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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 10/18/09 - 10/25/09
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Come in the Water, the Water is Fine! For today's blog, I would like to share with you quite a fun little clip, titled. Come in the Water, the Water is Fine". From the film, Tanned Legs (1929). This is a great little clip with a beach beauties theme, even though certainly, some of the chorus girl moves are pretty silly and quite comical. This clip features singer/actress June Clyde. Here's a little info on June from Wikipedia. According to IMDB.com. And 1957, June was in 63 movies/tv episodes! June Clyde...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 8/9/09 - 8/16/09
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Do the wiggle waggle wow! Here is a true gem indeed -. Featuring the FANTASTIC and infamous, Ann Pennington. About Ann Pennington (from Wikipedia. Ann Pennington (December 23, 1893–November 4, 1971) was an actress, dancer, and singer who starred on Broadway in the 1910s and 1920s,. Notably in the Ziegfeld Follies and George White's Scandals. Ann Pennington could dance, sing and act, but her first love was dancing on stage, and she never became established as a movie actress. Ann Pennington died in New Yo...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 8/23/09 - 8/30/09
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That's the rhythm of the day! This is really a fun clip for all of you today - it is a grand scene from the film, Dancing Lady. And the title of the song is. Rhythm of the Day. So many things to say about this clip! Let's start w/ a little background info on the film itself. Synopsis from IMDB.com:. The film stars Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, with misc. other appearances by famous broadway dancers. Let's talk a little about Joan Crawford now (from Wikipedia). So now some thoughts on the clip itself.
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 8/30/09 - 9/6/09
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Feels like a Harlem Honeymoon! In honor of the upcoming wedding of my dear friends Travis and Mary, I have decided to create this blog for you all today -. From the film King for a Day (1934). This clip stars the famous tap legend, Bill Robinson, and while there is a billion and one things I'm sure I could find to write about Bill Robinson. well. that's not really what this blog is all about - it's about the ladies. Unfortunately I couldn't find too much on Babe Matthews. Best known for her performance i...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 3/24/13 - 3/31/13
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Spring is here, and so are The Charlot Girls! I was wracking my brain trying to think of an appropriate spring-time chorus girl clip to post about. I couldn't think of any clips with bunnies, or birds for that matter. The closest clip I could think of is this one of The Charlot Girls dancing, from the 1930 British film, Elstree Calling. Maybe it's because this clip is filmed in Claude Friese-Greene. No, and unfortunately, we probably never will. Théâtre du Palais-Royal, before relocating to London in 1912.
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 9/6/09 - 9/13/09
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Sorry it's been so long since my last blog posting, folks! I've been super busy myself getting ready for our chorus girl team, Sister Kate, to head on down to New Orleans, LA for the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown. we're lookin' forward to struttin' our stuff in the birthplace of jazz! For this blog posting, I would like to discuss the clip. From the film, Murder at the Vanities (1934). The vocalist in this clip is Gertrude Michael. A tiny bit about Gertrude's career:. In 1929 in Cincinnati she made her sta...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 3/3/13 - 3/10/13
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What it meant to be a chorus girl. Being a chorus girl in the early 1900s-1940s (and certainly before that) was difficult work and long hours. Often times girls practiced until their feet bled. Eventually, with the popularity of the chorus line, women were limited for jobs based on their waist measurement, height, and weight. And with the demand for large production numbers, those women saw a decreasing pay rate. I ran across a fantastic article. Busby Berkeley weighing his chorus girls. The pay was hard...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 3/10/13 - 3/17/13
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Before Gene Kelly was Singin' In The Rain. Did you know that the timeless and handsome Gene Kelly was NOT the first man to belt out the theme song of the classic 1952 film. And most arguably the most musical of all time), Singin' In The Rain. The song, Singin' In The Rain. Classic, it had been used in 5 other films for the big screen. Cliff Edwards would later become famous for his voice. Work as Jiminy Cricket in Disney's Pinocchio. In Technicolor. With no plot to the script, the film is instead a l...
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Resurrecting The Chorus Girl: 4/21/13 - 4/28/13
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I'm currently working with my chorus girl team here in Calgary, The Sugar Sweets, to put together an autumn cabaret, with a theme of Opulence and Elegance. What better role model to look to than Florence Ziegfeld, and the Ziegfeld Follies. This piece of cinema, titled " Glorifying the American Girl. Was made just three years before Florence Ziegfeld's death in 1932. Florence Ziegfeld, circa 1915. At a cost of $2.5 million, he built the 1600-seat Ziegfeld Theatre. Which had the "largest advance ticket sal...
