The Théâtre Comte (), also called Théâtre des Jeunes-Élèves (; "Young Pupils Theatre"), was a Parisian entertainment venue founded by the

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and magician

Louis Comte Louis Apollinaire Christien Emmanuel Comte "The King's Conjurer" (born Geneva, 22 June 1788 – Rueil, 25 November 1859), also known simply as Comte, was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian magician, greatly admired by Robert-Houdin. He per ...

in 1820. The building was located in the passage des Panoramas of the

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. The comedian

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made his debut in the place in 1821. 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. With double access to passage Choiseul and rue Neuve-Ventadour (current rue Monsigny), it was inaugurated on 23 January 1827. In 1846, a law prohibiting children to play in the Theaters, Louis Comte gave up the direction to his son Charles.

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took the lease in 1855 and set up his

théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers ...

, a name which this space has retained to the present day.

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THEATRE COMTE, Almanach des spectacles pour 1852
on ArteFake
''Théâtre Des Jeunes Élèves Comte, Passage Choiseul Et Rue Monsigny. Réouverture Mardi 16 Janvier 1855 Sous La Direction De M. Comte Fils. Prologue''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theatre Comte Comte Comte Buildings and structures in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris