Cirque Olympique

The theatre was open four months out of the year and featured equestrian performances interspersed with juggling and other acts.

[1] In 1807 Franconi ceded his enterprise to his two sons, Laurent and Henri, who renamed it the Cirque Olympique.

The Franconi brothers were forced to close this theatre on 27 May 1816, due to the planned construction of the public treasury at this location.

On the night of 15 March 1826, after a performance of the one-act melodrama L'incendie de Salins, featuring a grand spectacle recreating the dramatic fire at Salins-les-Bains of 27 July 1825,[2] the pyrotechnical effects sparked a genuine fire that burned the theatre to the ground.

The theatre was demolished in 1862 for an urban renewal project, and the director at that time, Hippolyte Hostein, moved the circus to the Théâtre du Châtelet.

Announcement for the last three days of the 1784 season of the Cirque Anglais
The Amphithéâtre d'Astley (in blue) on an 1814 map of Paris ( 48°52′06″N 2°21′59″E  /  48.868286°N 2.366352°E  / 48.868286; 2.366352 )
The Cirque Olympique on the Boulevard du Temple in 1837 ( 48°52′01″N 2°21′56″E  /  48.867°N 2.36554°E  / 48.867; 2.36554 )