In the mid- and late 1930s, and then again in 1940, Louise Brooks worked as an exhibition or ballroom dancer. She toured intermittently, performing in nightclubs, ballrooms, roadhouses, theaters and other venues in and around New York, Chicago, Detroit, Louisville, Miami, Los Angeles and elsewhere. This period in Brooks’ life, and the places she danced professionally, is little documented. For more on this period in Brooks’ life, see the Louise Brooks Ballroom Dance Chronology page here on the LBS website. This adjunct page presents, in scrapbook form, some of the images, clippings, advertisements and other ephemeral bits (including even a matchbook) which rounds out the story of Brooks’ work as a ballroom dancer.
—— NEW YORK CITY ——
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| Dario and Louise Brooks w Emil Coleman on the bill |
Dario and Louise Brooks at the Persian Room at the Plaza |
June 24, 1935 advertisement as published in Playbill |
—— DETROIT, MICHIGAN ——
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| Blossom Heath July 26, 1934 newspaper ad | The entrance to Blossom Heath | A vintage postcard showing the interior of Blossom Heath |
—— LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ——
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| The New Log Cabin April 20, 1935 – opening |
The New Log Cabin April 24, 1935 |
The New Log Cabin May 2, 1935 – Kentucky Derby Eve & Night |
—— PALM BEACH, FLORIDA ——
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| Embassy Club, Jan. 16, 1935 advertisement for its gala opening |
Embassy Club, Jan. 24, 1935 advertisement with Max Baer |
Embassy Club, Feb. 18, 1935 advertisement with Lucienne Boyer |
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| The Patio advertisement in Palm Beach Life | Also featured, Bruz Fletcher | Louise Brooks and Dario, “Beneath the Stars” |
—— LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ——
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| Louise Brooks & Barrett O’Shea matchbook |
Advertisement for the Brooks O’Shea Studio of Distinctive Dancing |
One example of Hints for Dancers |
