![]() ![]() This titillating form of entertainment found a home in New Orleans, with the majority of its more than 50 burlesque clubs residing on or near Bourbon Street. Signs for headliners such as Lilly Christine the Cat Girl, Kalantan the Heavenly Body, and Alouette LeBlanc the Tassel Twirler could be seen in front of venues such as Leon Prima’s 500 Club, the Sho-Bar, and Silver Frolics. In fact, burlesque was so profitable that some former music clubs changed their formats to include the striptease: the Mardi Gras Lounge, for example, installed a velvet swing used by dancers, and Casino Royale became Stormy’s Casino Royale in 1948, named for (but not owned by) its star act, Stacy “Stormy” Lawrence.Ī brochure includes images of Stacy "Stormy" Lawrence and Kitty West, who starred as "Evangeline the Oyster Girl." ( THNOC, 2017.0103) The building in the right foreground had formerly been Stormy's Casino Royale. Beginning in the 1930s, burlesque performances-vaudevillian variety shows featuring the striptease-swept the country. By 1950, there were tens of thousands of people involved in the burlesque industry, including dancers, musicians, actors, stage managers, and office personnel.Ī 1959 image shows the corner of Bourbon and St.
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