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Costume design drawing, long blue evening gown #4, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "principal girl singer (blue long #4)."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a long blue evening gown with matching hair ornaments.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, topless bridesmaid, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "8 bluebells D (starbursts - bridesmaids)."
Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing a sheer blue train and headdress with accenting jewels carrying a bouquet.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

On a wooden stage decorated with yellow tables and a red and yellow curtain backdrop, entertainers perform Act 9: "Chicago," Scene 2: "Club Royale" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. At the center of the stage stands a female performer clothed in a glittery, yellow dress with a matching yellow feather headpiece. Located to the female's left is a man in mid-step who is dressed as a waiter. He is wearing a red tuxedo, a black bow tie, and is holding a metal serving tray. Dancing on either side of the waiter and central woman are other female and male performers who are paired together in a female-male fashion. The males are wearing black tuxedoes with white gloves as the females are sporting short, black dresses, a matching feathery black headpiece, black tights, and varying colored high heels. A crowd of onlookers enjoy the performance from beneath the stage.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Chicago: Club Royale

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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

On a wooden stage decorated with a metal structure that provides steps for the performers to stand on, entertainers perform the finale "New York-A Salute to Duke Ellington" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. Standing in the center front of the stage is a male performer dressed in a prison inspired black and white striped costume that shows off his midriff and has white straps for arm sleeves. Surrounding the man are other various male and females also striking poses for the crowd. The other males are dressed in prison inspired orange and black striped costumes, while the females are either sporting one-shouldered, sparkling orange dresses with matching orange feather headpieces, or a two-piece costume made out of mesh covered in sparkling orange beading and with matching orange feather headpieces.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: New York-A Salute to Duke Ellington

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Photograph of Vassili Sulich and an unidentified female dancer posing in the southern Nevada desert, 1967

Date

1967

Archival Collection

Description

One of several photographs taken by Zoran Veljkovic of Vassili Sulich and an unidentified female dancer posing in the southern Nevada desert. These photos were printed with Sulich's poem "Concerto for a dead rose" in the March 1967 issue of Dance Magazine.

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Photograph of female dancers performing in the Lido de Paris, Paris, France, 1950-1959

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Female dancers wearing beaded gowns and tiaras performing in the Lido de Paris in Paris, France.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of female dancers performing in Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950-1959

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Showgirls wearing sequined costumes with asymmetrical fur coats and cone-shaped hats with feathers performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of a showgirl performing in the Lido de Paris in Paris, France, 1951-1957

Date

1951 to 1957

Archival Collection

Description

A showgirl wearing a long-sleeved beaded costume with a train, a hat decorated with flowers, and carrying a parasol, performing in the Lido de Paris in Paris, France.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of showgirls performing in the Lido de Paris in Paris, France, 1960-1969

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Showgirls from the Lido de Paris in Paris, France, pose onstage accompanied by male dancers wearing tuxedos and holding top hats. The showgirls are wearing beaded bikinis with feathered headdresses, some with chiffon skirts, some with feathered skirts, some with chiffon capes trimmed with feathers.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of showgirls performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1972

Date

1972

Description

Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis with crepe trains and large headdresses decorated with cherry blossoms performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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