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I agree.FOLIES BERGERE HOST SPEECHES WELCOME SPEECH Good Evening ladies & gentlemen & welcome to the Tropicana Resort & Casino, & to the newest edition of the award winning, ?╟úLes Folies Bergere?╟Ñ My name is_____________& its my honor to be your host & guide through this legendary show. Now the stylish & provocative art that is the basis of the French Revue is timeless. Therefore it?╟╓s as exciting today as it was in 1850, when it first appeared on the scene in Paris. Now of all the special ingredients that make up the Folies Bergere, beautiful women would have to be at the top of the list. So, tonight, ladies & gentlemen, we embark on a journey, a journey that celebrates the grace, mystique, & allure of women through time. Though the changing face of fashion may alter their style & appearance, they will always remain fascinating & desirable. In the mid 1800?╟╓s women achieved a degree of elegance that has seldom been surpassed. For example, this exquisite beauty she?╟╓s on her way to an opulent ball__Lets follow her. SPEECH BEFORE CAN CAN Now lets travel forward in time to Paris, at the turn of the century. It was the Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec les Belle Epoque where everything was beautiful, the fashion was beautiful the champagne, life itself was beautiful, & the women .... Ah! The women.... .! 1920?╟╓s SPEECH In a few short years, from the 1900 to the 1920?╟╓s, the female image went through some radical changes. Tired of not having the right to vote & feeling like a second class citizen, women?╟╓s suffrage took a strong stand.