Impromptu

 

Getting in the spirit of things circa 1957 at the Restaurant Patachou.  The two ladies in the center appear ready for an audition.  Must have been summer - I don't see any stockings.

From a DelCampe auction:

http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,220316793,var,Photo-originale-Restaurant-Patachou--Paris-Montmartre-cabaret-femmes-danse-french-cancan-dessous-feminins-culotte,language,F.html

OPERETTE LA BELLE OTERO

More French television from the 1950s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhETYcyXNSc
(the cancan ends about 1:20 - The quality is poor.)

This is from Chris Abbeville's extensive collection of videos from French television of the 1950s - 1980s (mostly vocal numbers):

https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisABBEVILLE/videos

The Actual Moulin Rouge Circa 1952

Also from the Odd Stuff Magazine site:

http://oddstuffmagazine.com/125-years-since-the-moulin-rouge-opened-in-paris.html

Moulin Rouge 1952

Another photo of the dancers from the 1952 film "Moulin Rouge".

From the Odd Stuff Magazine site:

http://oddstuffmagazine.com/125-years-since-the-moulin-rouge-opened-in-paris.html

Moulin Rouge 1952

A crisper image of a previously posted photo from the 1952 film "Moulin Rouge".

This is from:

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/125-jahre-moulin-rouge-cancan-variete-theater-in-paris-fotostrecke-119644-11.html

Clipping

A photo from a newspaper clipping of the 1950s.  The dancer's name may be Mary Jeanne Meignie, at least that is the name given in this EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/newspaper-cutting-1956-can-can-girls-marie-jeanne-meignie-2-page-/321531612395?pt=UK_Collectables_Paper_RL&hash=item4adcc70ceb

Anna Vita

I'm not sure of the origins of this photo.  It looks like it might have come from one of the cheesecake magazines of the 1950s.  The photo's name is "Anna Vita".

Moulin Rouge 1956

Two very poor quality videos, but with high sentimental value.

The originals are at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NLfDvBcXgY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4uKv6oyEMo

These are from Chris Abbeville's extensive collection of videos from French television of the 1950s - 1980s (mostly vocal numbers):

https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisABBEVILLE/videos

Przeboje babci, mamy oraz moje

I think this is from a Polish television show from 1972 or 1974. The original can be seen at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1zgaqWmfF0

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28crcc_przeboje-babci-mamy-oraz-moje-1974_music

See also:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28cqz5_przeboje-babci-mamy-oraz-moje-1979_music

Mordprozess Dr. Jordan

This photo is from an EBay auction for two stills from the 1949 German film, "Mordprozess Dr. Jordan" (The Murder Trial of Dr. Jordan).  This is a new one for me.  It will be worth keeping an eye out for a video of it.

You can see the auction at:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mordprozess-Dr-Jordan-Rudolf-Fernau-Can-Can-Tanzen-Verhaftung-Ball-Krimi-1949-/221538958367?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3394c03c1f

IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141610/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Moulin Rouge 1920s

Flapper cancan

From the Tumblr site of Retro Cabaret:

http://arsenblr.tumblr.com/post/100588049748

Boudoir Cabaret

The delights of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

A modern photo from Iconosquare

http://iconosquare.com/p/814475141031278383_1494235908

Boudoir's site:

https://www.facebook.com/cabaret.boudoir#!/cabaret.boudoir/timeline

The Entrance to the Temple of Earthly Delights

Moulin Rouge -1950s

I do not have the link.

Moulin Rouge - 1955

From the Pinterest site of Autrefois à Paris (de Daguerre à 1970):

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/169940585915344631/

The Swirl

It's not a cancan photo at all, but I've always liked this image of a square dancer spinning with her petticoats flying and a look of exhiliration on her face.

It's such an old image that I can no longer identify the source.

