Presenting historical images that celebrate the Golden Age of Burlesque and Striptease..
Candy Barr (aka. Juanita Slusher) is featured in an article scanned from the September ‘56 issue of ‘MODERN MAN’ magazine..
BOSOM SECRETS OF BURLESQUE
In the May ‘56 issue of ‘MODERN MAN’ magazine, an article provides details on the surgery René André underwent, to increase her bustline.. Small 1-inch incisions under each breast to allow her plastic surgeon to implant small nylon discs.. Gah!!
René André
Colorized photo scanned from the December ‘56 issue of ‘Cabaret Queens Quarterly’..
Kalantan (aka. Mary Ellen Tillotson) appears in a pictorial scanned from the pages of the July ‘56 issue of ‘FOTO-RAMA’ digest magazine..
Jennie Lee aka. “The Bazoom Girl”..
Just back from a tour in Japan, Jennie poses for a color centerfold featured in the November ‘56 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine..
Vivian Berry is featured on the cover of ‘NIGHT LIFE in Chicago’; a free entertainment guide offered to tourists and travelling businessmen.. It promotes her appearance in the Girl Floor Show at EDDY FOY’S nightclub..
Large crowds at the ‘56 edition of the ‘Canadian National Exhibition’ gather to hear the barker’s spiel for the ‘STRIPORAMA’ girlie-revue; featuring top headliner: Jennie Lee..
Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips inadvertently gave tremendous free publicity to the exhibit, by complaining to local newspapers about the show’s “nudity and suggestiveness..” As a result, intrigued readers flocked to the CNE to find out firsthand what all the fuss was about?..
Geraldine Garner sings: “I Must Have That Man”
On August 30th - 1956, Sequin announced that an appearance at Newark’s popular ‘EMPIRE Burlesk Theatre’ would be her last in Burly-Q.. She gave away her G-Strings to visiting newspaper men. And told them she was pursuing a career as a Jazz singer.. Her first date as a songstress would be at Chicago’s ‘BLACK ORCHID’ nightclub..
