Parisian Peel

Sherree and Lori from a 1959 show called the Parisian Peel Show.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/89160414958/chorus-girls-sherree-lori-vintage-news-service

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Rene Levian - Parisian Follies 1951

Rene Levian in a publicity still for the Parisian Follies of 1951 at the Oriental Theater in Chicago.

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/102031798921/rene-levian-vintage-8x10-photo-dated-3-november#notes

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Memories from Janet Bell's Dance School

The second of two photos from a memories page about Janet Bell's Dance School in Derby.

From the Derby Telegraph:

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/BYGONES-Janet-Bell-shares-memories-photos-dance/story-19739348-detail/story.html

Memories from Janet Bell's Dance School

The first of two photos from a memories page about Janet Bell's Dance School in Derby.

From the Derby Telegraph:

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/BYGONES-Janet-Bell-shares-memories-photos-dance/story-19739348-detail/story.html

The Honey Bunnies in Black and White

Photos and a video from recent performances by the Honey Bunnies, who, for the time being at least, have forsaken their classic white panties for black ones.

See their Facebook page for additional recent photos:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Honey-Bunnies/133395160174343

The video, previously linked by tina_t_83, is found at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrHenxvxQOE
(cancan at 0:30)

For prior postings about the Honey Bunnies, with photos, videos and links, see:

http://clubccd.blogspot.com/search?q=honey

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

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

Cancan Dancers of the Windmill Theatre

Cancan dancers at the famous Windmill Theatre.

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

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Risque-Photo-Strippers-Windmill-Theater-London-1940s-50s-Can-Can-/311225821503?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item487681293f

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

Not So Cowardly

Bert Lahr appreciates the footwear of Betty Grable and more in a publicity still for the 1939 Broadway play, "DuBarry was a Lady".

From the Tumblr blog of Damsel Lover:

http://damsellover.tumblr.com/post/88785565139/betty-grable-in-a-1939-publicity-photo-for-the

More about the play:

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

Culotte Inspector?

I'm not sure exactly what's going on here, but you can't beat the view.  The familiar dancer, who is portraying La Goulue and whose name I never knew, is identified as Katherine Kath at this EBay auction;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KATHERINE-KATH-BALLERINA-MOULIN-ROUGE-10X8-PHOTO-VINTAGE-PROMO-VINTAGE-ARTIST-/191450191593?pt=UK_Collectables_Photographs_MJ&hash=item2c935216e9

From the EBay store of seymns:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/seymnsfilmmemorabiliastore?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Black Tights II

A companion photo to this earlier posting:

Both are from auctions at the Argentinian site,  Mercado Libre.

The links:

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-533157708-chicas-bailando-can-can-disfraz-baile-ballet-foto-antigua-_JM


http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-533560612-nenas-disfraz-bailarinas-de-can-can-ballet-foto-antigua-_JM

More Latin than Parisian

Marian Shell

The original image is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a must-see for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/76388854784/marian-shell-vintage-8x10-photo-marian-also

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

Police Gazette

 

 

 

 

Long before the National Enquirer there was the Police Gazette.  These are some clumsy crops from a great photo montage of model Inga Borg in the October 1941 edition of Police Gazette.

The original montage is from the Tumblr blog of burlyqnell, which is a wonderful resource for those interested in vintage burlesque:

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/post/104182026702/inga-borg-as-scanned-from-the-october-1941-issue

http://burlyqnell.tumblr.com/

The lurid history of the Police Gazette:

http://www.policegazette.us/

https://www.facebook.com/NationalPoliceGazette

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

More for enquiring minds:

https://www.tumblr.com/search/Police+Gazette#

https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/police-gazette

https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/national-police-gazette

Jack the Ripper 1958

Another terrific photo from a favorite old film, Jack the Ripper, from 1958.

This is for sale on EBay.co.uk by Seymns at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JACK-THE-RIPPER-SEXY-DANCING-GIRL-10X8-RARE-VINTAGE-PHOTO-ORIGINAL-/191446520491?pt=UK_Collectables_Photographs_MJ&hash=item2c931a12ab

Seymns has a very large inventory of vintage show business photos. The store can be found at:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/seymnsfilmmemorabiliastore?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Jack the Ripper 1958

A great photo from a favorite old film, Jack the Ripper, from 1958.

This is for sale on EBay.co.uk by Seymns at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JACK-THE-RIPPER-SEXY-DANCING-GIRLS-GROUP-10X8-RARE-VINTAGE-PHOTO-ORIGINAL-/191446533146?pt=UK_Collectables_Photographs_MJ&hash=item2c931a441a

Seymns has a very large inventory of vintage show business photos.  The store can be found at:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/seymnsfilmmemorabiliastore?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Flashing the PTA

A grainy old photo showing some dancers in action.  I wish it were better.

See the auction at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-B-W-PHOTO-K-1901-WOMEN-ON-STAGE-DANCING-COSTUMES-FEATHERS-PERFORM-/181605473314?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2a48879c22

See more old photos of various types at the Kathy's Find Store:

http://stores.ebay.com/kathysfind2?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Caleen Calder in "The Half-Breed"

Another publicity photo from the 1951 film, "The Half-Breed".  This is Caleen Calder, who is one of the dancers in the film.

