Théâtre Comte

The Théâtre Comte (French pronunciation: [teɑtʁ kɔ̃t]), also called Théâtre des Jeunes-Élèves (pronounced [teɑtʁ de ʒœn(z‿)elɛv]; "Young Pupils Theatre"),[a] was a Parisian entertainment venue founded by the ventriloquist and magician Louis Comte in 1820.

In 1826, Louis Comte had to leave the passage des Panoramas for security reasons.

He then commissioned the architects Allard and Brunneton the construction of a new hall in the Choiseul area being redeveloped at that time.

In 1846, a law prohibiting children to play in the Theaters, Louis Comte gave up the direction to his son Charles.

Jacques Offenbach took the lease in 1855 and set up his théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, a name which this space has retained to the present day.

Admission token Théâtre Comte, passage Choiseul, for a family of 4, obverse.
Admission token Théâtre Comte, passage Choiseul, for a family of 4, reverse.