Théâtre Mogador

The Théâtre Mogador sits behind a deep, horseshoe-shaped balcony and a facade adorned with carved theatrical masks. Sir Alfred Butt, a British impresario, commissioned the building in nineteen thirteen to host American-style revues. He brought in workers from London to assemble the steel frame, which was unusual for Paris at the time. When the theater opened in nineteen nineteen, it was named the Palace Mogador to honor the Moroccan city, and it hosted the Ballets Russes before shifting toward large-scale musical productions.