This great image is available on EBay from sfxarchive.  The auction is at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1951-CALEEN-CALDER-In-Can-Can-Dance-Costume-HALF-BREED-Publicity-Photo-/371209914810?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item566dd5c9ba

The sfxarchive EBay store, which has a large inventory of period photos:

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

For another cheesecake image of Ms. Calder from that film see:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leggy-Can-Can-Dancer-Caleen-Calver-Vintage-8x10-The-Half-Breed-Movie-Photo-/251744819321?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9d291879

And for a nice photo of all the dancers see:

http://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-half-breed.html

For a technicolor video of the film see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2favdA1EvzE

However, there appears to be some deceptive advertising going on here.  I skimmed the film using the You Tube preview feature, and didn't see a cancan.  There is a musical number at about 9:45.  Perhaps it got left on the cutting room floor or this is an edited version of the film.  If someone else can find it in the film, please let me know.

Here's another image from a German film magazine that confirms it was promoted as having a cancan:

A Midnight Rounder

The skirt is not long enough for this to be a cancan pose, but I thought it was a neat photo anyway.  The dancer is Lenore Lukens.

From a EBay auction of this clipping from Theatre Magazine (1920):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEONORE-LUKENS-Dancer-1920-Cute-Dancer-in-Risque-Costume-/361018718237?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item540e64781d

Betty Bang and Demi Demure Perform at A Slice of Time Burlesque

 

 

Betty Bang and Demi Demure perform at A Slice of Time Burlesque's Weird West night.

From the Iconosquare pages of milulka (Betty) and Jennifer Louise Barrow:

http://iconosquare.com/p/871318379913950937_42110652

http://iconosquare.com/p/872232428620877337_330570386

More photos at:

http://iconosquare.com/milulka

A Slice of Time:

https://www.facebook.com/ASliceOfTimeBurlesque/photos_stream?ref=page_internal

http://allevents.in/newcastle%20upon%20tyne/a-slice-of-time-burlesque-presents-the-weird-west/700027046754691#

Perhaps some additional photos will surface at the Facebook page.

Your Hit Parade

Your Hit Parade was a 1950's variety show that took popular songs and created musical numbers around them.  I can remember watching some of the shows.  Here is a specimen with a cancan.  The quality is kinoscope-poor, but it makes for a nice nostalgia trip, including the pre-Don Draper commercials.

 

(The cancan appears at about 22:00)

 

The original is at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JeMlikIhpo

By the way, I found this searching "cancan dancers" at IMDB.

The show would seem to have been an ideal format for an occasional cancan number.  And there probably are other shows from this series that, while not including actual cancans, may include other dances of interest.  An example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPDW6cFCeZE
(At about 7:25)

Jane Noll

Dancer Jane Noll.   This would be a nice image if it weren't so blurry.  But you can buy it to see the original at:

http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,289061085,var,CP--JANE-NOLL--CLAQUETTE--FRENCH-CANCAN,language,E.html

Showgirls for a Night

A period photo offered on EBay at this auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-WHITE-PHOTO-M-4541-WOMEN-IN-DRESSES-DANCING-IN-SHOW-ON-STAGE-/221623686232?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item3399cd1458

Amateur Charms

From the Iconosquare page of Oli of Budapest, Hungary (Kolzaolimpia):

http://iconosquare.com/p/868893883769648907_558961628

Showing a Little Leg

An unidentified dancer, photographed by Bruno of Hollywood, in a cancan pose.  From the Cabaret_Berlesque Tumblr blog:

http://arsenblr.tumblr.com/post/104241588718

Bal Tabarin?

Recycling a great classic photo from my Flickr page.  My guess is that the dancers were from the Bal Tabarin.  The original provenance of this is lost.

Photo at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22748577@N05/2227419594/

My Flickr Photostream:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22748577@N05/with/2227419594/

A Fine Pair

From FotoLibra:

http://www.fotolibra.com/

Wacky Cancan

From Wacky Wardrobe:

http://www.wackywardrobe.com/costumes/large/1398115199_199.jpg

http://www.wackywardrobe.com/

Vintage Stockings

A mischievous grin and a hint of delights to come.

From the Vintage Stockings Archive:

http://vintagestockingsarchive.com/vintage_stockings/gallery337/vstk2390.jpg

The Vintage Stockings Archive has a huge collection of pin-up and erotic photos from the 30s to the 80s.  Explicit sexual content.

Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine in a cheescake shot.  But she danced an actual cancan in "Nob Hill."

Here is a colorized version of the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY6dBcbipZw#t=3207
(cancan at 53:18)

A colorized Spanish subtitled version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee1fgWumDVw#t=3200
(cancan at 53:18)

Zizi Jeanmaire

From a EBay auction by Newport Archives:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Actress-Dancer-ZIZI-JEANMAIRE-Dancing-in-Tights-Press-Photo-/281502384359?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item418ad980e7

See their store at:

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