BURLESK: As You Like It!

Marilyn Marshall     

Vintage promotional photo for the show: “This Was Burlesque”.. Marilyn was also chosen to the original cast, by fellow dancer Ann Corio..  The musical revue — modeled after vintage Burlesque productions from an earlier age — opened on Broadway in 1965..

Kitty Lynne      aka. “The Cat Girl”..

Kitty poses for a promotional portrait photo, for the show: “This Was Burlesque”.. She was hand-picked to the original cast, by dancer Ann Corio..  The musical — which was modeled after vintage Burlesque productions from an earlier era — opened on Broadway in 1965..

Stripper Misty Ayres takes on a rare dramatic role.. She appeared (as “Sally Downs”) in Sid Melton’s 1965 exploitation film: “BAD GIRLS DO CRY”..

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Fellow chorus girls Lili St. Cyr and Yvonne DeCarlo (foreground) relax with an unidentified man, between performances at the ‘FLORENTINE Gardens’ in Hollywood.. Yeah, you heard right, folks!!.. “Lily Munster” once danced in the same chorus line as Lili St. Cyr, back in the early 1940’s..

This candid photo was published in Lili’s autobiography, entitled: ‘And Men My Fuel’ ; published by Specialty, back in 1965..

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Anne Howe prepares to take the stage, in this vintage 1965 photo from the New York Daily News archive..

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Tantalizing Tee Tee Red

From a 1965 issue of ‘STRIPARAMA’ magazine..

Liz Renay

Cover to her 1965 tell-all book, entitled: “How To Attract Men”..

Tura Satana and Blaze Starr make the cover of ‘STRIPARAMA’  #7 (Vol.2 - No.7) magazine; published in 1965..

Fellow chorus girls Lili St. Cyr and Yvonne DeCarlo (foreground) relax with an unidentified man, between performances at the ‘FLORENTINE Gardens’ in Hollywood.. Yeah, you heard right, folks!!.. “Lily Munster” once danced in the same chorus line as Lili St. Cyr, back in the early 1940’s..

This candid photo was published in Lili’s autobiography, entitled: ‘And Men My Fuel’ ; published by Specialty, back in 1965..