Derval, Paul; Michel Gyarmathy, Pierre Larrieu, et al. (staff)

Folies legeres [Light Follies] (Vintage French program)

Paris, FR: Derval, 1958. Vintage French program for Derval's variety musical show at the famous Folies Bergere theater in Paris, France. Derval was an actor and producer, owned/operated the theater beginning in the 1920s, directing shows until his death in the 1960s. The variety shows included music, dancing, scantily clad & topless women, comedy, muscular studs, tons of showgirls. Yvonne Menard, Micheline Roine, Frederic Rey, Yves Thomas, Maia Jusanova, Jacqueline Marcy, Chelo Alonso, Simone Claris, Lydia Lova, Judith Shaw, Del Monte, Nicole Parent, Roger Stefani, Turkan Kan, & the Famous Jackson Girls are all noted in the program. Sequences of the show are also noted, w/ titles in French, German & English: The School of Lovers, Midnight Bath, A Star in 1958, Witchcraft, The Velasquez' Studio, Hurrah for Folies, Paris Lights, Moon-Light. Ads present for French cruise lines, cigarettes, Courvoisier, crystal ware.

Saddle-stapled softcover 4to, 9.5 x 12.5 inches, 32pp, red suede wraps stamped on the front in gilt, b/w/color t-o. Very Good, moderate rubbing, a few tiny bruise, brief creases, a few tears. Scarce edition. For mature, consenting audiences. International shipping at cost. Two images stitched together. [Book ID 127379]