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Liz Goldwyn's lifelong fascination with the inimitable glamour of
classic burlesque inspired her to spend the past eight years
corresponding with, visiting, interviewing, receiving striptease
lessons from, and forming close relationships with the last
generation of the great American burlesque queens. In "Pretty
Things", Goldwyn invites us to step back into an era when the
hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form.
Meet Betty 'Ball of Fire' Rowland, who was known for her flaming
red hair and bump-and-grind routines (it turns out she once sued
the author's grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., for using her stage
name and costume in his Hollywood picture, Ball of Fire). Meet
Sherry Britton, who, with her long black hair and curvy, trim
physique, was among the most stunning of the burlesque stars before
Mayor LaGuardia outlawed burlesque in New York. Meet Zorita, whose
sexually explicit Consummation of the Wedding of the Snake dance
(performed with a live snake) and other daring performances earned
her legendary status. Goldwyn draws back the curtain to reveal the
personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and
power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten
them - despite today's resurgence of the art of burlesque.
'Lovingly documented' ("W Magazine") Goldwyn draws from hundreds of
archival photographs, costume sketches, newspaper clippings, and
mementoes that she has collected along the way. "Pretty Things" is
at once a feast for the eyes and a tale of fleeting stardom and
self-discovery.
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