Nathalie Joly has resurrected the repertoire of the great café-concert artist who was also a muse for Sigmund Freud. He happened to hear Yvette Guilbert during her cabaret debut around 1890. Struck by the spirit of her interpretations that reflected the human condition with its humor and cruelty, compassion and tenderness, he was filled with admiration. Together, they searched in an "obscure world" of sexuality for that which so nourishes the life of the spirit. Unchallenged queen of the café-concert, Yvette spent fifty years as an ambassadress of French songs, in over thirty countries. Her songs are both funny and moving, little known or famous, like Madame Arthur.