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.

Anita Martell was a famous juggler. Her name on her marriage certificate is down as Nita Janette Davidson her father was John Davidson stage name Jack Martell. Most likely he was a Music Hall Artist as well but was never as famous as his daughter. She was a juggler and told jokes during her act. She was in shows in Australia, America and the UK. She married twice once in 1940 to Len Young and then in 1951 to Roger Price they got divorced in 1951 she was on his radio show called "How To" during 1951. She appeared in two films called: The Private Wore Skirts or Never Wave at a WAC (1953) Botany Bay (1953). She came back to London in 1957 and was planning on staying for a year but i can't find anything about her after her arrival or even if she went back to America. Source: www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=586489.0#:~:text=....

Anita Martell (birth name Nita Janette Davidson) was an English talking comedy juggler in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. She was the daughter of the English Music Hall comedian Jack Martell and Irish singer Mona O’Leary. She appeared in two films called ‘The Private Wore Skirts or Never Wave at a WAC’ (1953) and ‘Botany Bay’ (1953). She also appeared in a British Pathe film, which you can view below. She was a cousin of Veronica Martell, who was also a juggler. Source: www.juggle.org/11-more-female-juggling-stars-of-the-past/

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.