Noel Toy - The Chinese Sally Rand
(vintage 7x9 news service photo dated 1 May 1945)
On the back of the photo, the dialogue that went with Noel Toy’s act is recorded as follows: In traveling all around the globe, one changes her clothes to conform to the mode. For instance I dropped into Turkey one day…” as she emerges in Turkish harem trousers and bra.
Noel Toy was also a skilled fan dancer, hence the moniker “The Chinese Sally Rand.”
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Selena performing at the Astrodome (Houston, TX) in 1994
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This little guy hangs out with me in my makeshift lanai office every day. Executive assistant anole.
Charles Hale Hoyt’s A Black Sheep starring Fanny da Costa, Queen of the Burlesque (ca. 1900)
I don’t even know how to caption this…it’s too perfect.
And the fabrics…!
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Ravi Shankar (April 7, 1920 – December 11, 2012)
Very sad he passed away — an amazing artist, an amazing man. Luckily, we still have his music. (Picture from 1967)
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
