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I agree.A T T H E FOUR C O R N E R > FOLIES BERGERE FACTS & FIGURES Over 100 million people have seen the Folies Bergere since its initial opening in Paris in 1869. It is the longest-running French revue in the world, and the Folies Bergere theatre became the world?╟╓s first professional Music Hall. The Folies Bergere introduced the first topless showgirl on stage in 1918 in Paris. Over 15 million people have seen the Tropicana?╟╓s Folies Bergere since its initial opening in Las Vegas in 1959. Today, the cast and crew of the Folies Bergere consist of more than 100 people. There are fourteen male dancers, six nude female dancers, six dressed female dancers, twelve aero male and female dancers, twelve showgirls, one male singer, two female singers and two adagio dancers. The crew consists of twenty stagehands and eighteen wardrobe assistants. The specialty acts may include another one to six people, depending on the act. There are 110 separate costume designs and a total of 4,000 costume pieces and accessories in the show?╟╓s wardrobe. In the opening scene alone, there are seven costume changes and 30 different designs. The stage in the Tiffany Theatre measures 55 feet across, 26 feet high and 9,200 square feet in area. There are 1,700,000 watts of electrical power in the Folies Bergere. The light curtain consists of 13,000 miniature bulbs; 3,500 bulbs light the backdrop of Paris; and the passing ?╟úchevrons?╟Ñ consist of 9,000 bulbs, requiring 600,000 watts of electrical power. There are 62 different ?╟úpipes?╟Ñ or backdrops of scenery and props that are ?╟úflown?╟Ñ on and off stage with the help of over 52 ?╟úhemp house?╟Ñ cables measuring over 130 feet long per cable. Over 66,000 lbs., or 33 tons of sets are ?╟ústored?╟Ñ on these pipes above the theatre stage. - continued -