Presenting historical images that celebrate the Golden Age of Burlesque and Striptease..
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..
Ann Perri relaxes in her Living Room..
A vintage 50’s-era photo highlights an appearance by Lynne O’Neill at the ‘Village Paradise’ nightclub, in NYC’s Greenwich Village..
Irma The Body was a Jersey Girl with a passion for “Pembroke Welsh Corgi” dogs. With the help of her mom, she ran a small breeding operation. And during the 1960’s, Irma travelled on the Burlesque circuit with as many as 4 of these dogs; scheduling each of her appearances to coincide with local Dog Shows throughout the Northeast U.S. and Canada..
burlyqnell: Candid photo of all 6’ 8” ( before heels) of Ricki Covette; here, modeling a polka-dot bikini..
Betty (Blue Eyes) Howard headlines the marquee of the ‘BROADWAY To HOLLYWOOD’ carnival burlesque show, at the 1958 New York State Fair.. On the bottom tier of this image, she can be seen standing off to the Right, draped in a white fur stole..
In her dressing room, Arlene Stevens prepares for another performance of her “Birth Of A Pearl” routine..
burlyqnell: Vintage photo of Jennie Lee feeding her dog “Duke” backstage. I suspect this was an unpublished image from a magazine pictorial, because the other photos I purchased with this one, all had cropping dimensions written on the back of them..
Between shows, famed photographer WeeGee captures an image of Kalantan (aka. Mary Ellen Tillotson) catching some Zzz’s in her dressing room..
Venus The Body (aka. Jean Smyle) flashes her panties in this 50’s-era candid photo from an outdoor shoot.. Likely for publication in one of the many “Artist’s Models” pocket digests, being produced at that time..
