Bal Tabarin

Posted before, but what the heck?

From:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FRENCH-CAN-CAN-DANCERS-PICTORIAL-PROGRAM-ca-1940s-TABARIN-PARIS-PIERRE-SANDRINI-/381661782099?hash=item58dcd0a053:g:7FMAAOSwnFZXVcyg

More Bal Tabarin:

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

British Pathe

One of our members called my attention to the video archives of British Pathe.   You may have seen them before but there is some great classic material there that deserves another visit.  Included are these four videos that show the cancan at Bal Tabarin  from the late 20s through the late 40s:

1929:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/bal-tabarin

And in 1939:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/paris-dances

And in 1947:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/bal-tabarin-draws-record-crowds

And in 1949:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/cancan-at-le-bal-tabarin

Also, there are many more that you can locate through use of the search feature on the pages.

Cathedral of the Bal Tabarin

A photo of the Bal Tabarin dancers forming a cathedral.  From a portfolio of Bal Tabarin photos dating from 1935 offered at Del Campe:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/BAL-TABARIN-12-Photos-Prog-Montmartre-Nu-Girls-ERTE-Cabaret-Cancan-Danse-1935-/161170011636?pt=FR_SK_dvd_Photo&hash=item25867b35f4

Paris in 1953 - Link

At the Bal Tabarin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URByqoWUrc
(cancan at 11:17)

Photos from the same show:

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2020/01/bal-tabarin-split-skirts.html

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2020/01/bal-tabarin-split-skirts-2.html

https://classiccancan.blogspot.com/2020/02/bal-tabarin-airborne.html

Bal Tabarin

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1940s-BAL-TABARIN-Paris-Montmartre-FRANCE-Ticket-PROGRAM-Cancan-CAN-CAN-French/352500644134?hash=item5212acf926:g:tOMAAOSwWW5by5dD:rk:37:pf:0

More Bal Tabarin:

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

Google Cultural Institute - Bal Tabarin

Yet another example of what's available at the Google Cultural Institute.  These shots are from the Bal Tabarin of 1947.  The bottom photo is the original and gives a sense of the layout of the famous music hall. The top photo is cropped to emphasize the dancers.

This shot was found using the search term "Bal Tabarin":

http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/MgEPKeywBiXOjA?hl=en#!browse:f.text=bal%20tabarin&hl=en

The site does not provide the name of the photographer for this photo.

See the posting at 3-29-13 for more information about Google Cultural Institute.

Bal Tabarin

Available at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Original-Photo-French-Press-Can-Can-Exotic-Dancers-Sexy-Risque-/231817376899?hash=item35f9647483:g:0VYAAOSw1S9WcsnQ

More Bal Tabarin:

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

Voila!

 

The Corpo di ballo di Cristina Pensiero performing under the name, Le Frou Frou del Tabarin, in the finale of their cabaret-style cancan act at the Micca Club.

Their Facebook and Websites are:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Frou-Frou-del-Tabarin/273585366141097?sk=info&ref=page_internal#!/pages/Le-Frou-Frou-del-Tabarin/273585366141097?sk=info&tab=page_info

http://www.miccaclub.com/

Bal Tabarin - "Le Merveilleux Cancan"

The Bal Tabarin dancers pose for a photo for a souvenir collection for a revue called "Le Merveilleux Cancan" from the 1940's.
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This is from an EBay auction which features other photos from the Bal Tabarin souvenir booklet:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160928161197

Bal Tabarin 1937

A program from the Bal Tabarin circa 1937.  See the originals at the following French/German EBay auction:

http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tabarin-Album-erotik-Variete-Paris-Programme-1937-44-Seiten-/261029270541?pt=Antiquarische_B%C3%BCcher&hash=item3cc68e940d

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.

Bal Tabarin 1937

Mlles. Rapo and Renelly


https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cabaret-Tabarin-Paris-1937-programme-expo-internationale-cancan/323251897874?hash=item4b43508612:g:NBkAAOSwoJNa9bax

Bal Tabarin

From:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lot-7-photos-vintage-danseuse-cabaret-french-cancan-spectacle-show-Tabarin-/172649424498?hash=item2832b52672:g:CKQAAOSw~y9ZAyPk

Danseuses Cabarets années 1920/1930 Bal Tabarin - 6

Reportedly from the Bal Tabarin of the 1920s or 1930s

Photo by G. Utudjian

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Photos-Danseuses-Cabarets-annees-1920-1930/254248717786?hash=item3b32678dda:g:VBAAAOSwbWlc3acY

Bio of the photographer:

http://lusadaran.org/artists/utudjian-g/

Bal Tabarin 1929

 

 

Bal Tabarin 1929 

Photo: studio Waléry

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/rivesveronique/651010016470564864

Bal Tabarin

I've posted a few new images from the real Bal Tabarin and also the New York knock off that operated in the 1940's and 50's.  pmatadores

Bal Tabarin

A dancer from the Bal Tabarin of 1941 practices her art and demonstrates her suppleness.  The photographer is Roger Parry.

This photo comes from the culture.gov site of the French ministère de la culture et de la communication, which has a wealth of historic photos:

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=AP70L01965C

http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Wave/image/memoire/2555/sap53_70l01965c_p.jpg

Bal Tabarin 1953

The dancers of Bal Tabarin perform a synchronised grand écart.  This photo is from a brief article about the fire that gutted the historic music hall:

http://www.news.com.au/world-old/fire-rips-through-200-year-old-paris-dance-hall/story-e6frfkyi-1226026466715

Bal Tabarin Night Club New York 1949

 

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Cabaret-Dancers-At-The-Bal-Tabarin-Nightclub-In-New-York-City-1949-OLD-PHOTO/153982713511?hash=item23da15bea7:g:NWIAAOSwNQNe9A5g

Bal Tabarin - 1950s

As the watermark indicates this great photo by photographer, N. R. Farbman, is from the Life Photo Archive on Google, whose images are available for personal and non-commercial use. See the original and/or buy a high resolution print at:

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/217858d24083e67e.html

By successively clicking the image thumbnails you can access a treasure trove of period photos from the Bal Tabarin, and other searches are available.