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The Moulin Rouge. By: Charlesy Crocker. The Moulin Rouge Then and Now. Key Points on the Moulin Rouge. Moulin Rouge means Red Mill-hence the red windmill that sits atop the establishment. It was opened by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller The club attracted all kinds of people.
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The Moulin Rouge By: Charlesy Crocker
Key Points on the Moulin Rouge • Moulin Rouge means Red Mill-hence the red windmill that sits atop the establishment. • It was opened by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller • The club attracted all kinds of people. • La Goulue was a famous can-can dancer who made the can-can famous and preformed at the Moulin Rouge. • The club was an outrage to the people of Paris because of the actions that took place inside but many people still loved it. • Several members of the royal family attended shows-sometimes private shows where the club was closed off to everyone but them. • Today the shows are more reserved but still consist of the same elaborateness they have from the very beginning.
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec(pictured here with the director of the Moulin Rouge by one of his most famous posters) -1st poster of the Moulin rouge was of La Goulue- a dancer who invented the can-can -Moulin Rouge reserved a seat for him and displayed posters and paintings -Was considered an aristocrat-didn’t care what others thought of his art
American Soldiers During WWI Even though there was a war going on, this didn’t stop people from enjoying the club during WWI.
Famous People Who Are Associated with the Moulin Rouge FrankSinatra La Goulue Liza Minnelli Dean Martin