CCD's Classic Cancan Archive. Black and White Cancan Photography from the Golden Age. This specialist gallery brings together the spellbinding work of professional photographers who documented the Cancan during its glory days; from the early thirties through to the late 1960s. Contributions always welcome; Black and White material please.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The Chicago City Ballet in The Merry Widow
This photo is from the Lyric Opera of Chicago's performance of The Merry Widow. The date of the performance is not given.
The striped pantalets are not apochryphal:
This top image is available from mmgarchives on EBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CT-PHOTO-agr-909-Lyric-Opera-The-Merry-Widow-/191202992327?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c849620c7
mmgarchives has a very large collection of vintage photos at its store:
http://stores.ebay.com/MMGArchives?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
The Lyric Opera's site is:
http://www.lyricopera.org/
The Saharet photo is from the Strumpetry Pinterest page:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/144818944237536924/
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