Olympia Grand Ballet Brighton - Les Maitre de l'Affiche - 1893

The Olympia opened in Paris in April of 1893 as the first establishment to call itself a music-hall. From the start, the Olympia exploited feminine allure for all it was worth; whatever its various revues were called, they always featured beautiful girls in revealing costumes. Pal, freshly arrived from London, was a perfect choice to create one of Olympia's first show posters. His well-proportioned, realistically drawn beauties projected a sensuality no other posterist could match.