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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl with floral platter headdress, Las Vegas, 1968
Date
1968
Archival Collection
Description
Costume Details: Sketch of topless showgirl holding oversized platter filled with purple, turquoise, yellow and green flowers over her head; oversized white hanging earrings; white bandana and netting over coiled braided hair with one braid hanging down.
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)
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Costume design drawing, trio of dancers in black fur boas, gold trimmed tops and pink and black veiled headpieces, Las Vegas, 1978
Date
1978
Archival Collection
Description
Costume Details: Trio of ballet-style dancers in black tights, sheer black tops with belled sleeves, black fur boas, short white slouch boots, and hot pink hats trimmed with black feathers and veils.
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Costume design drawing, black tails and top hat with scarlet-lined cape, Las Vegas, 1981
Date
1981
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Handwritten text on drawing: "No capes." Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 Male Dancers (Tails)."
Costume Details: Male performer in black tails and top hat with white vest and bow tie and black cape lined in jeweled scarlet.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Male performer in black tails and top hat with white vest and bow tie and black cape lined in jeweled scarlet.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, black, teal and fuchsia feathered showgirl costume, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed form original drawing index: "8 girl singers (long, black w/feathers)."
Costume Details: Jeweled sheath-style showgirl costume with split skirt, primarily black with teal and fuchsia bodice and collar trimmed with black feathers; matching hat and feathered wrap.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Gershwin
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Jeweled sheath-style showgirl costume with split skirt, primarily black with teal and fuchsia bodice and collar trimmed with black feathers; matching hat and feathered wrap.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Gershwin
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, blue ballet costume for male dancer, Las Vegas, 1981
Date
1981
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "4 Principal boy dancers (Vienna, ballet look)."
Costume Details: Male dancer in blue ballet style costume with sheer ballooned sleeves; decorated with fuchsia trim; matching boots.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Male dancer in blue ballet style costume with sheer ballooned sleeves; decorated with fuchsia trim; matching boots.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, topless gold digger showgirl #4, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "Girl singer (Gold digger showgirl #4)."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a transparent long dress with brown fur stole, both decorated with yellow and gold jewels resembling coins. A gold and yellow jeweled headdress is topped with brown fur and feathers.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: B-Babies
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a transparent long dress with brown fur stole, both decorated with yellow and gold jewels resembling coins. A gold and yellow jeweled headdress is topped with brown fur and feathers.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: B-Babies
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, teal, pink and black showgirl costume, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "8 black girl dancers (Jeweled, black, split skirts)."
Costume Details: Jeweled teal, pink, and black vertical striped showgirl costume with split skirt, matching feather headdress and cuffs.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Gershwin
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Jeweled teal, pink, and black vertical striped showgirl costume with split skirt, matching feather headdress and cuffs.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Gershwin
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in purple and black ensemble, Las Vegas, 1981
Date
1981
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "Nude showgirl (Purple #1)."
Costume Details: Topless showgirl in jeweled purple and black collar and split skirt costume with large matching trailing headdress trimmed in purple and black feathers; teal and fuchsia accents. The costume was worn from the opening night of Jubilee, July 1981 until May 1984.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Topless showgirl in jeweled purple and black collar and split skirt costume with large matching trailing headdress trimmed in purple and black feathers; teal and fuchsia accents. The costume was worn from the opening night of Jubilee, July 1981 until May 1984.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, Vienna finale costumes, Las Vegas, 1981
Date
1981
Archival Collection
Description
Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 Bluebells (Vienna hoopskirts); 16 Male dancers (Vienna-Military)."
Costume Details: Female performer in pale pink hoop skirt costume decorated with large fuchsia and purple grapes, black ribbons at waist, and teal hair ribbons. Male performer wearing a stylized military uniform costume with white tights, blue jacket, cape and hat trimmed with black feathers, and black boots.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Female performer in pale pink hoop skirt costume decorated with large fuchsia and purple grapes, black ribbons at waist, and teal hair ribbons. Male performer wearing a stylized military uniform costume with white tights, blue jacket, cape and hat trimmed with black feathers, and black boots.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Vienna
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Bluebells posing outside of Pan Am jet, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
The Bluebells dance troupe poses on the steps of a Pan Am jet plane as they arrive in Las Vegas to open the new Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel. Other members of the Bluebells pose with Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell") and Lido owner/producer Pierre-Louis Guérin on the tarmac below the plane. All are dressed in street clothes and some are holding small carry-on bags.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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