Paris Folies Bergere plate number draws on American revues
Paris May 11 The Folies Bergere in a current production borrows from American revues for its principal numbers. One elaborate plate shows living girls posed as if made of metal, hailed by critics as unique. Several acts recall Broadway ideas, with a chair dance concept and veiled dancers. American directors like Seymour Felix and Busby Berkeley are courted to stage dances in Paris revues. Nudity is more common while the plate number stands out for its absence.
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Miss Java of 1928 Queen of Beauty Crowned in Bali
Bali selects its Miss Java for 1928 at Singaradja festival. The Balinese contestants, noted for height grace and poised bearing, were chosen from hundreds of island beauties observed by European attendees in the Dutch East Indies capital.
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France
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Singaradja
Jungle law and French stage fashion collide in Europe
The article reflects on Rudyard Kipling’s jungle law and Patterson’s Africa hunt, noting human death tolls from lions near Tanganyika. It then shifts to Paris Mi-Careme, highlighting Paulette Cayet’s Queen of Beauty coronation, rainless crowds, and reform era fashion as Folies Bergere showcases lavish costumes amid postwar liberalization.
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Frederick V. Patterson
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Germany s Di 8on Ship That Is Really a Floating Railroad
Berlin dispatch describes the Schwerin, a steel floating ferry that carries trains across the Baltic between Berlin and Copenhagen. The dragon‑jaw ship loads rails and cars, enabling through rail service with up to fifty‑four cars, a European innovation inspired by Channel train ferries and Napoleonic era planning.
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