Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America
โ Scribed by Zemeckis, Leslie
- Book ID
- 107818589
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 9 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781620876916
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Burlesque was one of America's most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy, and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of paying customers every night of the week. And yet the legacy of burlesque
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