Théâtre et Empire. Le théâtre français en Indochine pendant la Belle Époque (1890-1914)

Theatre was mainly a European affair serving the European colonial groups who lived in Haiphong and Hanoi around the turn of the century. The influence of theBelle Epoque (1890-1914) in Indochina is marked by light entertainment brought to the colony by ambulant theater groups coming from France. Meager facilities, low budgets and an ambivalent audience were responsible for an erratic policy of cultural politics in this regard. Newspapers and archival documents are used to substantiate the argument.