In Manchester, you had Arthur Fox and his Revue Bar. London had Paul Raymond’s Revue Bar, and Birmingham had Rhoda Rogers’ Revuebar at 114 Holiday Road, Soho Road, Handsworth. While at a commercial college in Birmingham, unbeknownst to her parents, Rhoda Rogers studied at a dancing academy. One Christmas, the Continue Reading
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The Irving Theatre Club — Revues with Vues
In post-war England, local theatres and music halls struggled to keep their audiences in the face of stiff competition from cinema and the relatively new medium of television. Variety shows, along with their increasingly all-important ‘girlie’ shows and striptease acts, were used to attract audiences, but they had to abide Continue Reading
Arthur Fox: My Striptease Shows Are Pure
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