page_title: Cabaret du Néant
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cabaret du Néant / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Cabaret du Néant vault of the sad ghosts
context_page_description: Cabaret du Néant was a cabaret in Montmartre, Paris, founded in 1892. The Cabaret du Néant was an early pioneer of the modern theme restaurant and dealt with various aspects of mortality and death. The dark theme of the cabaret included magic tricks and illusions focusing on morbid subjects.
  The cabaret was first established in Brussels, subsequently moved to Paris, and promoted performances in New York City. The Cabaret du Néant, along with the Cabaret de L'Enfer, and the Cabaret du Ciel, was part of a trio of themed restaurants established at around the same time in Montmartre.
context_section_description: The Cabaret du Néant was an early pioneer of the modern theme restaurant; its theme was death. The original theme restaurant, called at the time "Cabaret philosophique", was first established in Brussels in 1892, and soon after relocated to Boulevard Rochechouart in Paris under the name Cabaret de la Mort (The Cabaret of Death). In the 1890s, following the death of an area resident, the cabaret was renamed "Cabaret du Néant" because it was thought that "Néant" (nothingness) was less frightening to local residents. The cabaret was eventually moved to number 34, Boulevard de Clichy. At this address, the cabaret is listed under the category "Cabarets Artistiques" in the 1904 edition of Baedeker's Paris and Its Environs. In 1896 the cabaret sponsored performances in New York City, at the Casino Chambers, Thirty-ninth Street and Broadway.
caption: Cabaret du Néant vault of the sad ghosts.
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