ROUND-THE-WORLD AVIATORS FALL ASLEEP...AT THE FOLIES BERGERE
Paris (JFK+50) On July 15, 1924, The Evening Star reports after 260 hours in the air flying a distance of 18,000 miles, United States Army round-the-world flyers "took a breathing spell" here in Paris.
U.S. embassy officials treated the aviators to a visit to the Theater Folies Bergere, "a vaudeville show having few equals for its magnificence."
Unfortunately, the gentlemen were so exhausted from their flight that "each and every one...went sound asleep in the Folies Bergere*."
*Folies Bergere was built as an opera house opening in 1869. FB was most popular 1890s-1920s. Revues featured extravagant costumes, sets & effects.
SOURCES
"Flyers So Weary They Fall Asleep In Paris Theater," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 15, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Flyers To Leave Early For London," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., July 15, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www,loc.gov/
