When plans to take down the Eiffel Tower after the end of the 1889 World’s Fair fell through, the Flamand restaurant on its first level was converted into the 400-seat Théâtre de la Tour Eiffel by Charles Bodinier. In an attempt to make it a more trendy and artsy venue, the “Paris-Chicago” revue, written by co-owner Alphonse Frank, opened on May 16, 1893, to great success. Here, Chéret depicts the many characters of the show joyously floating through lithographic space.
Imp. Chaix, Paris
literature: Chéret, 343; Broido, 273; Maindron, 239; DFP-III, 2379 (var); Reims, 467; PAI-LXXXVI, 191