Olympia

With eclat and elan, to say nothing of a pair of cymbals, the ebullient, unabashedly hedonistic sprite calls us to the Olympia to enjoy the "Russian mountains" -French term for the rollercoaster. The poster was used for the opening of this new establishment, in April of 1893; it was one of the first places in Paris that called itself a "music-hall," borrowing a word from British show business. There was a bumpy ride as an added attraction to the usual stage spectacles, but to call it a rollercoaster was probably somewhat euphemistic. This is the larger format.