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Photograph of three Minsky's Burlesque cast members in front of a painted wooden set piece, Playboy Hotel, Chicago (Ill.), circa 1977

Date

1976 to 1978

Description

A male dancer in a white pantsuit and two female dancers (one in white pants and white cropped top, and one in a white bikini-style costume with a feathered headdress) pose in front of painted wooden set piece in the Playboy Hotel. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

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Photographs of Minsky's cast members in "Happy New Year" poses, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

A 12-photograph proof sheet of several Minsky's female cast members displaying costumes in various poses. Eight of the photos feature a showgirl posing with a table and blocks that spell out "Happy New Year" in various poses. Two of the photos feature three showgirls wearing oversized t-shirts that read "Minsky's Burlesque 69." Two of the photos feature a showgirl posing with a table and streamers, and is wearing a white mesh mini dress with long sleeves holding a bottle of champagne and two champagne glasses.

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Photograph of the interior of the Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati (Ohio), 1970

Date

1970

Description

The Shubert Theatre stage as seen from the upper balcony. Two sections of box seats are visible as well as the orchestra pit. The 3,000 seat Shubert Theater was built inside what was originally the city’s original YMCA (which opened in 1848). The theater opened in 1921 as a venue for legitimate theatrical performances. The Shubert Theater switched to a combined use venue for movies and stage shows in 1935. The theater was closed in 1953 and reopened as Rev. Earl Ivies' Revival Temple. Just two years later, however, the Shubert Theater was renovated and once again returned to legitimate theater. In 1976, the Shubert Theater was demolished to make way for a parking lot. Today, there is an office building on the site. Site Name: Shubert Theater (Cincinnati, Ohio) Street Address: 90 East 7th Street

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Photograph of the stage area of the Shubert Theatre, Cincinnati (Ohio), 1970

Date

1970

Description

Three unidentified men on the stage of the Shubert Theatre as seen from the balcony seats. The 3,000 seat Shubert Theater was built inside what was originally the city’s original YMCA (which opened in 1848). The theater opened in 1921 as a venue for legitimate theatrical performances. The Shubert Theater switched to a combined use venue for movies and stage shows in 1935. The theater was closed in 1953 and reopened as Rev. Earl Ivies' Revival Temple. Just two years later, however, the Shubert Theater was renovated and once again returned to legitimate theater. In 1976, the Shubert Theater was demolished to make way for a parking lot. Today, there is an office building on the site. Site Name: Shubert Theater (Cincinnati, Ohio) Street Address: 90 East 7th Street

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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964

Date

1964

Description

Four topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, and five female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with sheer beaded long skirted dresses, sheer face veils, and small tiara headdresses surround a male and female pair of dancers at the center of the stage. The male dancer is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle cuffs, and hat. The female dancer is topless, and wearing a beaded fringe-style skirt, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is seated on either side of a runway. A cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms) is visible in the background.

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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964

Date

1964

Description

Six topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, a male dancer is standing on a three-tiered platform and is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle neck collar and cuffs, and hat. He is standing in front of a cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms). Another female dancer is standing on the floor facing the male dancer, and wearing sheer beaded pants and bikini top, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is visible in the foreground.

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Photograph of Minsky's showgirl posing on a sofa at the Playboy Hotel, Chicago (Ill.), circa 1977

Date

1976 to 1978

Description

A Minsky's showgirl posing on a sofa at the Playboy Hotel. The Playboy hotel was originally named The Knickerbocker, and has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. After completing a multi-million dollar renovation in 2008, the hotel has reinvented itself once again. However, the elegant two-storied lobby still honors the hotel's historic past, with marble ornaments and wood moldings. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

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