Bibliograph

Behind the burly Q, the story of burlesque in America, Leslie Zemeckis ; foreword by Blaze Starr

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Label

Behind the burly Q, the story of burlesque in America, Leslie Zemeckis ; foreword by Blaze Starr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography (p. 342-344) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Behind the burly Q

Responsibility statement

Leslie Zemeckis ; foreword by Blaze Starr

Sub title

the story of burlesque in America

Summary

Burlesque was one of America's most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the twentieth century. Gaudy, bawdy, and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of paying customers seven days a week, week after week. And yet the legacy of burlesque is often vilified and misunderstood, left out of the history books. By telling the intimate and surprising stories from its golden age through the women (and men!) who lived it, Behind the Burly Q reveals the true story of burlesque, even as it experiences a new renaissance

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Welcome to the Burly Show -- ch. 2 The Reunion -- ch. 3 Six Feet of Spice -- ch. 4 Don't Tell Mama (or the Kids) -- ch. 5 One Glove at a Time -- ch. 6 Circus Life -- ch. 7 Tiny Kline -- ch. 8 Those Marvelous Minskys -- ch. 9 The Peelers -- ch. 10 It's a Mad, Mad World -- ch. 11 The Straights -- ch. 12 The Tit Singer -- ch. 13 From A to C -- ch. 14 Backstage -- ch. 15 The Censors -- ch. 16 A Bump... -- ch. 17 The Paddy Wagon -- ch. 18 Little Flower -- ch. 19 The High Cost of Stripping -- ch. 20 Family Life -- ch. 21 All You Need Is Love -- ch. 22 Florida -- ch. 23 On the Road Again -- ch. 24 Sugar Sugar -- ch. 25 Theatres -- ch. 26 Legendary Ladies -- ch. 27 Birds of a Feather -- ch. 28 You Gotta Have a Gimmick -- ch. 29 The Swinging G-String -- ch. 30 Stage Door Johnnies -- ch. 31 Money -- ch. 32 Mixing -- ch. 33 Interlude Before Evening -- ch. 34 Men Who Made Us Great -- ch. 35 The Exotic Others -- ch. 36 Pasties and More --Contents note continued: ch. 37 The Burly Beat -- ch. 38 The Mob -- ch. 39 Texas Justice -- ch. 40 ... And a Grind -- ch. 41 The Show Must Go On -- ch. 42 Gossip -- ch. 43 Women Who Changed Burlesque -- ch. 44 A Leap of Faith -- ch. 45 Bye, Bye Burlesque -- ch. 46 Blackout

Target audience

adult

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