Presenting historical images that celebrate the Golden Age of Burlesque and Striptease..
Vintage photo dated from March of ‘64, features the marquee and entrance to Chicago’s ‘FOLLIES Theatre’ (once known as the ‘GEM Theatre’); located at 450 S. State Street..
Vintage 60’s-era promo poster for the ‘NEW FOLLIES Burlesk’ Theatre in San Francisco..
“Amateur Striptease Contests” were all the rage during the mid-1960’s.. Rose La Rose ran regular contests at her Theatre in Toledo, Ohio.. Burlesque was waning, and many top dancers began retiring. This kind of promotion was designed not only to find “new” (and cheaper) talent.. But to generate interest in audiences that wouldn’t necessarily attend a Burlesque show..
SINNER-AMA BURLESK — STRIPS Around The WORLD
A vintage photograph from 1958 features traffic out front of the ‘TIMES Theatre’ marquee, in New York City..
Vintage 50’s-era matchbook for ‘’GAYETY Theatre Lounge’ located on Collins Avenue at 20th Street; in Miami Beach, Florida.. Look into their “Special Group Rates”!!
Vintage candid photo from 1969 features a rainy afternoon at the ‘GAYETY Theatre Lounge’; located on Collins Avenue (at 20th Street) in Miami Beach, Florida.. Anne Howe appears on a lobby poster as the week’s Featured Attraction..
An unusual quartet of vintage 50’s-era candid photos features showgirls from Seattle’s ‘RIVOLI Theatre’ in a parade car.. Dunno the occasion of the parade. And sadly, I’m unable to identify any of the performers shown.. Looks like they’re having fun, though!
Vintage 50’s-era photograph captures showgirls relaxing in their dressing room, at the ‘RIVOLI Theatre’ in Seattle..
STRIPS AROUND THE WORLD • SINNER-AMA BURLESK
Vintage photo from 1953 highlights the marquee of the ‘TIMES Theatre’; located at 8th Avenue & 41st Street, in New York City.. “HOT MUSIC” and “LOW Comedy SKITS”!!
Vintage 50’s-era candid photo featuring the front of the ‘RIVOLI Theatre’; located in Seattle, Washington.. Gay Dawn appears on the marquee as the week’s Featured Attraction..
A vintage UPI press photo from late-March 1978, features Marilyn Marshall posing in front of Philadelphia’s legendary ‘TROC Theatre’.. She was set to perform there, as part of a show that would be a celebratory nod to the venue’s rich Burlesque past.. The building would be remodeled shortly thereafter, and re-open as a Chinese movie house..
