Folies Bergère

[ French faw-lee ber-zher ]

/ French fɔ li bɛrˈʒɛr /

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a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.

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<French: the Bergère Follies, after rue Bergère, a street near which it was originally located

Franchomme thought that Chopin was at that time staying at an hotel in the Rue Bergere.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The confectioner and his wife were casting indignant glances at the proprietors of the Hotel des Folies.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau
A furtive and livid light glanced along the damp walls of the narrow court of the Hotel des Folies, as at the bottom of a well.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau
The proprietors of the Hotel des Folies believed nothing of the kind; and they were not alone in that opinion.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau

“You see that young man,” said the honorable proprietress of the Hotel des Folies to her interlocutors.
Other People's Money|Emile Gaboriau