Burlesque As You like It: Peek A Boo (1953) a live performance & classic burly q!

Burlesque drew and draws couples, groups of women because it was a show. Singers, comedians & dancers. It wasn't just about the hustle. Women loved the burlyq.

A filmed record of a burlesque show featuring strippers and comedians. Directed by Lillian Hunt Venus Self (as Venus the Body Beautiful) Patti Waggin Self (as Patti) The Duponts Themselves: Jennie Lee Self: Leon DeVoe Self: Billy Foster Self: Johnny Maloney Self: Jack Mann Self: Marlana Self: Pat O'Shea Self :- Vocalist Suzette Self : Virginia Valentine Self: Sherry Winters

Click this link to watch PEEK A BOO

And now some classic burlyq:

More Patti Waggin:

The Re-Imagined story of Burlesque Queen Patti Waggin and her Major League Baseball pitcher husband, Don Rudolph as inspired by the book "Fan Letters to a Stripper; A Patti Waggin Tale." They fought for civil rights and for women's rights and they carried on a tremendous love affair. More at www.majorleaguestripper.com where you can also find NFTs. This is a dramatic podcast with video. Click on watch on YouTube:

Gypsy Rose Lee:

Behind the paywall: ICONIC DIVA ROLE! | Gypsy (1993) | FULL MOVIE | Bette Midler

Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother. Adapted from the original Broadway musical with Book by Arthur Laurents (based on the real story of Gypsy Rose Lee, her mother and sister, actress June Havoc) and Music by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim. The musical features legendary numbers like Some People, Small World, Let Me Entertain You, Everything's Coming Up Roses, Together Wherever We Go, and Rose's Turn Midler takes the reins on Mama Rose, one of the tour-de-force female lead characters in the history of Broadway and movie musicals