Cabaret burlesque, drag shows, or a solo vocalist with a pianist, as well as the venues which offer this entertainment, are often advertised as cabarets. The first known use of the word "cabaret" was in 1655. It is may be derived from the Middle Dutch "cambret", itself probably derived from an earlier form of "chambrette", little room, or from the Norman French "chamber" meaning tavern, itself derived from the Late Latin word "camera" meaning an arched roof. The word "cabaret" came to mean "a restaurant or night club" by 1912. The word "cabaret" was originally Flemish (and possibly Picard before that).
Paul Picard "The Pirate". He died at his home in Tuscany, Italy from pancreatic cancer on October 3, 1994. Paul was first married to Phyllis Carolyn Keune in Cranston, Rhode Island on May 19, 1951 and one daughter named Stephanie Picard from this marriage. Then his second marriage was to Louise Latham in Hamilton, Texas on July 23, 1968. Paul Romeo Picard is the direct descendant of the French pioneer Philippe Destroismasons dit Picard Senior and his wife Marie Martine Crosnier. He's also a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier, Jean Guyon, and as well as the French explorer Jean Nicolet and Jean's native