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View Page: The Ambassadeurs Show 1929
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The Ambassadeurs Show 1928
The third Ambassadeurs show presented by Edmund Sayag in the summer of 1928 was simply called ‘Vingt-huit’ and once again featured a largely American cast in what was called a ‘record monster programme.’ (more…)View Page: The Ambassadeurs Show 1928
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The Ambassadeurs Show 1927
The second Ambassadeur's show presented by Edmund Sayag in the summer of 1927 was described as ‘not a revue but a series of acts to entertain the classy diners’ and primarily featured a range of top American acts headed by Georgie Hale. (more…)View Page: The Ambassadeurs Show 1927
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The Ambassadeur Show 1926
Edmund Sayag’s first show at the newly renovated Café des Amabassadeurs was Lew Leslie’s all-black production Blackbirds of 1926. Direct from New York, Blackbirds capitalised on the success of The Revue Negre, featuring Josephine Baker, staged earlier in 1925 and was an instant hit. (more…)View Page: The Ambassadeur Show 1926
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