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Pages in category "American burlesque performers" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Burlesque performers — people who have been professional burlesque entertainers during their careers. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories ...
Heather Renée Sweet (born September 28, 1972), known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, actress, and businesswoman. [1] She is credited with re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker "Queen of Burlesque".
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Advertisement for a burlesque troupe, 1898 Souvenir programme for Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué. American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall, and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in the United States in the late 1860s and slowly evolved to feature ribald comedy and female nudity.
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.
– July 27, 1972) was an American burlesque dancer, film actress, and stripper nicknamed the "Queen of Burlesque," the title of a 1946 Hollywood film in which she appeared. She was one of the rare women on the burlesque circuit to evolve from performer to theater owner when, later in her life, she traded her performing career for that of owner ...
Mollie Williams (born Mollie Hersh; March 18, 1884 – January 5, 1954) was an American burlesque artist and producer. She was best known for producing, writing, and starring in her own revue, The Mollie Williams Show.