Vedette (cabaret)
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A vedette is the main female artist of a show derived from cabaret and its subcategories of revue, vaudeville, music hall or burlesque. The purpose of the vedette is to entertain and captivate the pub
The Argentine vedette Ethel Rojo in a revista porteña (Buenos Aires revue), c. 1950s–1960s.
Le Lido of Paris
Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge
La Bella Otero in an 1894 Folies Bergère poster
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
Vedette (cabaret)
…prominent figure of that time was the world-famous Dutch spy Mata Hari. The legendary Cléo de Mérode of the Folies Bergère was another of the great stars. Joséphine Baker, of American origin, is remembered as one of the most important vedettes. Her "Revue Nègre", which included a jazz orchestra, caused a sensation. Her…
Baker in 1940
Unconfirmed photo of Baker, c. 1908
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.