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NOT ONLY ERTE Costume design for the Paris Music Hall 1918 1940 by Angelo Luerti
A Review of NOT ONLY ERTE Costume design for the Paris Music Hall 1918-1940 by Angelo Luerti This is the most important book published to explore the full range of costume design talent that helped...
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The Criterion Restaurant, London
The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus, was a large collection of restaurants all housed in one building. It became an iconic rendezvous in London’s nightlife and a favoured haunt of London’s high society...
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Carnival Time, the Cabaret at the Criterion Restaurant, London
After four successful years (1920-1924) of being one of London’s premier rendezvous for dining and dancing, the décor for the Criterion’s famous Italian Roof Garden was swept away and the room was...
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Lester Ltd, Chicago
From beauty marks and rhinestones, glamour, glitz and the spotlights to black light and television, Lester Ltd was the biggest and most influential theatrical costume house in Jazz Age Chicago that...
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The Costume Designer Zig
The costume designer Zig was the pen-name of one of the great artists for the Paris music hall in the Jazz Age. Prolific as an illustrator, creating artwork for posters, programme covers and sheet...
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Cinq a Sept or Cocktail Time
The phrase ‘Cinq a Sept’ (5 to 7 and pronounced ‘sank-ah-set’) has an interesting double meaning of its own significance to the French and other nationalities. Although a prevalent concept in the Jazz...
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The Dancer Fay Harcourt
Fay Harcourt was a British dancer who made it big dancing in Paris in the Jazz Age of the 1920s as part of three dancing teams – the first with the American Harry Cahill, the second with a Russian...
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Harry Cahill
Harry Cahill was a multi-talented American dancer, female impersonator, singer and composer who became a popular and well-known figure in Paris during the 1920s and because of his achievements was once...
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La Vie Parisienne: The 513 Art Deco Covers of the Twenties
La Vie Parisienne: The 513 Art Deco Covers of the Twenties by Angelo Luerti Another superb, full-colour book by Angelo Luerti. This is ultimately a book of pictures: a celebration of the glorious...
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Book Preview: Ghosts Signs A London Story
Ghost Signs: A London Story The most comprehensive account of ghost signs ever published, focusing on London’s hand-painted relics of advertising past. Ghost Signs: A London Story is a fascinating,...
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Chez des Nudistes
Chez des Nudistes On 20th December 1932, the famous American cabaret owner, Joe Zelli, seemingly inaugurated a rather racy two hour cabaret show entitled ‘Chez les Nudistes’ at his venue called The...
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The London Couture House of Jean-Philippe
A prominant London couture atelier in the Jazz Age was that of Jean-Philippe based originally at 39 Conduit street, W1, which thrived through the 1920s and into the 1930s. Jean-Philippe was owned and...
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The Female Impersonator Bert Errol
The Female Impersonator Bert Errol One of the most influential and major stars of the British variety stage in the Jazz Age was Bert Errol. Hugely under-rated and now long forgotten, he was one of the...
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Larue Restaurant, Paris
Larue Restaurant, Paris One of the most fashionable restaurants in Paris during the Jazz Age was Larue, which was renowned for its excellent cuisine that had a Russian twist. Larue Restaurant was...
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The White Lyres
The White Lyres One of the first Jazz Bands to organize in Paris after the armistice following the end of World War 1 was the White Lyres. The two founding members were the Americans Bill Henley and...
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Leonard Stanley, Adrian and Dolly Tree
An interesting discovery of a sketch by the British costume designer Dolly Tree within Leonard Stanley’s book Adrian: A Lifetime of Movie Glamour, Art and High Fashion I was browsing through Amazon and...
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Dolly’s Revels
Dolly’s Revels The first cabaret show to be presented by Harry Foster and Major E.O. Leadlay at the Piccadilly Hotel in Piccadilly, London was called Dolly’s Revels. It was staged by Edward Dolly,...
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Casino des Folies
Casino des Folies A long time ago I acquired a delightful little programme that looked as if it was for a venue called the Casino des Folies. The artwork by Ada Peacock is one of my favourites . But...
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Julian Wylie’s Revue Better Days
Julian Wylie’s last revue at the London Hippodrome was Better Days in 1925. Comprising 19 scenes, Better Days had a try-out at the Liverpool Empire from 9th March 1925 before its debut at the London...
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Romano’s, Paris
Romano’s was a famous Parisian Restaurant in the Hotel de la Grand Bretagne that flourished in the Jazz Age of the 1920s. The Hotel de la Grand Bretagne at 14 Rue Caumartin might have been ever so...
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