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Costume design drawing, showgirl in a jacket, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 dancing nudes-E, (green jackets, g strings)."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a green and white sports jacket and a g-string.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, nude showgirls in ruffled capes, Las Vegas, 1968

Date

1968

Description

Costume Details: Pencil sketches of nude showgirls in oversized ruffled capes trimmed with jewels; no. 1 shows front and back; no. 5 shows topless costume with collar, headdress and skirt with oversized ruffled bottom.
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Performance Name: Opening
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)

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Stardust Lido Show showgirls in costumes: photographic print, 1980

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00171
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component

Photograph of five Minsky's showgirls on stage at the Aladdin, Las Vegas (Nev.),1968-1973

Date

1968 to 1973

Description

Five showgirls in fringed bikini-style costumes posing in front of a silver curtain. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of topless showgirls in Arabian-themed stage scene, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

Topless showgirls in long white dresses and pill-box hats hold the long trains of a dancer at center stage wearing a tall feathered headdress. The stage is set in an Arabian-Indian theme with hanging drapes, gold scrollwork screens and misting fountains.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Dean Martin onstage with showgirls in cowgirl costumes, Las Vegas, circa 1950s

Date

1950

Archival Collection

Description

Dean Martin performing onstage with showgirls (most likely, Copa Girls) at the Sands Hotel.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Image

Photograph of a man with a showgirl posing onstage with an elephant costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date

1957 to 1969

Description

An unidentified man stands onstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a showgirl with a pantomime elephant costume. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

Image

#1 showgirls and female and male starburst adagio: original preliminary sketches, 1997

Date

1997

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- Costume production and design -- Opening

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Film negatives of showgirls posing with security officers for Moulin Rouge publicity, May 6, 1955

Date

1955-05-06

Description

Series of eight black and white film negatives of two showgirls posing in Moulin Rouge T-shirts at the Moulin Rouge prior to opening day, dated May 6, 1955.

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Costume design drawing, showgirl with snake, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 black girls (serving trays)." Handwritten text on drawing: "with snake prop."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing beaded bikini with matching hair covering posing with a snake prop.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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