Posts Tagged ‘Julian Wylie’
Round in 50
Julian Wylie’s 1922 spectacular show for the London Hippodrome was Round in 50. It was not a golf problem but a 'musical adventure' designed as a vehicle for the hugely popular comedian George Robey, with the later addition of the American vaudeville star Sophie Tucker. (more...)View Page: Round in 50
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Miss Florence
The stunningly beautiful and dark haired ‘Miss Florence’ startled Parisian audiences as a member of the Gertrude Hoffman troupe in 1924 when she came on stage on an elephant as the Queen of Sheba. She became a popular celebrity in her own right, before teaming with Julio Avarez in a dancing partnership that proved highly successful mainly in New York and Miami cabarets in the 1930s. (more...)View Page: Miss Florence
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Cocktails
Cocktails became a huge fad in 1920s Europe as America languished in prohibition. For many, they were regarded as undoubtedly ‘America’s chief contribution to the pleasures of civilisation.’ (more...)View Page: Cocktails
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The Artistry of Jean Peron Couture
Jean Peron Couture was a thriving couture establishment with outlets in Paris and London that flourished in the 1920s. Peron received glowing praise for its gowns in publications such as The Queen and The Times and The Era announced in one feature that ‘Peron prides himself on always being a little in front of fashion.’ (more...)View Page: The Artistry of Jean Peron Couture
The Apache
The Apache (pronounced Ah-PAHSH, not A-PATCH-ee, like the pronunciation of the Native American Indians) is a highly dramatic dance created in 1908 by Max Dearly and Maurice Mouvet. It became a hugely popular exhibition dance for several decades following its introduction but could be seen as politically incorrect in our times due to the fact that it was rather violent, involving aggressive treatment of the female partner. (more...)View Page: The Apache
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Marcelle de Saint Martin
French born Marcelle de Saint Martin was creative, talented and a striking beauty who found great success designing costumes for the stage in London at the end of the First World War and later became chief designer and head of one of the first British film wardrobe departments. And yet her career was sadly all too brief and short-lived. (more...)View Page: Marcelle de Saint Martin
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