Decree on the theatres

Decree on the theatres

On 10 thermidor year 15 (29 July 1807), Napoleon I of France signed a decree reducing the number of theatres in Paris to eight, giving the force of law to a decree of the interior minister of 25 April that same year. This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.

Following is a list of the theatres that remained.

Grands théâtres

  • Théâtre Français (Théâtre de S.M. l'Empereur), reserved for tragedy and comedy;
  • Théâtre de l'Impératrice, as an annex of the Théâtre Français;
  • Théâtre de l'Opéra (Académie impériale de Musique), for song and dance;
  • Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique, for comédies ou drames mêlés de couplets, d'ariettes et de morceaux d'ensemble.

Théâtres secondaires

The decree did not remain in force after Napoleon's fall in 1814.[citation needed]

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