#pearl bailey

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Zizi Jeanmaire (Anything Goes, Hans Christian Andersen)—She was typecast as "sexy french ballerina for the male leads to get flustered over" in a few Hollywood films and she always did it masterfully, probably because she really was a sexy french ballerina. She just always brings it, she's so fun and flirty and I love her so much. Unfortunately her best Anything Goes numbers aren't on youtube, so I submit this ballet number from Hans Christian Andersen instead: [link]

Pearl Bailey (Carmen Jones, St. Louis Blues, Porgy and Bess)—vintage crush of all time, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and my GOD the PIPES! She wasn't in nearly enough movies, but every time I see her I'm aghast all over with what a gorgeous woman she was. Vote Pearl for diva glamor like no one else! (also....she was on the Muppet Show!)

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Pearl Bailey propaganda:

"Pearl Bailey was an absolute POWERHOUSE! She's best known for her career in music and theater (she's a DIVINE singer, and very funny). But she also did several feature films, including a controversial adaptation of Porgy and Bess (controversial because of the story; the actors were pretty much coerced into it). She's got a style all her own, you can recognize it from a mile away. She's got you chuckling and crying from one phrase to the next. I love her <3"

"Cheekbones to die for"

Zizi Jeanmaire:

#pearl bailey #zizi jeanmaire #hotvintagepoll #ladies 1 #fuck that old woman

[citizenscreen]

April 1955: Gloria Vanderbilt and Truman Capote are toasting Pearl Bailey at the Blue Angel on the occasion of Miss Bailey's twentieth anniversary in show business.

#pearl bailey #gloria vanderbilt #truman capote #1950s

[detroitlib]

Portrait of singer and actress Pearl Bailey. Label on back: "Pearl Bailey in Edward Gross's production of 'St. Louis woman' directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Opens at Martin Beck Theatre Saturday evening, March 30th."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

#pearl bailey #singer #actress #st. louis woman #vintage #theatre #musical theatre #detroit public library

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Pearl Bailey and friends celebrate her 20th anniversary in show business with cake at the Blue Angel on April 3, 1955. At far left is Truman Capote and next to him is Jinx Falkenberg. At right is Gloria Vanderbilt, wearing fur coat. The others are unidentified.

Photo: Associated Press

#vintage New York #1950s #Pearl Bailey #Truman Capote #Jinx Falkenberg #April 3 #Gloria Vanderbilt #3 April #party #Blue Angel #vintage NYC #New York 1950s

[thealmightyemprex]

Niche thing I found out about ,apparently in the 50's there were records called Co Star which were games where you could perform a scene opposite big name stars

So if you wanted to act beside Cedric Hardwicke doing Macbeth or Vincent Price doing Importance of Being Ernest,here ya go

@ariel-seagull-wings @the-blue-fairie @themousefromfantasyland @amalthea9 @princesssarisa @filmcityworld1 @makingboneboy

#vincent price #ceasar romero #cedric hardwicke #pearl bailey #tallulah bankhead #basil rathbone #movie stars

[lisamarie-vee]

#w.c. handy #pearl bailey #chicago #chicago defender #1940’s

[oldshowbiz]

Pearl Bailey: Confused.

#pearl bailey

[vintagestagehotties]

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Deborah Kerr: Ellie Dunn in Heartbreak House (1943 West End); Laura Reynolds in Tea and Sympathy (1953 Broadway)

Pearl Bailey: Butterfly in St Louis Woman (1946 Broadway); Madame Fleur in House of Flowers (1954 Broadway); Mrs Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! (1967 Broadway)

Propaganda under the cut

Deborah Kerr:

Deborah Kerr ALLY!!!!!!!!!!

Pearl Bailey:

Her Hello Dolly is the best one and I think she's just. so so so gorgeoussss

#vintagestagehotties #vintagestagepoll #vintage tournament #vintage poll #deborah kerr #pearl bailey #ladies round 1 #vintage ladies

[gifs-of-puppets]

The Muppet Show (1976-1981)

#the muppet show #the mupets #rowlf #rowlf the dog #pearl bailey #queen #king #no #shaking head #bored #muppet #muppets #gif #muppet gif #muppet gifs #gifs of puppets

[mthguy]

Hello Dollies!

The original Dolly on Broadway, Carol Channing (1964)

The movie Dolly, Barbra Streisand (1969)

The first Broadway revival, Pearl Bailey (1975)

The 21st Century Broadway revival, Bette Midler (2017)

The one who followed Bette, Bernadette Peters (2018)

Hello, Dolly! a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, is based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder.

The original Broadway production won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Carol Channing. The awards earned set a record which the play held for 37 years.

The show has become one of the most enduring musical theater hits, with four Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into the 1969 film Hello Dolly! by 20th Century Fox, starring Barbra Streisand, winning three Academy Awards, including Best Score of a Musical Picture and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards.

#hello dolly #carol channing #barbra streisand #pearl bailey #bette midler #bernadette peters

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Pearl Bailey (Carmen Jones, St. Louis Blues, Porgy and Bess)—vintage crush of all time, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and my GOD the PIPES! She wasn't in nearly enough movies, but every time I see her I'm aghast all over with what a gorgeous woman she was. Vote Pearl for diva glamor like no one else! (also....she was on the Muppet Show!)

Hideko Takamine (Carmen Comes Home, Floating Clouds, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning)— Known for her work with director Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine brought to life his suffering, persevering heroines. Widely regarded as one of the three greatest Japanese actresses of her time alongside Setsuko Hara and Haruko Sugimura.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Pearl Bailey propaganda:

"Pearl Bailey was an absolute POWERHOUSE! She's best known for her career in music and theater (she's a DIVINE singer, and very funny). But she also did several feature films, including a controversial adaptation of Porgy and Bess (controversial because of the story; the actors were pretty much coerced into it). She's got a style all her own, you can recognize it from a mile away. She's got you chuckling and crying from one phrase to the next. I love her <3"

"Cheekbones to die for"

Hideko Takamine:

#hideko takamine #pearl bailey #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3 #Youtube

[citizenscreen]

Pearl Bailey and Carol Channing performing in the March 1969 variety special, 'Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway'

#pearl bailey #carol channing #1960s #tv special

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Pearl Bailey performing, 1950.

Photo: Herman Leonard via Jackson Fine Art

#vintage New York #1950s #Herman Leonard #Pearl Bailey #singer #singing #white suit #Black performers

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

There are two kinds of talent, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard. With God-given talent, you just touch it up once in a while. --Pearl Bailey

#pearl bailey #quote #black history month #talent

[operaqueen]

Pearl Bailey - Hello Dolly!

#Pearl Bailey #Hello Dolly! #hello dolly #Broadway #jerry herman

[honourablejester]

My mam just showed me this, I'd never seen it before (or anything from either of these two ladies), and I love this. Both their voices, but also this idea/format for a duet, one person singing the song and the other adding commentary on top of it, like they're gossiping on a street corner. It's fantastic. Also the raw life and energy and laughter in this performance.

Yeah, that just brightened up my morning, hundred per cent!

#music #dinah shore #pearl bailey #duets #mack the knife #1960s #amazing #Youtube