Behind the Burly Q: the Story of Burlesque in America 9781629144962, 9781629148687, 1629148687

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

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