Le Rire

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Le Rire, or "Laughter," was a successful humor magazine published in Paris from October 1894 through the 1950s. The satirical journal was filled with excellent drawings by prominent artists such as Théophile Steinlen, Auguste Vimar, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Caran d'Ache, Jules Depaquit, Charles Léandre, René Georges Hermann-Paul, Juan Gris, Lucien Métivet, Georges Meunier, Jean-Louis Forain, Adolphe Willette, Joaquín Xaudaró, Leonetto Cappiello, Albert Guillaume, Hermann Vogel and Jules Alexandre Grün.

During the music hall era, cabarets and cafes were crowded with personalities and Parisians could catch glimpses of the stars of the day. Le Rire was there to capture scene for its readers. Its pages depicted the likes of Yvette Guilbert, Polaire, Jane Avril, Réjane and even those of popular visitors to the theaters such as Séverine.

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Caran d'Ache : Les explorateurs. « — Si vous saviez ce que c'est que de vivre avec un chameau... » 20 avril 1901.	fr:Séparation des Églises et de l'État en 1905	Jules Depaquit : Chauds les marrons. « Les revoilà revenus, les marchands de marrons Montrant aux coins obscurs des places et des rues Leurs trognes d'Auvergnats honnêtes et bourrues. Marrons, marrons ! Chauds les marrons ! » 1911.	Charles Léandre : Le Silencieux : Joffre (Joffre the Silent)
Charles Léandre: Victoria of the United Kingdom	Lucien Métivet: At the Sculpture Exhibition	Jules Alexandre Grün Embrace, 1900	Jules Alexandre Grün Beach