Revudeville - Windmill Theatre

Susan Denny of the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre.

Photos available at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Signed-Photo-Stripper-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Susan-Denny-4-/131556198901?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1ea15c49f5

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Signed-Photo-Stripper-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Susan-Denny-3-/131556199533?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1ea15c4c6d

Prior Windmill posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Windmill Theatre

The Windmill Theatre was a beloved British institution, and its passing has been mourned and its history remembered.  The above program cover shows a sample of the classic cancan performed there.

Two films/TV Series in which it figured are "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and "The One and Only Phyllis Dixey."  There are various tributes on the Web too, including arthurlloyd.co.uk and the Flickr pages of windmill3, where this photo originated 

The cite for the latter is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40604141@N02/8183706438/in/photostream

You should look around in windmill3's Flickr Photostream for many more photos from the Windmill and its Revudeville.

arthurlloyd.co.uk features photos I haven't seen elsewhere and a lot of reminiscences about the Windmill.

The main page is:

arthurlloyd.co.uk

The Windmill is featured on:

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/Feb2003index.htm
(See the photo of the real Mrs. Henderson and check out the links on that page)

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/Windmillgirls.htm

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/WindmillGirls2.htm

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/Slides/SlidesIndex.htm

http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Archive/Feb2003/KenBandy/BackstageCameraman.htm

Revudeville - Windmill Theatre

Dancers of the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre (1944).

Photo available at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1944-RISQUE-REVUDEVILLE-WINDMILL-Theatre-PICCADILLY-CIRCUS-Souvenir-Program-/201386833598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee39736be

Prior Windmill posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Revudeville - Windmill Theatre

Dancers of the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre (1944).

Photo available at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1944-RISQUE-REVUDEVILLE-WINDMILL-Theatre-PICCADILLY-CIRCUS-Souvenir-Program-/201386833598?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ee39736be

Prior Windmill posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Revudeville - Windmill Theatre

Rennie Baxter of the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre.

Photo available at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Signed-Photo-Stripper-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Rennie-Baxter-/141717929710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item20ff0bfeee

Prior Windmill posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

The Windmill

Two dancers performing at London's famous Windmill Theatre.

From an eBay auction by i-s-burr:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Photo-Of-Strippers-Windmill-Theater-London-1940s-50s-Can-Can-/291254685195?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item43d021ce0b

i-s-burr's other auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i-s-burr/m.html?item=291254685195&hash=item43d021ce0b&pt=Art_Photo_Images&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Prior posts about the Windmill:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Atop the Windmill Theatre

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Windmill-Theatre-girls-ontop-of-the-Windmill-Theatre-great-photo/264296649709?hash=item3d894ed3ed:g:w4IAAOSw9ylcwHSQ

Other posts:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Rai Benny of the Windmill Theatre

Concluding the collection of photos from the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre.  The Windmill's version of a night at the ballet.  Some of these have been posted before, but these are sans watermark.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-1940s-50s-Signed-Rai-Benny/293311734572?hash=item444abde32c:g:0e4AAOSwDtFdvys8

Cancan Dancers of the Windmill Theatre

Two highly enlarged and low quality photos from scans of programs for Revudeville at the Windmill Theatre. They are for sale on EBay.

The programs, dating from 1937-38, are for sale at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Revudeville-Windmill-Theatre-9th-Edition-Souvenir-Programme-09-Nos-101-114-1938-/331421856416?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item4d2a4832a0

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Revudeville-Windmill-Theatre-7th-Edition-Souvenir-Programme-07-Nos-85-91-1937-/331421856415?pt=UK_Collectables_Theatre_Opera_Ballet_Theatre_Programmes_Brochures_Flyers_CV&hash=item4d2a48329f

Anita D'Ray

Anita D'Ray of the Windmill Theatre's Revudeville

From:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Anita-DRay-/311970269781?hash=item48a2e08a55:g:McAAAOSwJoNZzjUo


Prior Windmill posts:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Shirley Whirls

Shirley from the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre

From:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-1940s-50s-Shirley-Signed-/292274178126?hash=item440ce6084e:g:g2sAAOSwyttZzjTa

Prior Windmill posts:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Joyce Jackson - Windmill Theatre

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Signed-Joyce-Jackson/312974412103?hash=item48deba8947:g:iiQAAOSw6PpeMeQs


All the Windmill photos:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill+theatre






qwerty

Unidentified Dancer - Windmill Theatre

My favorite Windmill photo - so far.  Unfortunately, the dancer is not identified.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-1/313009378401?hash=item48e0d01461:g:3loAAOSwXSZeVFVP



qwerty2

Susan Denny of the Windmill Theatre

Dancer Susan Denny seems to be suspended in air in this photo from the Windmill Theatre.

This is from an EBay auction by i-s-burr:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Signed-Photo-Of-Stripper-Windmill-Theater-London-1940s-50s-Susan-Denny-/291332993788?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item43d4ccb2fc

Murphy's Law

Another dancer with a nice smile from the Windmill Theatre's Revudeville, identified only as "Murphy".  Many thanks to bluetrue123 for his Windmill reminiscences at Cancan Favorites.

From:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Murphy-Signed-/311970268571?hash=item48a2e0859b:g:yVQAAOSwIINZzjPO

Margot Holden of the Windmill Theatre

Continuing the collection of photos from the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre.  This is Margot Holden in a spin.  Some of these have been posted before, but these are sans watermark.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-1940s-50s-Signed-Margot-Holden/312830853503?hash=item48d62c017f:g:QY8AAOSwe2JdvyvI

Pat Raphael of the Revudeville

Pat Raphael at the Windmill Theatre's Revudeville.

Available at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Stripper-Windmill-Theatre-London-c1940s-50s-Pat-Raphael-/311693586999?hash=item489262b237:g:p0oAAOSw-kdX0ZwM

Prior posts:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/search?q=windmill

Windmill in Miniature

 

From a pre-1940 Windmill Theatre program

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Revudeville-Windmill-Theatre-8th-Edition-Souvenir-Programme-No-039-s-91-100-/165064723600?hash=item266e9fcc90%3Ag%3ATYIAAOSwbnRhO9i4&nma=true&si=UlcpMIS3CphowcnOBVo3eoo7g%252Fg%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Margot Holden of the Windmill Theatre

A terrific picture of Margot Holden, a dancer at the famous Windmill Theatre, showing off her cancan skills and much more.

This is from an EBay auction by i-s-burr:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Signed-Photo-Stripper-Windmill-Theater-London-1940s-50s-Margot-Holden-2-/291332994924?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item43d4ccb76c

Susan Denny of the Windmill Theatre

The first of a collection of photos from the Revudeville at London's Windmill Theatre.  This is Susan Denny in what has to be one of the best all time classic photos.  Some of these have been posted before, but these are sans watermark.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risque-Photo-Dancer-Windmill-Theatre-London-1940s-50s-Signed-Susan-Denny/293311735252?hash=item444abde5d4:g:uBAAAOSwtsBdvyta