Artists and Models (revue)

Artists and Models was a series of five theatrical revues staged by brothers Lee and J. J. Shubert at the Shubert Theatre and other theaters operated by The Shubert Organization in New York City between 1923 and 1930.

First staged on August 20, 1923, the shows developed from performances put on in Greenwich Village by the Illustrators Society of New York, and were the first revues to feature topless and naked females in movement on the Broadway stage. Prior to this, any female nudity in Broadway revues such as the Ziegfeld Follies featured women in static displays similar to tableaux vivants, which were considered acceptable and not censored.^[1] Although the performers in Artists and Models were purportedly playing the roles of artists' models, the shows "emphasized girls in various stages of undress",^[2] and "aimed at a fairly low-brow audience".^[3] The shows employed respected composers such as Jean Schwartz, J. Fred Coots, Sigmund Romberg, Al Goodman, Harry Akst, Owen Murphy, and Harry Warren,^[3] and proved popular with audiences despite mixed reviews.^[1]^[2] The 1923 production was hosted by comedian Frank Fay,^[2] who in the 1920s was the highest paid vaudeville performer. Dancer Lucita Covera appeared in the 1926 revue.^[4]

The show's title was later adopted for films in 1937 and 1955.

References

^ ^a ^b Shteir, Rachel (2004). Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–79. ISBN 0-19-512750-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7864-3448-0.
^ ^a ^b Gammond, Peter (1991). The Oxford Companion to Popular Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-19-311323-6.
^ "Famous Spanish Dancing Star is with 'Artists and Models'". The Dayton Herald. 1926-01-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.

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External links

Artists and Models 1923 at the Internet Broadway Database
Artists and Models 1924 at the Internet Broadway Database
Artists and Models 1925 at the Internet Broadway Database
Artists and Models 1927 at the Internet Broadway Database
Artists and Models 1930 at the Internet Broadway Database

[Shteir-1] Shteir, Rachel (2004). Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–79. ISBN 0-19-512750-1.

[hischak-2] Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-7864-3448-0.

[gammond-3] Gammond, Peter (1991). The Oxford Companion to Popular Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-19-311323-6.

[4] "Famous Spanish Dancing Star is with 'Artists and Models'". The Dayton Herald. 1926-01-30. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-08-21 – via Newspapers.com.

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