The Apollo is a former French music-hall venue located at 20 rue de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
The Apollo Theatre had a removable stage (now destroyed) called basculo conceived by the engineer Félix Léon Edoux.
In 1909, the Czech conductor and composer, Ludvík Čelanský, was artistic director and head of the symphony orchestra of the theater Apollo.
The actress Jane Marnac, her husband mari Keith Trevor, and Camille Wyn directed the theatre Apollo in 1929 and 1930.
The Merry Widow (Franz Lehár) and Rêve de Valse (Oscar Straus) were premiered in the theatre. In addition, Carlos Gardel, Argentinian tango singer, made his Parisian debut in this place.
1913 : La Jeunesse dorée, operetta by Henri Verne and Gabriel Fauré, music Marcel Lattès, with André Lefaur1914 : La Fille de Figaro by Maurice Hennequin and Hugues Delorme, music Xavier Leroux, with Jane Marnac1918 : La Reine joyeuse (new title of La Reine s'amuse), operetta by André Barde, music Charles Cuvillier, with Jane Marnac1925 : Bouche à bouche, operetta by Maurice Yvain, libretto by André Barde, with Georges Milton1929 : Le Procès de Mary Dugan by Bayard Veiller, adaptation Henry Torrès and Horace de Carbuccia, with Harry Baur1929 : Dans la rue, after Street Scene by Elmer Rice, adaptation Francis Carco, with Marguerite Moreno1929 : Shangaï de Charles Méré after John Colton, with Jane Marnac1930 : Au temps des valses de Noël Coward, adaptation Saint-Granier, with Jane Marnac1932 : Hector by Henri Decoin1932 : Papavert by Chas.k.Gordon and Loic le Gouriadec after the work by George Froeschel1943 : La Dame de minuit by Jean de Létraz, directed by Denis d'Inès1944 : Mademoiselle Antoinette by Jean Guitton1945 : L'Autre Aventure by Marcel Haedrich, directed by Jacques Erwin1946 : La Nuit du 16 janvier by Ayn Rand, directed by Jacques Baumer1946 : Un homme sans amour by Paul Vialar, directed by Fernand Ledoux, with Jean Chevrier, Marguerite Pierry1946 : Un amour fou de Jean Guitton, with Jean-Pierre Kérien and Nine Assia1952 : Monsieur de Panama by Jean de Létraz1956 : Oncle Job by Robert Vattier and Albert Rieux1956 : Via Mala after John Knittel, adaptation Paul Achard, directed by Jacques Clancy1957 : La Corniflorette by André Ransan, directed by Jean-Jacques Daubin1958 : Le Bossu after Paul Féval, adaptation Guy Haurey, directed by Jacques Dacqmine1958 : Prométhée 48 by Roger Garaudy
