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The theatre

Built in 1851-1852 by the architect Gabriel Davioud,  thanks to a public subscription. The theatre which can be seen today is not completely the one built by Gabriel Davioud. The frontage was restored in 1928, according to Boileau plans (architect of the Good market).

Orriginally, neo-classic difference, this one did not include a pediment, only one cornice, and it was decorated with two medallions. The bays in semicircular arch were decorated of three openwork balconies. The initial relief was thus gummed. On the other hand, the show room  did not undergo modifications. It's an Italian theatre style. The decoration of the ceiling is allotted to Leon Gerosme. It is a didactic decoration: the medallions of the voussoirs representing Shakespeare, Molière, Corneille and Mozart are supported by allegorical figures. Elias Robert carried out the bodies carved of the room and the hearth. The caryatids and the children of the stage boxes can be particularly noticed. On the place, stands the statue of the scientist naturalist Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire , made by the sculptor Elias Robert. As the theatre, this statue was erected thanks to a public subscription.