| Description |
xxiv, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Welcome to the Burly show -- The reunion -- Six feet of spice -- Don't tell mama (or the kids) -- One glove at a time -- Circus life -- Tiny Kline -- Those marvelous Minskys -- The peelers -- It's a mad, mad world -- The straights -- The tit singer -- From A to C -- Backstage -- The censors -- A bump... -- The paddy wagon -- Little flower -- The high cost of stripping -- Family life -- All you need is love -- Florida -- On the road again -- Sugar sugar -- Theatres -- Legendary ladies -- Birds of a feather -- You gotta have a gimmick -- The swinging g-string -- Stage door Johnnies -- Money -- Mixing -- Interlude before evening -- Men who made us great -- The exotic others -- Pasties and more -- The Burly beat -- The mob -- Texas justice -- ...And a grind -- The show must go on -- Gossip -- Women who changed Burlesque -- A leap of faith -- Bye, bye Burlesque -- Blackout. |
| Subject |
Burlesque (Theater) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Stripteasers -- Biography.
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Traveling theater.
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| ISBN |
9781620876916 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1620876914 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781629144962 paperback 16.95 |
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1629144967 paperback 16.95 |
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