaumont Opéra, cinema,

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