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Folies Bergère
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The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on
The entrance in 2013, after renovations
The entrance in 2013, after renovations
A notice referencing the Folies-Bergère in Le Gaulois, 3 August 1869
A notice referencing the Folies-Bergère in Le Gaulois, 3 August 1869
Folies Bergère, 1872
Folies Bergère, 1872
Folies Bergère, 1900
Folies Bergère, 1900
Josephine Baker
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Freda Josephine Baker, also spelled Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress, and a spy for the French Resistance. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly i
Folies Bergère
…and popularity from the 1890s' Belle Époque through the 1920s. Revues featured extravagant costumes, sets and effects, and often nude women. In 1926, Josephine Baker, an African-American expatriate singer, dancer and entertainer, caused a sensation at the Folies Bergère by dancing in a costume consisting of jewelry…
Baker in 1940
Baker in 1940
Unconfirmed photo of Baker, c. 1908
Unconfirmed photo of Baker, c. 1908
Josephine Baker impersonating Hudgins in the Folies Bergère in 1927.
Josephine Baker impersonating Hudgins in the Folies Bergère in 1927.
Josephine Baker, wearing only a feathered skirt and anklets, shoes, and a headdress, arches back over the forward-bent fr:Joe Alex in La Danse sauvage
Josephine Baker, wearing only a feathered skirt and anklets, shoes, and a headdress, arches back over the forward-bent fr:Joe Alex in La Danse sauvage.