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.