Le voyage dans la lune (operetta) but due to the need to raise the necessary money he did not take up the project. Eventually Albert Vizentini, the new directeur of the Gaîté, took up the idea, and Offenbach's contribution was limited to that of composer. Albert Vanloo and Eugène Leterrier, in association with Arnold Mortier (columnist at Figaro), wrote the libretto. They were hoping for a repeat of the success of the novels of Jules Verne (another, the novel "Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours", had been adapted for the stage at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin by Verne himself in 1874) and the
Café du Monde the low-traffic interval afterwards to refurbish the eating areas and kitchens. Six weeks after the hurricane, Café du Monde began promoting its re-opening as a sign that the city’s recovery had begun. Over 100 news media outlets, including ABC-TV’s "Good Morning America", reported on the re-opening. The French Quarter location reopened on October 19, 2005, to national media attention. “The Butcher’s Hall” is the name of the original building at the French Market site where the Café du Monde is located. It was built by the Spanish in 1791; however, it was damaged by a hurricane in 1812. A new