Adrian Booth

The actress adjusting her stocking is Adrian Booth.  The photo is from the collection of similar cancanesque photos at the blog of Les Icones du 7eme Art:

http://lesiconesdu7art.blogspot.com/2013/10/sur-un-air-de-can-can.html

Full sized original at:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UiglMXxhDere4cwQUuvX7VVAWvEqWVgLmhaT-Id88c6ktqTiXczgmkI5vgVtkn9xBC0ahqbo4SB-8Q2vik3qcG6DMey6vaShnlPf04620mCZmFfmdgfqLi1faFDvmNm1_QG3Lt0GGiw/s1600/Adrian+Booth.jpg

Ms. Booth's bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorna_Gray

Moulin Rouge - 1953 - TIPS Images

From the TIPS Images site:

http://www.tipsimages.it/Photo/ShowImage_Editorial_Popup.asp?IMID=1245270&pgsz=100&chcr=cr

http://www.tipsimages.it/Photo/ShowImage_Editorial_Popup.asp?IMID=1245271&pgsz=100&chcr=cr

La Boutique Fantasque

A young Alexandra Danilova as the cancan dancer in La Boutique Fantasque.

From an auction by cl7674:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alexandra-Danilova-in-the-Ballet-La-Boutique-Fantasque-at-Covent-Garden-Photo-/231303196890?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35dabeb0da

An Early Swinger

From this Tumblr blog:

http://belladonna10.tumblr.com/post/80093076493/vintage-risque

Moulin Rouge 1950s, I Think

A "manufactured" black and white image.   The time period is correct for b&w, but this started life as a color image:

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/post/34592313207/wow-classic-classic-a-little-backstage-demo-of

Gilda Gray

From the archives

About Gilda Gray:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Gray

A Charming Ensemble

An unknown group of showgirls poses for a publicity still.  The only information is that the photographer was G. Maillard Kesserle.

From a EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHOW-GIRLS-8X10-PHOTO-G-MAILLARD-KESSLERE-/121402482588?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item1c4426df9c

Maggie Hayes and Friends

From an EBay auction captioned, "Maggie Hayes and Chorus Girls":

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAGGIE-HAYES-amp-CHORUS-GIRLS-ORIGINAL-PHOTO-LEGGY-CHORUS-GIRLS-/371076637088?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5665e421a0&nma=true&si=N2SFl5vXde8kqC2LiC0iBZ63Pb4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Ms. Hayes is second from the right.  Her IMDB biography:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371135/

Bal Tabarin 1952

A lobby card for the 1952 film, "Bal Tabarin".   This is a bad movie, but a must-see for the performance by the actual Bal Tabarin dancers.  This image is from an EBay auction of some years ago.

Twinnie Wallen

Still photos from the Irving Klaw epic, "Varieetease."  The cancan in it is a bit on the awkward side.  I didn't see a You Tube of the cancan, although there are other videos of her in action.

The first photo is from the Cabaret_Berlesque Tumblr blog:

http://arsenblr.tumblr.com/

Cabaret_Berlesque has an extensive collection of photos, mostly burlesque and strippers, but with an occasional cancan photo thrown in.

See the site, which features nudity, at:

http://arsenblr.tumblr.com/

The second photo is from theVintage Sleaze blog:

http://vintagesleaze.blogspot.com/2013/07/enid-twinnie-wallen-half-twin-full.html

Operetta

I'm not sure what this is from.  The link is long lost.

Die Lustige Witwe (1956) - Stichting BOV

Stichting BOV is an operetta company in the Netherlands.  This photo is from their 1956 production of The Merry widow:

Their site:

http://www.stichtingbov.nl/

http://www.stichtingbov.nl/producties/1954-1959/1956-die-lustige-witwe

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

Eleanore Treiber in "Can-Can"

 

A great photo of dancer Eleanore Treiber in "Can-Can" in the role of Claudine in the 1955 Australian production staged by J,C. Williamson.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vint-55-Dancer-Eleonore-Treiber-As-Laundress-In-JC-Williams-Can-Can-Play-Photo-/390940525436?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item5b05df037c

Another photo from the Australian production from the National Library of Australia:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3508670

A portrait of Eleanore Treiber from the same source and two more non-cancan photos of her:

http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3427240

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vint-1955-Eleonore-Treiber-Principal-Ballet-Dancer-JC-Williams-Can-Can-Photo-/390940525536?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item5b05df03e0

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vint-55-Dancer-Eleonore-Treiber-JC-Williams-Garden-Eden-Can-Can-Play-Photo-3-/161435025612?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item25964700cc

 The auction of the above photo is by sfxarchive, which has an EBay store with many more period photos:

http://stores.ebay.com/sfxarchive?_trksid=p2047675.l2563