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To be taken inside the club, it gives us an incredible look at anĪudience of voyeurs, normally protected by the cover of darkness. 'On another level, what's intriguing is allowing photographs Them were good friends and used to shoot together, even following each Now and some were all part of a greater circle in New York City thatĪlso included Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander and Tod Papageorge. These photographers were somewhat known but not on the level they are Is drawn to curating this exhibit for many reasons.

To historian John Szarkowski, shot 150 rolls of film there), Bill Dane,ĭavid Fahey, Paul McDonough and Anthony Friedkin to name a few. If a customer put aĭollar on the catwalk, the performer would give him an up-close andĭrew many now-notable photographers including Winogrand (who according Tuesday evenings were camera nights, where for the cover charge theĬustomers could take as many pictures as they liked. A lot of the girls just dancedĪround in street clothes, and took them off with about as much charm as Operator for two years, says 'It's difficult to convey how bizarrely Off the runway.' Ross MacLean, one time stage manager and spotlight Patrons as 'a chamber of desperation, a mausoleum for souls - on and One of the last standing 'Burlesk' houses in the United States. The theatre changed handsįrequently and by the late 60’s it became a full-nudity strip joint. Performers through the years have included Lord Buckley, Lenny BruceĪnd many others. Later became a rock club The Grateful Dead played there in 1966. The Ivar started lifeĪs a legitimate performance theater when it first opened in 1951. Photographer Garry Winogrand's images of Ivar strippers haveīeen displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ivar Theatre in Hollywood has inspired lyrics in the songs of Tom Gaslight in the early 90s he was still calling it Bido Lido's.' In 1996 it was renamed The Opium Den. Michael Snider comments: 'When I saw Sky Saxon perform at the Michael Snider notes:īar was known as Bido Lido's for a period in the 1960s, and acts likeĬinema Treasures that it later morphed into a club named The Sewers of Joe Byron notes that when it was a comedy club Lenny BruceĪnd George Carlin performed there. In the 60s the restaurant was called The Backstage. Go to Central Avenue, in an LA that was very racially divided.' Jordan performed there in the 1940s, for white audiences who wouldn't The space as the 'brick box.' Michael Snider comments: Joe Byron of the Los Angeles Film School comments that they now refer to The restaurant/bar in back: As noted earlier on the page, the venue at the back of the lot, with an entrance on what is now Cosmo St., pre-dated the theatre. Status: Currently the theatre is used by the Los Angeles Film School, 877-9LA-FILM or They purchased the building in 2007. Winogrand was a patron when the theatre was running burlesque shows and there was a weekly 'Camera Night.' This particular image has been cropped a bit. Things are Photographable' directed by Sasha Waters Freyer. The soundtrack) appear in the 2018 documentary 'Garry Winogrand: All Several interior photos of the Ivar (although not identified as such on The production of 'Oh, Coward' opened July 17, 1973.

Theater but I got a huge amount of experience in that time. There with a few other hands for 2-3 weeks refitting and then loading inĪ show called 'Oh Coward,' a Noel Coward revue. Hemp rigging and house restore after a fire had done a lot of damage. Howard Nugent, former master electrician at the Pantages, recounts: It was reported in a small item on page two of the February 4 L.A. The theatre had been closed a while in 1973 when it suffered a fire in the backstage areas and the attic. Moye visited the theatre in the early 70s: 'Saw a terrible 16mm print of 'Deep Throat' there, back when it was de rigueur-so probably '72, '73?' 1972 had a run of the X-rated play 'The Dirtiest Show in Town' by Tom Eyens, an 'all-nude play about sex, war and smog.' In December 1972 the booking was a program of gospel music.ĭonavan S. In 1971 Patty Andrews appeared in 'Victory Canteen.'Ī production of 'Godspell' opened Decemafter a sold out six-week run at the Mark Taper Forum. 'The Boys In the Band' also had a successful run at this time. 'Dames at Sea,' a Chuck Barris production, played in 1970. 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' had a long run in 1968.

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An audio interview ' Elsa Lanchester Herself' is available on the Internet Archive from Pacifica Radio Archives. Thanks to Ken McIntyre for finding the 1967 ad.Įlsa Lanchester was a performer at the theatre again in 1967. The Arch Oboler 3-D film 'The Bubble' with Michael Cole and Deborah Walley played its first run engagement at the Ivar.

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