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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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Photograph of performers in a Rococo period scene from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Female and male performers in Rococo period costumes in a scene from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The number "37781" from the Las Vegas News Bureau is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of showgirls performing in Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Showgirls wearing metallic skirts, beaded bras, and tiaras, performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Male dancers in tuxedos can be seen on the stairs behind the women. The number "37781" from the Las Vegas News Bureau is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of showgirls and performers in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis and large feathered headdresses perform with two female singers wearing gowns and tiaras in a production number from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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