The Folies Bergère is a famous music hall in Paris, located Rue Richter in the 9th arrondissement, classified as a french historical monument. It still hosts performances nowadays such as musicals and concerts. It was first opened as a opera house as well as a cafe in 1869, and knew many evolution from that point. At its opening it was not very successful, and was closed in 1870, then reopened in 1872 by Léon Sari. Yet he liked gambling and eventually got into debts because of it, forcing him to sell the Folies Bergère. It was bought by M. and Mrs Allemand. They got helped by Edouard Marchand, who invented the ''music-hall revue'' genre in 1886, in which women were the main part of the show. In 1912, it was the first time an entirely naked woman appeared on th stage. In 1918, the Folies Bergère are taken over by Paul Derval, who took great attention in costumes, settings, dramatization effects, in order to impress spectators and give them a feeling of luxury. He insisted on the importance of naked women and feathers on these shows, considering them as the Folies Bergère trademark. He will bring the Folies Bergère to its peak during the Roaring Twenties, employing celebrities like Josephine Baker. He dies in 1966, and is succeeded by his wife, who chooses Hélène Martini as the new leader of the Folies in 1978. She will stay faithful to the aesthetic and the traditions of the Folies Bergère for twenty years, before to make it more modern in 1993, adapting the new shows to the aspirations of the contemporary publics and creators. These shows were very successful, and reinforced the fame of the Folies Bergères.