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Fanny Brice was an American illustrated-song model, comedienne, and stage and radio performer. She became prominent through the Ziegfeld Follies in the 1910s and 1920s, where she used parody, character comedy, and expressive singing. Her later career included the popular radio character Baby Snooks,...
The Palace Theatre is a historic Broadway venue located at 1564 Broadway in New York City, opening its doors in 1913. Originally designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architects Kirchoff & Rose, it became the most sought-after booking in the American vaudeville circuit. In later decades, it transition...
The Windmill Theatre was a prominent revue venue located in London's West End, operating from 1931 to 1964. Managed by Laura Henderson and Vivian Van Damm, it famously bypassed strict British censorship laws by presenting nude tableaux vivants, where motionless actresses posed as classical statues....
The Raymond Revuebar was a theater located on Walker's Court in London's Soho district, opened in 1958 by publisher and club owner Paul Raymond. The venue became known for its striptease and nude cabaret performances during a period when such entertainment was being liberalized in Britain. It hosted...
Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the Ritz Theatre is a historic 1929 venue that originally hosted vaudeville and burlesque before becoming a cultural center.
The Majestic Theatre in Chicago, opened in 1906, is a historic venue that hosted vaudeville and burlesque performances before becoming a prominent Broadway-style house.
The Irving Place Theatre is a historic New York City venue that originally opened in 1888 and became renowned for hosting Yiddish theatre and later Broadway productions.
The Gayety Theatre in Baltimore was a prominent early 20th-century burlesque house, famously managed by Ike Weber, hosting major traveling circuits and vaudeville acts.
The National Winter Garden Theatre was a historic performance venue located on the Bowery in New York City, established in 1898. It gained prominence in the early 20th century as a central hub for burlesque and vaudeville entertainment. The theater is particularly recognized for hosting early produc...
The Empress Theatre in Vancouver was an early 20th-century Canadian venue notable for staging popular vaudeville, silent films, and burlesque entertainment.
The Gayety Theatre in Washington D.C. was an early 20th-century theater that hosted touring vaudeville and burlesque companies before its eventual demolition.
The Irving Place Theatre was a historic entertainment venue located at Irving Place and 15th Street in New York City. In the early 20th century, it operated as a vaudeville and burlesque house, hosting a variety of live performances. The venue was a significant location in Manhattan, reflecting the...
The Columbia Theatre in Washington D.C. was a prominent early 20th-century venue that hosted a variety of touring vaudeville acts and burlesque shows in the capital city.
Lois De Fee was a prominent American sideshow and burlesque performer known for her towering height, standing nearly six feet six inches tall, who headlined at Hubert's Museum.
The American Burlesque Wheel was a major booking organization and touring circuit active in the United States during the early 20th century. Established to manage and standardize commercial burlesque productions, it served as the primary industry rival to the Columbia Wheel. The organization booked...
The Columbia Burlesque Wheel was a prominent booking syndicate that controlled touring circuits for burlesque shows across the United States in the early 1900s. Managed by the Columbia Amusement Company, the organization provided a standardized network of theaters for traveling performers and produc...
The Tivoli Theatre in Chicago was a historic American entertainment venue that featured a mix of cinema, vaudeville, and touring burlesque shows in the 1930s.
The Bali Theatre was a prominent mid-20th-century burlesque house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for hosting traditional striptease and variety acts.
The Old Howard Theatre was a performance venue in Boston's Scollay Square, an entertainment district later demolished during urban renewal. Originally associated with legitimate theater and vaudeville, the venue became especially known in the twentieth century for burlesque programs combining comedi...
Located in Chicago, the Casino Royale Theatre was a mid-20th-century American venue famous for its lively burlesque productions and touring variety performers.
The Gayety Theatre in Washington, D.C. was a prominent early 20th-century venue that featured touring vaudeville and burlesque acts as part of the national circuit.
The Follies Theatre in Los Angeles was a prominent early 20th-century playhouse that notably transitioned to featuring headline burlesque acts during the 1940s.
George Mann's Varieties was a theatrical burlesque production company in the United States that provided touring variety shows and comic performances in the 1930s.
Minsky Goes to Paris was a touring American burlesque production from the mid-20th century, designed to bring the classic Minsky striptease format abroad.
