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  • THE CANCAN: A HISTORY
    • The Laundress with a Kick – Article 1
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    • Delightful Devilry: The Cancan Invades New York – Article 4
    • The Cancan Under Arrest – Article 5
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    • The Cancan Arrives at the Klondike Gold Rush – Article 7
    • The Legacy of the Klondike Cancan – Article 8
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    • 23. From the Ukulele Virtuosity of Roy Smeck and Cliff Edwards to the brilliance of Stan Laurel and the award winning songwriting of Claire Ness
    • 22. Every Vaudevillian Breeze whispered Louise
    • 21. Shine on Nora Bayes
    • 20. A vaudevillian crooner, a harpist and a musical sawist walk on stage….
    • 19. I Love Lucy in Vaudeville
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    • 17. The Secretary of Laughter: May Irwin
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    • 13. The British Invasion of Vaudeville
    • 12. The Yellow Brick Road is Paved with Vaudevillian Tallent
    • 11. Christmas with Vaudevillians
    • 10. Irene Franklin and Fifi d’Orsay – The Red Head Rag and the Parisian who never say Paree’
    • 9. The Ed Wynn Legacy that began in Winnipeg in 1912
    • 8. Coffee with Vaudevillians: Dale Cooper and Grant Hartwick
    • 7. Vaudeville Courage with Bert Lahr
    • 6. Dancing through Vaudeville with Margarita Casino – or as you might know her – Rita Hayworth
    • 5. Uke-on! String-a-long with Grant, Kate Ferris and Cliff Edwards.
    • 4. A spell with Brian Glow on the History of Magic in Vaudeville
    • 3. Tossing around the history of Juggling with David Cain
    • 2. Kicking Around the History of the Cancan with Dr. Clare Parfitt
    • 1. Playing on the Edge with Natalia Saw Lady Paruz
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Grant’s Articles on the History of the Cancan

Below are links to a series of articles Grant wrote for What’s Up Yukon on high-kicking journey of the cancan from Paris to the Klondike.

  1. The Laundress with the Kick 1825
  2. The Dance Craze with a Kick 1830
  3. Cancan as a Theatrical Spectical 1840
  4. Delightful Devilry: The Cancan Invades New York 1869
  5. The Cancan Under Arrest 1870s
  6. Can You Do the Cancan, Kate? 1880s
  7. The Cancan Arrives at the Klondike Gold Rush 1898
  8. The Legacy of the Klondike Cancan



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    "Comedy act with vaudeville style dancing, singing and joke telling reminiscing the gold rush days of 1898. Great for the family. " Frantic Follies Vaudeville Revue on Trip Advisor
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