29.00 USD
And there they were...four pretty showgirls scrambling to dress for the publicity shoot when suddenly, POOF! this picture was taken...in all innocence, naturally :) When we come across a card like this one, adjectives beginning with the letter "S" come immediately to mind...like superb, and oh, so silly!
Great fun.
There were a number of series offering the public a peek into backstage dressing rooms. Often they were very straight takes, with favorite artistes like Mistinguette applying her makeup in a mirror, but also often the images were theatrically risque like this one, though it is seldom we come across so many "naughty bits" (Monty Python reference) jammed into such narrow quarters! Wonderful costumes and jazz age hair bobs! Awesome feathered skirt, and we really wish we could get a closer look at the headdress worn by the dancer in the background of this image.
ELA 24 is printed on the back side of this one, but we have our doubts it was published by "Excelsior Fine Art Publishing" of London, an outfit that used the ELA initials on their postcards. No photographer or artiste attribution on this one. There is a logo in the lower right corner of the image, reading Paris, but beyond that, we can't make it out.
Unposted, blank-backed card in nice condition, with some wear to edges and corners and an old price, or collection reference number, in pencil on the back.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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