Mae West: Mammaries Memory

Memories of mammaries and the glory days of MAE WEST are being invoked as people prepare for "The Big Reveal," Jim Thorpe’s First Annual Burlesque Festival this weekend.
• • 2-Day Benefit for Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe, PA • •
• • According to an article in The Weekender, The Mauch Chunk Opera House, where the main event will be located, is one of America’s oldest vaudeville theaters. Opened in 1881, the opera house was a regular stop on the vaudeville circuit and has hosted legendary performers such as Mae West, Al Jolsen, W.C. Fields, and others.
• • Kenny Luck writes: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, burlesque evolved as a working-class alternative to upper-class entertainment. Its popularity was fueled by exposing Victorian-era sexual taboos. However, the good times would not last. By the early 1930s, Burlesque began to fade in the collective consciousness as new forms of entertainment — and sexuality — emerged. Burlesque morphed into the striptease, while the more interesting artistic and creative aspects of the show disappeared.
• • Kenny Luck adds: However, by the mid-1990s a neo-burlesque revival was beginning to blossom with a new generation of performers such as Dita Von Teese leading the way. A major motion picture entitled “Burlesque” starring Cher and Christine Aguilera, is set to debut in November. ...
• • For details about the fundraiser taking place in Pennsylvania on March 26th — 27th, see the publication below.
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• • Article: "The best of burlesque"
• • Byline: Kenny Luck
• • Published in: The Weekender (Wilkes-Barre, PA) — — www.theweekender.com
• • Published on: 23 March 2010
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• • Tell them you heard about it on the MAE WEST BLOG.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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