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Publicty Photographs of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

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Laura Henderson and members of the Windmill Theatre cast of 'When Knights were Cold' pose for a photograph to celebrate the 6th anniversary of 'Revudeville' on the 4th of February, 1938, shown in the Revudeville programme No.98. 'When Knights were Cold' commenced on Monday the 8th of November, 1937. Reg O 'List and Joan Rock are in the photograph as is Laura Henderson (Centre) - Courtesy the Jill Millard Shapiro collection.

Above - Laura Henderson and members of the Windmill Theatre cast of 'When Knights were Cold' pose for a photograph to celebrate the 6th anniversary of 'Revudeville' on the 4th of February, 1938, shown in the Revudeville programme No.98. 'When Knights were Cold' commenced on Monday the 8th of November, 1937. Reg O 'List and Joan Rock are in the photograph as is Laura Henderson (Centre) - Courtesy the Jill Millard Shapiro collection.

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above - A Publicty Photograph of two of the Windmill Girls, Gerry Oldham left and Ray Johnson right, which was also used in the Revudeville no.148 "Snice in Iceland".

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above - A publicity photograph of Ray Johnson and other Windmill Girls which was also featured in the Windmill Theatre Souvenir programme 15 and Revudeville programme 156

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux. Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

A publicity photograph of Ray Johnson which was also featured in the Windmill Theatre Souvenir programme 15 and Revudeville programme 156 Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above Left - A publicity photograph of Ray Johnson which was also featured in the Windmill Theatre Souvenir programme 15 and Revudeville programme 156

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above - A Publicty Photograph of Ray Johnson and David Dale also used in the Windmill Theatre Revudeville no.156. Souvenir no.14 "Champagne for Breakfast".

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above - A Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux which was also used in the Windmill Theatre Revudeville no.158. "Musical Comedy Reminiscences" with John Coleman, Jack Lockyer, Dickie Martyn, Ray Johnson, Olive Wright, Fay Hollingsworth, Diana Decker and the Revudebelles. This is the only revue with 3 men and 4 women plus the Revudebelles in the programme. The 4 Revudebelles are at the back of the photograph, one being Huia.

Publicty Photograph of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

Above - Publicty Photographs of the Windmill Girls in various poses from the Windmill Theatre Tableaux.

 

A Windmill Theatre publicity photograph - Courtesy Maurice Poole

Above - A Windmill Theatre publicity photograph - Caption Reads 'Lucky Hal Bryan surrounded by lovely Stewardess in the Cruising scene in Revudeville 104 at the Windmill Theatre". - Courtesy Maurice Poole who says: 'This photograph was in the official souvenir programme Nos. 101-114. To the right of Hal Bryan, the girl with the black hair is Lya who was half Persian. Lya was also in the first nude photograph to appear in a British newspaper, "The North London
Recorder". That photograph was published on 12th August, 1938 and featured a scene with Lya on a cross with a gas mask on. The photograph and many others of Lya were taken by Roye. I have the standard programme for Revudeville 104, and the Revudebelles in the scene are Jean, Lya, Eileen, Betty, Valerie, and Margaret. Standing left to right at the back of this photograph are Valerie and Jean, and standing left to right in front are Eileen, Margaret, Lya and Betty.'

 

A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph

Above - A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph. Artistes featured in the photograph are Left to right Marlene Cork, Hala Duncan, Eileen Wooding, and Rita Hammerton.

 

A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph

Above - A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph. The artistes in this photograph are Honor Chapman posing in the background, Fan dancers L to R Marlene Cork and Brenda Mills.

 

A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph

Above - A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph. Posing in the background is Honor Chapman and in the forground are L to R Marlene Cork, Brenda Mills and Vera Florey.

 

A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph

Above - A Publicity Photograph of some of the Windmill Girls - Courtesy Kevin Mayger, whose mother, Marlene Cork, passed away in 2011 and is captioned in the photograph - Posing L to R in the background are Honor Chapman and Pat Patterson, and foreground L to R , Vera Florey, Marlene Cork and Brenda Mills.

 

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