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