Varietes

itpworld on August 29, 2020 at 5:46 pm

The building was opened in 1856 as a ‘concert-café’ and in 1878 after work by architect Joseph Letz, it took the name Folies Marseillaises then, on October 8, 1887, Théâtre des Variétés. It continued as a live theatre venue up to 1937 when it became a full-time cinema.

The full history is on the website at: https://salles-cinema.com/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/les-varietes-marseille

In December 2016, Jean Mizrahi, at the head of Ymagis, took over the two Marseille cinemas, Les Variétés and Le César and restored the ‘Art and Essai’ status for what is now a 7 screen Variétés with a total of 609 seats.