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..
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Julie Gibson appears in the play: “WHITE CARGO”, as staged by ‘The Kenley Players’.. The theatre shown here, was located on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey..
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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..
Harry Steppe’s BURLESQUERS
Harry Steppe was a character comedian during the early 1900’s and was known as: “The Hebrew Gent”.. He had a popular travelling show which played across the U.S. and Canada, from 1911-1938.. This formal troupe photo from June 1918 features the “Razzle Dazzle Girls”, (posing with the rest of the cast) outside the ‘GAYETY Theatre’ in Philadelphia, PA..
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..
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..
BURLESQUE RETURNS TO BOSTON!
Looking not unlike a character from a Martin Scorsese film,— entrepreneur Joe Savino poses proudly in front of his ‘PILGRIM Theatre’ in Boston.. In July of ‘73, Savino staged an old-style Burlesque show there; complete with chorus girls, fan dancers, comedians, and a live orchestra.. Liz Renay would headline the inaugural Striptease performances..
Vintage photo dated from July of ‘41, features a wary employee standing at the entrance of an unidentified Burlesque theatre; located somewhere on S. State Street in Chicago..
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..
