Complex sentence: The 16th Century French satirist was an idol of the early Montmartre cabaret scene; at the Chat Noir, where Satie played piano in the late 1880s, a drinking cup allegedly belonging to the author was on reverent display.
Split into simpler sentences: The 16th Century French satirist was an idol of the early Montmartre cabaret scene. At the Chat Noir, where Satie played piano in the late 1880s, a drinking cup allegedly belonging to the author was on reverent display.