A satirical commentary on the dance craze sweeping Paris in the Jazz Age, parodying "Sur le pont d'Avignon, Tout le monde y danse, y danse." "Within weeks of the Armistice, Parisians were dancing again with their traditional furia francese. In 1919 dancing in Paris fully returned to its pre-war frenzy. 'The world is dance mad, but the visitor in Paris will soon come to the conclusion that the craze has reached its paroxysm in the French capital,' wrote a Monsieur Pierre, and The Dancing Times reported that 'They apparently cannot take a meal or watch a play through without breaking off for a round or two of dancing.'"
Title: Paris in the Jazz Age
Alternative Title: Demandez Le Nouveau Plan de Paris (Asking for a New Map of Paris)
Collection: P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Source: Vie Parisienne, February 14, 1920
Creator: Lissac, Pierre
Date: 1920
Measurement: 33 x 52 (centimeters, height x width)