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Pretty Things The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens by Liz Goldwyn

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Pretty Things The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens by Liz Goldwyn. 2006 SIGNED 1st Edition; signed by Author Liz Goldwyn with sweet inscription boldly in silver marker. Large Pink Hardcover Book. Dimensions: 11.25 X 9.5 X 1.25 inches; 304 pages; Signed by Author. “The most comprehensive study on the era of burlesque.” —V Magazine Training her journalist’s eye on the glitter and glamour of American burlesque’s Greatest Generation, Liz Goldwyn takes readers on an enthralling tour of the original queens of the striptease. Goldwyn’s incisive expose is a retrospective of the sights and spectacles of burlesque’s golden age—and an intimate look at the women whose sexuality, ambition, and verve brought the cabaret stage to life. Today, as burlesque enters a heady resurgence worldwide—with festivals around the globe, popular books like Burlesque Fetish and The Burlesque Handbook, and even a School of Burlesque in New York City—Pretty Things offers a unique and exciting look at its formative past and its earliest heroines. From the Back Cover: Liz Goldwyn's lifelong fascination with the inimitable glamour of classic burlesque inspired her to spend the past eight years corresponding with, visiting, interviewing, receiving striptease lessons from, and forming close relationships with the last generation of the great American burlesque queens. Goldwyn invites us to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form.Meet Betty "Ball of Fire" Rowland, who was known for her flaming red hair and bump–and–grind routines. (It turns out she once sued the author's grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., for using her stage name and costume in his Hollywood picture, Ball of Fire.) Meet Sherry Britton, who, with her long black hair and curvy, trim physique, was among the most stunning of the burlesque stars before Mayor LaGuardia outlawed burlesque in New York. Meet Zorita, whose sexually explicit "Consummation of the Wedding of the Snake" dance (performed with a live snake) and other daring performances earned her legendary status. Goldwyn draws back the curtain to reveal the personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten them–despite today's resurgence of burlesque. USA: Harper Collins, 2006. Book. Good. Hardcover. Paper along spine has scrape marks, corners lightly bumped. Interior is clean. Mild edge wear and slight fading to spine.

Dimensions:

Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)

Style:

Hollywood Regency (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

2006