1973. A real estate developer, Jean Kriegel, bid for the building which stood at 28 and 28A, rue du Cardinal Lemoine. He wanted to restore the old building and transform it into apartments.
Jean Kriegel began, logically enough, by taking an inventory of the premises. To his great surprise, he made one discovery after another.
The first was... eighteen thousand test tubes and petri-dishes left over from the preceding activity and forgotten by the most recent owner.

Then, when the plaster walls and false ceilings were destroyed, Eiffel's metallic structure appeared, along with poster fragments and the remains of the former decor. On the second floor, workers uncovered an astonishing cathedral complete with gilding, columns, framework and capitals.
But the most amazing discovery was still to come: a superb dome painted to glorify pantomime, operetta, ballet and "excentricities."Charmed by the magic of the place, Jean Kriegel decided to devote this theatre to the celebration of Paris, which should have always been its raison d'être.

1973-1976. The theatre was restored according to Eiffel's plans-720
seats; ceiling height, 17 meters; state-of-the-art equipment: 300
projectors, kilometers of electric cables, 20,000 lights and 70 Murano
mouth-blown glass chandeliers.

1977. The theatre's artistic creation, direction and production
were entrusted to Jean-Marie Rivière. On 14 November 1977,
he presented "Paris Paradis," a poetic burlesque show produced
with the aid of his accomplices, Pierre Simonini and Frédéric Botton.
It was a triumph.

This event marked the revival of Paradis Latin.