2-661-242 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Avant Les Trois Coups', 1900. In theatre, les trois coups (the three blows) are hit on the floor of the stage with a stick called brigadier, just before the start of a performance, in order to attract public attention for the rise of the curtain. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D'Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]