Creator
Maxim's
Title
À la carte
Coverage
New York City
Date
January 12, 1917
Description
The cabaret-lobster palaces were dazzling imitations of the great aristocratic homes of the past. Maxim’s was designed in the Louis XIV style, only with a dance floor. Future silent-screen idol Rudolph Valentino began his career as a bus boy at Murray’s and later landed a job at Maxim’s as a “taxi dancer,” a paid dance partner for lone women.