1968 · Williams
Cabaret
Known for center eject hole, Score Selector, CHANGE switches and left-center rollover. Flat solid orange field with no drawn room or floor, nightclub/cabaret scene implied only by the costumed figures and gold confetti and paper streamer strips falling between the figures.
- Year
- 1968
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Hole
center eject hole
- wheel
Score Selector
- switches
CHANGE switches
- Lane
left-center rollover
- backglass toy
Super Bonus reel
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Score Selector wheel
Hole 1
- center eject hole
Bumper 1
- green pop bumpers
Lanes 2
- CHANGE switches switches
- left-center rollover
Post or gate 1
- center post post
Backbox 1
- Super Bonus reel backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Top left, cropped at the frame edge, brown hair, white shirt with dark bow tie and dark jacket, holding a small blue card aloft in one raised hand
- woman Top right, cropped at the frame edge, pink hat and pink feathered headpiece, pale green dress with dark dotted trim, one hand raised to her face
- woman Centre, blonde bobbed flapper with headband, sleeveless pale-blue low-cut dress, long white bead necklace, smiling, dancing with a cigarette in her raised hand and a glass in the other
- man Centre right, black slicked hair, monocle, white dinner jacket with black lapels and black bow tie, raising a filled coupe glass behind the champagne cooler
- woman Lower centre, grey finger-waved hair, pink bandeau top, holding a tall fluted glass, beside a purple shield decorated with black stars
- man Lower centre right, broad-faced man with dark slicked hair, cream tuxedo jacket with black lapels, white shirt and bow tie, pocket square, holding a martini glass, looking up to the left
Setting
- Flat solid orange field with no drawn room or floor
- Nightclub/cabaret scene implied only by the costumed figures
- Gold confetti and paper streamer strips falling between the figures
Text on it
- CABARET
- Williams
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- SUPER BONUS
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
- Invite competition
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Red selector
Made by
- Design
- Steve Kordek
Reference
Linked terms
- center eject hole also called Center eject also called center saucer
- Score Selector also called colour wheel also called Selector
- CHANGE switches also called CHANGE lanes
- left-center rollover also called Left-center Extra Ball
- center post also called disappearing center post
- green pop bumpers also called yellow pop bumpers
- Super Bonus reel also called Super Bonus
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- pink
- gold
- black
- blue
Fingerprint: Cabaret, giant pair of crossed female legs in grey stockings black shoes forming X across middle framed by magenta stage curtains, word CABARET in large pale script straight across gold centre field, 300 ADVANCE SUPER BONUS drum with showgirl's head in headband above, playfield packed with red starburst pop-bumper caps each printed 10, two small male figures in magenta jackets with showgirls flanking mid-field, hot-pink-magenta-gold-black palette, electro-mechanical
The single most memorable feature is the giant pair of crossed female legs in grey stockings and black shoes forming an X across the middle of the playfield, framed by magenta stage curtains. Second is the word CABARET printed in large pale script straight across the gold centre field, with a 300 ADVANCE SUPER BONUS drum and a showgirl's head in a headband just above it. Third, the playfield is packed with red starburst pop-bumper caps each printed 10. Fourth, two small male figures in magenta jackets holding showgirls stand either side of mid-field beside CHANGE and EXTRA BALL lane lettering. Fifth, the lower apron is dominated by a hot pink script Williams logo on black between two pale blue instruction cards.
Setting
- Theatre stage with drawn magenta and crimson fan curtains
- Flat gold/tan centre field with pale cream script lettering
- Black apron panels at the bottom with pale blue instruction cards
- Dark starless backdrop beyond the drawn curtains
Symbols
- Red starburst pattern on pop bumper caps
- Concentric orange and yellow rings on bumpers
- Green inverted triangle above the centre drain
- Green wire ramp rail
- Pink-framed arrow banners
- Black-and-yellow pieced circular target
- Red curtain scallops
- Drain hole ringed in chrome
Notable shapes
- The huge x of crossed legs dominating the centre
- Green inverted triangle at the drain
- Four fan-shaped red curtain sections behind the figures
- Pink arrow-shaped change banners
- Round saucer-like concentric-ring bumpers
Art motifs
- Theatre curtains framing the playfield
- Crossed-leg showgirl silhouette
- Arrow banners
- Starburst scoring targets
- Script lettering across the centre field
Themes
- Cabaret
- Showgirl
- Nightclub
- Stage curtains
- Variety entertainment
- Electro-mechanical
Title on it
- Cabaret
Text on it
- CABARET
- 300 ADVANCE SUPER BONUS
- EXTRA BALL
- CHANGE
- 10
- FLIPPER BUTTON
- FLIPPER
- SAME PLAYER
- HIGH SCORE
- For Amusement Only
- One To Four Players
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 3500 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 6800 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 7700 POINTS
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- INSTRUCTIONS
- Insert one coin and wait for machine to reset before inserting coin for second player.
- Each player shoots one ball at a time as indicated on back glass.
- A tilt does not disqualify player.
- Left center rollover lane scores EXTRA BALL when lit.
- Kicker hole advances super bonus score and scores 100 points.
- Williams
- ELECTRONICS INC.
- CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60618
- © 1979 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS INC.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Enormous pair of crossed legs in pale grey stockings and black shoes, drawn from the thigh down and filling the whole centre of the playfield; no head visible |
| Woman | Small woman's face with dark hair and a headband above the 300 advance super bonus drum at centre |
| Woman | Small showgirl in a revealing costume held by the left-hand magenta-jacketed figure |
| Woman | Small showgirl in a revealing costume held by the right-hand magenta-jacketed figure, mirrored |
| Man | Left of centre: dark-haired man in a magenta jacket with white shirt, arms raised holding a showgirl |
| Man | Right of centre: mirrored dark-haired man in a magenta jacket, arms raised holding a showgirl |
Full-length view of a brightly lit electro-mechanical playfield seen from above through the cabinet rails. The lower third is dominated by a huge stylised female showgirl drawn as an enormous pair of crossed pale legs in grey stockings and black shoes, framed by sweeping magenta and crimson fan-shaped stage curtains. Her crossed ankles sit above a green inverted triangle at the centre drain. Two small male showgirl-holding cutout figures in magenta jackets flank the mid-field, beside pink-framed arrow banners reading CHANGE, with EXTRA BALL lettering on the left lane. A central drum reads 300 ADVANCE SUPER BONUS beneath a woman's face in a headband, and the word CABARET is printed in large pale script across the gold/tan centre of the playfield. The upper third is a cluster of mushroom-capped pop bumpers with red starburst caps marked 10, orange and yellow concentric-ring targets, a yellow-and-black pieced circular target at top left, and a green-railed wire ramp. Dominant colours: hot pink/magenta, gold/tan, black, and pale blue-green. The apron carries two blue instruction cards and a pink script manufacturer mark.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- purple
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Six stacked score windows as nightclub tables with coloured satin drapes and UP markers, art-deco CABARET title in white-yellow with pinstripes dominating centre, champagne cooler with top hats and SUPER BONUS card under umbrella, blonde flapper dancing, man in white dinner jacket with monocle, cocktail-holding woman, confetti and streamers, Williams jazz-age celebration
The most memorable feature is the giant art-deco title CABARET, tall white letters with yellow fill and heavy vertical pinstripes, sitting dead centre above a champagne cooler overflowing with top hats. Second, the six stacked score windows are dressed like nightclub tables: each black reel panel sits on a coloured satin drape (purple, teal, lime, magenta, pink) with a matching tilted UP capsule above it. Third, a champagne fluted-glass tower with a yellow BALL IN PLAY card pinned to it anchors the lower centre, flanked by a toff in a white dinner jacket with a monocle and a grey-haired flapper holding a cocktail. Fourth, a SUPER BONUS card tucked under a black umbrella and hat in the ice bucket.
Setting
- Flat solid orange field with no drawn room or floor
- Nightclub/cabaret scene implied only by the costumed figures
- Gold confetti and paper streamer strips falling between the figures
Symbols
- Art-deco title lettering
- Champagne fluted-glass stack
- Yellow ball in play card
- Super bonus card
- Black top hat
- Monocle
- Cigarette
- Martini and coupe glasses
- Confetti and paper streamers
- Four numbered player circles
- Purple shield with black stars
Lettering
- Tall condensed art-deco capitals with heavy vertical pinstriping, white faces with yellow fill and outlines for the title; small yellow italic script brand name above; plain outlined capitals for the player labels in cream, orange, lime and pink; black hand-lettered condensed caps on the bonus cards
Themes
- Cabaret
- Nightclub
- Flapper
- Champagne
- Jazz-age party
- Celebration
Title on it
- Cabaret
Text on it
- CABARET
- Williams
- 1 UP
- 2 UP
- 3 UP
- 4 UP
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- 3RD PLAYER
- 4TH PLAYER
- SUPER BONUS
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1 to 4 CAN PLAY
- Invite competition
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Top left, cropped at the frame edge, brown hair, white shirt with dark bow tie and dark jacket, holding a small blue card aloft in one raised hand |
| Woman | Top right, cropped at the frame edge, pink hat and pink feathered headpiece, pale green dress with dark dotted trim, one hand raised to her face |
| Woman | Centre, blonde bobbed flapper with headband, sleeveless pale-blue low-cut dress, long white bead necklace, smiling, dancing with a cigarette in her raised hand and a glass in the other |
| Man | Centre right, black slicked hair, monocle, white dinner jacket with black lapels and black bow tie, raising a filled coupe glass behind the champagne cooler |
| Woman | Lower centre, grey finger-waved hair, pink bandeau top, holding a tall fluted glass, beside a purple shield decorated with black stars |
| Man | Lower centre right, broad-faced man with dark slicked hair, cream tuxedo jacket with black lapels, white shirt and bow tie, pocket square, holding a martini glass, looking up to the left |
A bright, flat-colour cartoon backglass on a solid orange background, laid out symmetrically around a tall white-and-yellow art-deco title. Six black-framed score windows (rectangular white windows showing black digit reels, each set in a coloured satin drape) are stacked three left and three right, each with a coloured tilted capsule marker above it reading 1 UP, 2 UP, 3 UP, 4 UP and labels 1ST PLAYER, 2ND PLAYER, 3RD PLAYER, 4TH PLAYER in coloured capitals. Down the centre column runs a nightclub scene: a blonde woman in a sleeveless pale-blue flapper dress with a white beaded necklace, dancing with a cigarette in one hand and a glass in the other; a black-bucket champagne cooler with a pegged top hat and a SUPER BONUS card; a man in a white dinner jacket and bow tie raising a coupe glass; a grey finger-waved brunette woman in a pink bandeau holding a fluted glass; and a broad man in a cream tuxedo jacket holding a martini. Confetti and gold streamers fall around them. A yellow card reading BALL IN PLAY sits lower left, a sign reads 1 to 4 CAN PLAY beside four numbered circles 1 2 3 4, and small print runs along the top edge.