Théâtre Le Ranelagh

In 1755, Alexandre Jean Joseph Le Riche de La Pouplinière, a ferme générale under Louis XV, constructed a theater at the entrance to his estate in Boulainvilliers.

Some of those he patronized were Voltaire, Quentin de la Tour, Van Loo and Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz.

[4] The estate was left intact during the French Revolution but in 1815 the gardens of the property were destroyed by the English.

The theater was inaugurated 25 April 1900 by Camille Chevillard with an 80 musician orchestra as well as by others such as Bizet, Terrasse, and Wagner who all performed there during its early years.

In 1931, the hall became a theater for artistic films, quickly becoming a cinematographic Mecca, frequented by personalities such as Gérard Philipe and Marcel Carné.