The Look of Love Page #2

wrong with my zip.

I have a needle and cotton

if you need it.

Girls, I want you all on stage 10

minutes before curtain. Okay?

Oh, Betsy, you've decided

to join us, have you?

I'm sorry, Mrs Raymond,

I missed my bus.

Well, next time you're out.

It's a professional theatre.

- It's not a bloody fish and chip shop.

- Yes, Mrs Raymond.

Uh, lipstick's bleeding.

All right, lots of smiles.

Confident and enjoy.

Thank you.

I ask the girls. I say, you know,

"Don't call me Reverend. Call me Edwyn.

"Forget the dog collar.

Just see me as a friendly face.

"And use that face as...

as... as you wish. "

You know, you shouldn't be in here

unless you're topless.

Now, you save that cheek

for on stage, young lady.

Adam and Eve were naked.

Baby Jesus was naked for the first...

part of his life.

A glass of champagne.

Taittinger.

- To the future.

- To the future.

Paul Raymond's Revue Bar.

To some, a Mecca.

To others, Sodom and Gomorrah.

Ever since it opened in 1958,

people have been

flocking to the club

that has become synonymous

with Soho, sex and sophistication.

Mr Raymond has always

been a pioneer.

Pushing at the boundaries

of what is legal,

occasionally crossing the line.

This has brought him

rich rewards.

His club turns over more than a

quarter of a million pounds a year.

Bravo.

Even as the '60s started to swing,

it seemed people were willing

to pay good money

to see a girl take her clothes off.

Now, with the Lord

Chamberlain abolished,

Paul Raymond faces a new

challenge and a new opportunity.

Legitimate West End theatres

can put on shows with naked girls,

so Mr Raymond has plans to transform

himself into a theatre impresario.

But, for today,

he has his hands full,

rehearsing a new dance show

for his Revue Bar.

Okay. Hold it, hold it, hold it.

We're now getting near

to the end of the act.

What I want you to do is,

now, readjust the ending,

so that, by the end,

you're completely nude.

That's great. Undulate.

Remember more... more...

more snake-like movements.

The fact that Midas

has turned you to gold...

Don't worry about the logic of that.

You're not gold ingots,

you're beautiful women

and the gold doesn't impede

your movements.

Very fluid.

Excellent. Great.

Mr Raymond, what makes

a good striptease artist?

Well, the girls are...

in a sense, actors

and they must persuade the men

that they're enjoying the experience.

Uh, so it's a performance

and they must be convincing.

And how did your career begin?

Well, I'm an entertainer,

first and foremost.

I started out with a

mind-reading act.

Erm, and I soon realised that people

like to look at attractive girls.

And they liked it even more

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