Nice article in the News of the World from October 29, 1961, about the long-forgotten Arthur Fox — The King of Strip. Manager shut his eyes at strip girls But owner say ‘my shows are pure’ ARTHUR FOX, 53-year-old theatrical producer, is jointly charged with Empso, Ltd., with keeping a Continue Reading
Arthur Fox
All about Arthur Fox, the theatre impresario known as Manchester’s King of Glamour.
Folies Striptease
Time for another Arthur Fox post. The design of this small handbill, for the Royal Pavilion in Blackpool, was probably used for a poster as well. It is for Arthur Fox’s Summer Revue, The Folies Striptease, starring Sabra Samarr, Blondie Haigh, Mademoiselle Desiree (a.k.a. Cynthia Keen) and Jane Eyre. It is Continue Reading
Arthur Fox’s Strip Tease Peep-show
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
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
Harrison Marks Model: Lorraine Burnett
Lorraine Burnett appeared in Solo No.2, well over a dozen issues of Kamera between 1957 and 1961, and two Kamera 8mm cine films, Exhibition (1960) and Showtime (1960). Besides working as a model for George Harrison Marks, she appeared on stage at the Windmill Theatre (1956). She also worked at the Panama Continue Reading