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Examples
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The Grand Duke at this time was speaking of leaving Paris, but as he had found temporary consolation in the smiles of a lady engaged at the "Folies" I did not anticipate that he would depart for several days at any rate.
The Golden Scorpion Sax Rohmer 1921
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Following is a column by the Las Vegas Sun's founding publisher, Hank Greenspun, almost 50 years ago, when "Folies" was brand new and so was our small but promising town.
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"Folies" came from Paris in 1959 and opened under then-Tropicana entertainment director Lou Walters, the father of newswoman Barbara Walters.
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"Folies" came from Paris in 1959 and opened under then-Tropicana entertainment director Lou Walters, the father of newswoman Barbara Walters.
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"Folies" and is from the current Yves Saint Laurent collection.
Shoebunny 2008
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This district is home to the famous Les Folies Bergere.
Susan Fogwell: Three Picks Abroad Susan Fogwell 2011
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She looked like the bar girl in the painting by Manet, The Bar at the Folies Bergere, with her curls of hair hanging beside her cream-white face.
The Affair Jerry Ratch 2011
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He put on the gloves with a fireman from the Berthe in a scheduled four-round bout at the Folies Bergères, and was knocked out in the second round.
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It's shown near "Untitled (Woman Disrobing)" (1979), a painting by Philip Hanson that conjures up the famous images of Folies Bergère dancer Loie Fuller—who was born near Chicago in 1862—by Toulouse Lautrec, Auguste Rodin and many others.
A Subtle Pop Tom L. Freudenheim 2011
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As her Aphrodite: Les Folies tour arrives in the UK, so does the news that it's the most expensive tour Kylie Minogue has ever attempted.
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