From L-R: Margaret Kelly (Madame Bluebell), costume designer Louis Folco, an unidentified man holding up a card that reads "LIDO 1946-1956", Donn Arden, and Lido owner Pierre-Louis Guérin. Guérin is pouring champagne and the others are raising their glasses in a toast. Show Name: C'est Magnifique (Lido: Paris, France) Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
The scrapbooks series (1935-1997) primarily contains scrapbooks with newspaper clippings covering the work of Margaret Kelly at the Folies-Bergère and Lido de Paris, and her long career as creator and manager of the world famous Bluebell Girls. Included are materials from 1958 about the Bluebell Girls shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series also contains a scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs, and show programs.
Archival Collection
Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
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Collection Number: MS-00604 Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls Box/Folder: N/A
The photographs and publicity series (1949-1980s) primarily contains color and black-and-white photographic prints of the Bluebell Girls performing in European cities and Las Vegas, Nevada. Candid photographs of the Bluebell Girls and Margaret Kelly are also included, as well as a small portion of publicity materials for a show at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The series also includes headshots and resumes for several male dancers.
Archival Collection
Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00604 Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls Box/Folder: N/A