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2 unusual facts about Vivian Van Damm


Vivian Van Damm

In 1931, Laura Henderson had opened the tiny, one-tier Windmill Theatre as a playhouse, but it was not profitable and soon resorted to showing films.

She then hired Van Damm and they produced Revudeville, a programme of continuous variety with 18 entertainment acts, but this was also a commercial failure, so they added the dimension of nudity to emulate the Folies Bergère and the Moulin Rouge.



see also

Van Damm

Sheila van Damm (1922–1987), British motor rally competitor and theatre owner; daughter of Vivian van Damm