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Burlesque on Ben-Hur, c. 1900. A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. [1] The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery. [2] [3]
Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition. Palgrave Macmillan US. ISBN 978-1-137-37872-9. DiNardo, Kelly. "Gilded Lili: Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique"; Archive of articles, video, pictures and interviews about neo-burlesque. [ISBN missing] Kenrick, John. A History of The Musical Burlesque; Sanders, Andrew (1994).
At the age of 20, [2]: 176 on 5 November 1967, [4] Cash attended a Dallas Cowboys home game against the Atlanta Falcons. [3] [4] Walking down an aisle carrying candy floss from a concessions stand, wearing a short skirt, Cash realised that she was attracting a lot of attention, including from print and television journalists, and did a small dance. [3]
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Juanita Dale Slusher (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2005), better known by her stage name Candy Barr, was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men's magazines of the mid-20th century.
Vedette is a French word that designates the star of a show, at the top of the billing. [1] The meaning of the term has changed over the years. From the early twentieth century, it began to be used for the main female artists in cabaret shows such as burlesque, vaudeville, music hall or revue.
The Serpentine Dance was a frequent subject of early motion pictures, as it highlighted the new medium's ability to portray movement and light.Two particularly well-known versions were Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1894), a performance by Broadway dancer Annabelle Whitford from Edison Studios, and a Lumière brothers film made in 1896. [6]