This poster for Arthur Fox‘s Strip Tease Peep-show dates from 1958. It’s for one of x touring shows that would have played at venues like the Empire in Leeds. It was roughly a two-hour show for which there were two performances nightly. Pauline Penny was well-known in her day. Often Continue Reading
Shows and Clubs
Discover the influential shows and striptease clubs that played a pivotal role in shaping London’s Soho during the 1950s and ’60s —as well as look at Arthur Fox’s Revue Bar in Manchester and Rhoda Rogers’ Revuebar in Birmingham. Plus, some events we have held.
Arthur Fox – Manchester’s King of Glamour
A little bit off topic but I’m sure regular readers will appreciate this post about Arthur Fox, Manchester’s King of Glamour. He’s been unfairly neglected as his standing has faded with time. As early as 1947 he was touring striptease shows the length and breadth of England and in March Continue Reading
Pamela Green in Theatreland
A couple of great pictures from Pamela’s private collection. SaveSave
Beauty and the Beast
Back in 2012, I wrote a post about Stanley Long (1933-2012) that mentioned Desiree and Pierre. Here’s another picture of that double act. Besides Beauty and the Beast, Desiree was well known for such acts as Devil and the Virgin and Apache. Often billed as Mille Desiree or Delicious Desiree, Continue Reading
Jean Straker and The Visual Arts Club
A 1950s contemporary of Pamela Green’s was the photographer Jean Straker. An interesting character by half. To my knowledge, he never photographed Pamela, but she did have a copy of his book, The Nudes of Jean Straker, on her shelf. I feel as if Jean Straker was too arty and Continue Reading
Gerrard Street Exhibition
This ad comes from the magazine Gerry published by Gaffinia. According to the blurb in the front of the magazine it features American photography “designed especially for the British photographer studying the techniques of other countries”. No date but my guess it from around December 1959 / January 1960. No Continue Reading
Windmill Theatre Event
Maurice Poole, one of the leading authorities and collector of Windmill Theatre memorabilia, will discuss the history and importance of The Windmill Theatre as well as introduce a rare 1969 documentary and display a collection of colour photographs taken in the early 1940s (taken by the House manager at the Continue Reading
Fitzrovianoir: Guided Walk
Fitzrovianoir: guided walk Paul Willetts, Cathi Unsworth and Garry Hunter Saturday 2 April, Rathbone Place W1, 2 pm Meet outside The Marquis of Granby Walk lasts 2 hours FREE EVENT Fitzrovian historian, author of North Soho 999 and Fear and Loathing in Fitzrovia: The Biography of Julian Maclaren-Ross, as well as Continue Reading