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Program for Feminine Touch at the Silverbird Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1980s
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Archival Collection
Description
Program for "Feminine Touch" production at the Silverbird Hotel & Casino, produced and directed by Matt Gregory.
Show Name: The Feminine Touch
Site Name: Silverbird Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Program for Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1968
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Archival Collection
Description
A program for the 1968 edition of the show "Folies Bergere" performed at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Les Folies Bergere (Tropicana Hotel: Las Vegas, Nevada)
Site Name: Tropicana Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Kim Krantz oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Kim Krantz conducted by Joyce (Marshall) Moore on February 26, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Krantz begins her interview discussing her transition from an east coast dancer to a Las Vegas, Nevada dancer. Krantz discusses the performing scene at the time and the general distaste dancers had for showgirls. Krantz goes on to discusses the details of nudity in performances and the relationships show directors like Harold Minsky and Donn Arden had with their performers. Krantz also discusses her experiences as a dancer and her opinions about the treatment of African American dancers.
Archival Collection
Personal, 1910s-1990s
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Scope and Contents
The personal series (1910s-1990s) consists primarily of material documenting Donn Arden’s personal life but also includes information about people who worked closely with Arden, and general information on dance, production shows, and showgirls from 1917 to 1993.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Donn Arden Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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