1927 GILDA GRAY DANCER ACTRESS SHIMMY POLISH FILM THEATRE PHOTO INSERT 24324

Description: 1927 GILDA GRAY DANCER ACTRESS SHIMMY POLISH FILM THEATRE PHOTO INSERT 24324 DATE OF THIS ** ORIGINAL ** ADVERTISEMENT / ADVERT / AD: 1927DATE PRINTED ON ITEM: SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS/DESCRIPTIVE WORDS: Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancER Her desire to continue her burgeoning career (she used the professional name Mary Gray for a while) and her faltering relationship with her husband prompted her to relocate to Chicago, where she was noticed by a talent agent, Frank Westphal, who took her to New York and introduced her to his wife, singer Sophie Tucker. It was Tucker who prompted her to change her first name to Gilda.[5] By 1919, she was appearing in a J.J. Shubert show, The Gaieties of 1919. By 1920, Gray found a new manager, Gaillard T. "Gil" Boag. She was subsequently hired by Florenz Ziegfeld to perform in the 1922 Ziegfeld Follies, and her shimmy became a national craze.[1] After her divorce from her first husband, she married Gil Boag in 1923 and took her successful vaudeville to Hollywood, California; they divorced four years later. She quickly abandoned vaudeville to become a film star, and between 1919 and 1936, Gray made several movies, in all of which she performed her famous shimmy. Her second role was a small part in Girl with the Jazz Heart.[citation needed] Jesse Lasky signed her to a contract with Famous Players-Lasky, which released films through Paramount Pictures. With him she made Aloma of the South Seas (1926), which grossed $3 million in its first three months. The success of this Paramount film was enhanced by Gray's personal appearances doing the shimmy as a promotion. In 1927, she made two more films, The Devil Dancer and Cabaret. By January 1929, she had sued Gil Boag for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. He, in turn, accused her of an affair with C.D. Krepps, her tour manager.[7] In 1928, she went to England to star in Piccadilly, a 1929 silent film written for her by Arnold Bennett that appeared in the United States with added sound and effects.[8] In his July 15, 1929, review, The New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall praised her performance, adding: "Miss Gray seems to have been rediscovered as an actress. For a long time she has been docketed as an exponent of 'shimmy,' but in Piccadilly she appears to show that acting is not above her. A prophet apparently is without honor; Miss Gray found it necessary to flee to English studios to have a chance."[8] er and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.EDWARD THAYER MONROE PHOTOGRAPHERILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST: ADVERT SIZE: SEE PHOTO FOR DIMENSIONS ( ALL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES) Item Condition: SEE PHOTO CAREFULLY...All original ads have some sign of age use.. these are period ads and we take quality photo's to show any flaws. If you have questions about condition please ask... We do not reveal the periodical from which the ad is removed ... except to the buyer ! Please don't ask us email this info... or higher res. photo's.... For those folks who wish to copy and print our photo's be aware they are photo copyrighted. and we will report misuse ! We DO try and note any MAJOR flaws....otherwise please use the photo as part of the description...**For multiple purchases please wait for our combined invoice. 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