burlyqnell: Rose La Rose
When this photo was used in promo ads, it frequently had a pasty drawn over the nipple..
Pat Hobson
Excerpt from an article in the September ‘56 issue of ‘CABARET’ magazine.. Featuring Warren St. Thomas’ ‘The Tropics’ nightclub; located in Denver, Colorado..
burlyqnell: Ann Perri (“The Jane Russell of Burlesk”) lounging about sans costume..

Pat “Amber” Halladay

Novita (aka. Rosie Mitchell)
Posing with popular Burlesk comic Little Jack Little, for a candid photo taken backstage at the ‘FOLLIES Theatre’ in Los Angeles..
Image courtesy of Novita, The Pixie of Burlesque..

In November of ‘54, Nejla Ates poses for N.Y. sculptor Albino Manca..
Famed Broadway publicist David Merrick commissioned the life-size statue, and placed it in a well-travelled section of Central Park; as a well-crafted publicity stunt designed to promote the star of his current Burlesque musical: ‘FANNY’..
Pepper Powell
Snaps on rubber panties, grabs the nearest bullwhip, and poses for another of Irving Klaw’s infamous Fetish Wear photoshoots.. This time in COLOR!






