Artists have long been drawn to Brooklyn's gaudy "Sodom by the Sea." Reginald Marsh among the most famous.
PiP and Flip, Jenny Lee and Elvira Snow, were micro-cephalics from Georgia, not Peru. They appeared in the movie Freaks (1932).
On Sunday, July 12, 2015, Cezar Del Valle, author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume III, hosts the cHURCH OF MONICA, Open Source Gallery, with an illustrated talk on the history of Coney Island theatre.
Pip and Flip, 1932. Tempera on paper mounted on canvas
(© 2013 Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(© 2013 Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Working her way down from vaudeville to sideshows was Mrs. Jack "Legs" Diamond, widow of the slain gangster. She worked for Samuel Wagner at the World Circus Sideshow, 1216 Surf Avenue, Coney island.
On Sunday, July 12, 2015, Cezar Del Valle, author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index Volume III, hosts the cHURCH OF MONICA, Open Source Gallery, with an illustrated talk on the history of Coney Island theatre.
He is available for theatre talks and walks in 2015-2016: historical societies, libraries, senior centers, etc.
Now selling “vintage” on Etsy.
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