Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier [Paris]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Paris, France, opened 1901.
alternative label: Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
EEConde: Paris 149
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
City: Paris
Country: France
opening date: 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 21 rue du Vieux-Colombier
architect: Francis Jourdain
demolished: 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
Redevelopment date: 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 300
Wikidata source: Q2711343
Carthalia ID: 4045
Note: Built 1899 by Francis Jourdain as Athénée-Saint-Germain. 1913 re-opened as Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, named after the street. Closed 1917-1920, while the company played at the Garrick Theatre in New York City. 1920 re-opened. 1924 converted into an avant-garde cinema. Closed 1938. Re-opened 1944. Closed 1970. 1986 bought by the French state. Since 1993 used by the Comédie-Française drama company.