Théâtre de l'Athénée

The Théâtre de l'Athénée features a golden, neo-baroque facade tucked into the narrow Rue Boudreau, marked by a glass canopy and the name carved in stone. Originally built in eighteen ninety-three as a concert hall for the Hotel Eden, it gained notoriety when the famous actor Louis Jouvet took over in nineteen thirty-four. Jouvet spent nights sleeping in a small room behind the stage, obsessively rehearsing his company until dawn, often shouting critiques at actors who missed their cues by a single syllable.