
Blanche Satchel was born Blanche Sybil Satchel on September 30, 1906 in Sidney, Australia.
Flo Ziegfeld saw her brought her to New York to appear in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1925,
she died in March of 2004 at the age of ninety-seven.
September 13, 2022
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Dancer and film actress Ann Pennington in a photo for George White’s “Scandals of 1921.”
Standing just 4’ 10” tall, Ann was one of the most popular performers on Broadway at the time earning $1,000 per week (= $13,000 per week today).
December 24, 2021
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The Midnight Frolic
Olive Thomas wearing her balloon costume on the stage of the New Amsterdam’s rooftop theatre during the original run of the Midnight Frolic.
Male patrons were encouraged to use their cigars and cigarettes to pop the balloons. Photo circa 1915.
January 26, 2021
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Billie Dove (14th May 1903 – 31st December 1997)
June 24, 2016
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Louise Brooks as she appeared in the “Ziegfeld Follies” by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Vintage Photpgraphy
April 3, 2016
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Louise Brooks, Risqué, Social History, Uncategorized | 1920's, Actress, American, Costume, Louise Brooks, Social History, Theatre, Zeigfield Follies |
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