It’s the end of an era for the famed Lido cabaret on Paris’ Champs-Elysees. Amid financial troubles and changing times, the venue’s new corporate owner is ditching most of the Lido’s staff and its high-kicking, high-glamour dance shows — which date back decades and inspired copycats from Las Vegas to Beirut — in favor of more modest musical revues. Dancers, other employees and union activists are gathering Saturday in front of the Lido to try to save their jobs and the history of the cabaret, known for its dinner theater and its “Bluebell Girls” revue. Artists plan a performance to pay homage to the venue. FILE - Lido dancers Alicia, left and Charlenne pose during a photo call at the Lido cabaret on the Champs-Elysees avenue to take part in the Crystal Globes awards ceremony in P...
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