Burlesque in Boston, MA.

Gone now, more info here and here:

…built in 1908 to house vaudeville-style “clean” burlesque shows… a stage that hosted innovative, racially integrated shows and that provides a window into working-class popular entertainment of the early 20th century
 Title: Drama unfolds in the life of a burlesque theater
 Author: Gregory M. Lamb
 Publication: The Christian Science Monitor  


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Love this! I’ve been exploring all the “ghost ad” sites online this morning. Thanks for archiving our advertising history. Isn’t the typography wonderful?

Deb Budd added these pithy words on Sep 10 10 at 9:50 am

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