For the first time, stunning images of the women of the burlesque stage are gathered together in one great volume. In period photographs the timeless beauty of those exotic women who titillated, teased, and sometimes tortured their audiences is captured and celebrated. These memorable images make it clear that, when it comes to a beautiful body and a gorgeous face, tastes change very little. And just as in the past, the imagination is encouraged to run wild and ponder what might have been. This is a book to relax with and enjoy over and over again. Its rich, nostalgic view of a bygone era in American entertainment will please everyone, men and women alike. A "revealing" piece of Americana!
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Len Rothe has an extensive background in advertising, sales promotion, and speech writing. He lives in New Jersey.
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June Cleaver they ain't,
By "e-dahlia" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Queens of Burlesque: Vintage Photographs of the 1940s and 1950s (Schiffer Pictorial Essay) (Paperback)
Mr.Rothe has lovingly put together the photographs of burlesque stars and forgotten performers that would have appeared in publicity packages, coming attractions posters,lobby cards, and advertisments fifty years ago. Not all of the women are conventionally beautiful, and their costumes would be considered less than risque by current standards. These are women that time and mainstream history have ignored.The exsistence of their images is important: for feminists, for people interested in the history of costume, for modern consumers of sex work, for those that think of Doris Day as being the penultimate 1950's woman. Enjoy this piece of work and contemplate where these lovely ladies are now...
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A Time-Capsule of Burlesque,
This review is from: The Queens of Burlesque: Vintage Photographs of the 1940s and 1950s (Schiffer Pictorial Essay) (Paperback)
Marvelous collection of vintage photos assembled into a lovely coffee-table book. It's difficult to remember that most of these photos were taken a half century ago because the quality is so spectacular.
Suggested companion reading: "The Bare Truth" - Len Rothe "Gypsy" - Gypsy Rose Lee "Minsky's Burlesque" - Morton Minsky "My G-String Mother" - Erik Lee Preminger "This Was Burlesque" - Ann Corio
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Great research,
By Aida Gomez (Hollywood Hills) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Queens of Burlesque: Vintage Photographs of the 1940s and 1950s (Schiffer Pictorial Essay) (Paperback)
As a former dancer I enjoyed the pictures and shared them with a friend who was an exotic dancer of that time. We both enjoyed the book very much. Lots of good research done here. I have tried to find pictures of Dreamy Darnell 1950-53 and can not find a thing, so I know it can take frustrating long hours of work to find these old pictures. Thanks
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