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Pretty Things : The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens by Liz Goldwyn (2006, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100060889446

ISBN-139780060889449

eBay Product ID (ePID)52608344

Product Key Features

Book TitlePretty Things : the Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicTheater / History & Criticism, Dance / History & Criticism, Dance / General

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts

AuthorLiz Goldwyn

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight55.2 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width9.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-041817

ReviewsThe art of burlesque is lovingly documented through long-lost photographs as well as designer sketches and interviews., The tension between Goldwyn's burlesque fantasy and the reality of the subjects' grisly lives pervades the documentary, lurking barely beneath the surface., This coffee table treasure serves as . . . a fitting paean to this once-forgotten generation of women., Liz Goldwyn illustrates an era in classic American entertainment with hundreds of archival photographs, costume sketches and newspaper clips., In Liz Goldwyn's Pretty Things, stripteasers bump and grind into the often dark reality of modern burlesque queens.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal792.70973

Synopsis"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., 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 queeens. 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., " 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 queeens. 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. "", Goldwyn invites readers to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form. She 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., "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.

LC Classification NumberPN1942.G66 2006