Interesting document from the famous cabaret in Paris, signed in 1924 by the famous Hoffmann Girls dancers.

Two historical documents from the Moulin Rouge signed by the famous American revue artist Gertrude Hoffmann, the Moulin Rouge's manager at the time, and ten dancers from the famous show house. Two pages. In French. 21 cm x 27 cm. Paris, 1924. Good condition, perforated pages with no alterations to the text.

23/12/24. Mrs. Gertrude Hoffmann, the ten-eight Hoffmann's Girls. Mr. Marcel ? (name not identified), Manager of the Moulin Rouge.

The Moulin Rouge – which in Portuguese means Red Mill – is a traditional cabaret that was built in 1889. Located in the Pigalle district, near Montmartre, it is a symbol of Paris, like the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Élysées. Linked to the city's "bohemian" history, it continues to attract tourists from all over the world and is imitated by many cabarets worldwide. The dancers, like the famous Mistinguett, are stars hired after a very competitive and rigorous international selection process.

Why are these documents rare?

Gertrude Hoffman (1885 - 1966) was a 20th-century dancer and choreographer who achieved great success but also generated considerable controversy with her daring visual innovations for the time, both in the United States and Europe. Already famous, she became the manager of the Gertrude Hoffman Girls, a dance group with a chorus and a team of 18 to 25 dancers that performed on stages in New York, as well as at the famous Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, until the mid-1930s, at the height of this legendary establishment.

These documents were donated by the Glorias collection to the Moulin Rouge in Paris in October 2014.

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