Midnight Follies, Hotel Metropole, London 1927 Art Prints Opened in 1945 by brothers

Opened in 1945 by brothers Max and Joe Schneider

The name "Birdland" was chosen to capitalize on the popularity of their regular headliner Charlie "Yardbird" Parker

The finely clothed French gentleman on the right asks his companion

as Clark said later

accelerating a decline begun in the Great Depression

Midnight Follies, Hotel Metropole, London 1927 Art Prints Opened in 1945 by brothersThis is the play bill and supper menu from the show called The Midnight Follies at the London Metropole hotel in 1927. The review included the famous American dancers Rosita and Ramone in their first London appearance. Supper was very expensive, and offered only the best champagne and foods. The menu cover shows an elegantly dressed lady being kissed by the moon as she leaves the hotel. Courtesy Lou Greenstein Each print is accompanied by a copy of