Folies-Bergere / Le Roi s'Ennuie 1890
Buy this print on Etsy →Beneath the bold Folies-Bergere banner, a costumed troupe crowds the stage for Le Roi s'Ennuie: a bored, bald king in a red coat, a reclining star-spangled Pierrot in white, and a dancer in a glittering gold-coin costume clasping a partner in a dark gown. Printed by F. Appel of Paris, this exuberant poster brims with the caricatured revelry of Parisian variety theatre.
The title, roughly the king is bored, sets up a night of theatrical fun at the Folies-Bergere, answered with exactly the antidote to boredom: color, movement, and a cast of figures caught mid-caper in the glow of the footlights. It belongs to the golden age of the Parisian music-hall poster.
As wall art it makes a festive focal point in a lounge, hallway, or gallery wall of vintage entertainment posters. Each print is a museum-quality reproduction on premium archival matte paper, with rich, faithful color, ready to frame.
