This panoramic painting and the infamous music-hall, the Moulin Rouge, are fraternal twins brought to life by the same man, Adolphe Willette. Willette painted the scene of Pierrot’s suicide and his funeral procession of revelers for a famous cabaret on the Parisian hill of Montmartre, Le […]
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LitPick is a fantastic kid-driven book site filled with kid-written reviews and kid-made videos. (And they get paid to do it!) Love the site and love the animated video they made for my latest. Check it out HERE!
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Joseph Pujol (1857-1945). His stage name, Le Pétomane, comes from French, péter (to fart) and maniaque (maniac). In real life, Pujol was an incredibly stand-up (and let loose) guy. At the Moulin Rouge in 1890s Paris, Le Pétomane became the highest paid entertainer in the world. In […]
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Oh, the things that went on in the belly of this beast! Especially after sundown. More often than not, the chamber inside the elephant (accessed by a staircase in a leg) was a luxurious opium den where gentleman were entertained by belly dancers. The chamber was also […]
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The most famous (and infamous) of the French music-halls began delivering “Dancing, Entertainment, Variety!” on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1889.
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