A photograph of the Bluebell Girls rehearsing in the Lido cabaret club in Paris sometime in the 1950s. Seated at the table in the background are (L-R): 1. unidentified 2. Donn Arden 3. Pierre Lewis-Guerin, and 4. Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell", the creator and manager of the Bluebell Girls. The Bluebell Girls was a well-known dance troupe founded by Margaret Kelly. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
From the Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, MS-00604. Written on the back of the photo: "[hopes?] Cartolina Postale. This was taken just before our match. In case you don't know me I'm the one with the horrible grumpy face. 1931-32." Men and women (the women are wearing vertically striped shirts) pose for a group photo on a field. (See also sod2022-016.)
From the Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls, MS-00604. Written on the back: "11412. 18129. Edizioni Fotografiche. Cav. V. LA Barbera. Casa Fondata Nel 1837. Napola- Via Roma 201-202. Laboratorio Per Lo Sviluppo Stampa Ed Ingrandimenti Fotografici Foto Cinematografia. 1931-32. [hopes?] kicking my 5th Goal." (See also sod2022-015.)
From left to right: Rene Fraday, Donn Arden, Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell"), and Walter Craig at the Lido in Paris. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)