rehearsal

See, these women had talents even with their clothes on! :-)

this is great! i love it ♥

Chester the molester enjoying the show...

The Rutland State Fair girlie show lasted into the early 80's before it was shut down. It became extremely raunchy towards the end of its run (even I was shocked!)

Great image,Depth and expression of the human condition travling with a Carni in the 40's was a harsh life.The detail in these images brings to life so well those days of doubt and mystery.Very powerful.

Excellent photo!

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According to the New-York Tribune. February 25, 1912, Page 6, Image 56, column 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1912-02-25/ed-... the Futurist Stage Society put on one-act plays without "makeup, footlights, and other conventionalities made necessary by the abnormal size of playhouses will be omitted." "The Futurist Playhouse is located at No. 1999 Broadway, southwest corner of 68th street." Organizers of the Futurist Stage Society were Miss Mary Phelps and Andre Tridon. Tridon's philosophy is described in the Evening World. May 16, 1912, Final Edition, Page 18, column 1 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1912-05-16/ed-... See also theatrelinks.com/futurism/

Compare to faces in photos at Marie Doro - A Forgotten Star [To find them, search for the title on the web. Flickr seems to trap the URL, presumably because the host -- freewebs -- includes questionable content. Then choose the Oliver Twist link.] This looks to be the 1912 Broadway production of "Oliver Twist" starring Nat Goodwin (Fagin), Constance Collier (Nancy), Lyn Harding (Bill Sykes), and Marie Doro (Oliver). See www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=7447 and query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F06E2DD143CE633A... and query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980DE1D6173CE633A...

Thanks for the information. We'll look into it.