At the begining 0f the 1860's was a cafe chantant. In 1878 it became a Cafe concert. La Scala was one of the more racy music halls in Paris, headlining some of the greatest café concert stars of the day, including Yvette Guilbert, Mayol, Polin, and Mistinguett. Originally appearing completely nude, this is the censored, small format version of this design for the show "Alone At Last!" Jules-Alexandre Grun (25 May 1868 – 15 February 1934) was a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator.[1] Grun's best known painting is called The Dinner Party, produced in 1911. It was, however, in the fields of poster art and illustration art, for which he was famous. He was employed at a large printing company in Paris and his artistic director was Jules Cheret. Cheret was also his main competitor in poster art. (Wiki) This poster is published in Grun Posters book by Israel Perry and Alain Weill 2005 page 61