BURLESQUE POSTER DANCERS STATUE OF LIBERTY VINTAGE 654 Start Price USD 7.49 Current Price USD 7.49 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 7.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, December 01, 2008 End Time Monday, December 08, 2008 Location Trenton, New Jersey See more about 'BURLESQUE POSTER DANCERS STATUE OF LIBERTY VINTAGE 654' Description BURLESQUE POSTER 1897 DANCERS STATUE OF LIBERTY VINTAGEThe2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction print of a VERY HOT burlesque poster from 1898.  Many burlesque posters were very busy with many insets and lots of people—both burlesque queens and their patrons.  This one is notable for it’s simplicity.  It features three beautiful women dancing in front of New York’s Statue of Liberty.  The women are wearing what is meant to be “French” hats and of course any person of this era would have known that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.  The commonly held view  of French women is that they were notoriously “naughty”.  This is a must-have poster for every collector of burlesque or theatre memorabilia. The word burlesque has been used to describe a theatrical genre over a two hundred year period from the 1840’s to the 1940’s.  The problem is that genre evolved during that two-hundred year period and most people apply the term to the type of theatre at the end of the period.  In fact, the productions were ribald almost from the start, but in the beginning the ribald was less flamboyant then the later period.  Burlesque theatre ridiculed the serious and, less often, made the ridiculous serious.  As it evolved, it became an entertainment for lower and middle class audiences.  What packed the houses were the sights of women in flesh covered tights sandwiched between comedy and music.  Over time the shows became more and more risqué resulting in reform mayors (including New York’s LaGuardia) demanding the police raid the theatres presenting them.  Such a raid is the subject of the movie The Night They Raided Minsky’s.  As radio and television developed many of the performers who did comedy in the burlesque houses became radio and television stars.  Included among these were future musical comedy stars Jackie Gleason, Fanny Brice, Bert Lahr, W.C. Fields, Red Skelton, Phil Silvers, and Bob Hope.   Perhaps its most lasting legacy is that it changed the role of females in entertainment.  At a time when society demanded women dress in Victorian style full-length dresses—burlesque challenged that style—an, in later periods, may have influenced the movies.  Would Busby Berkley and even Ester Williams ever been possible without the groundbreaking burlesque troupes? For better or worse,  burlesque left a lasting impression on the theatre.    This print is on a high-quality 100# glossy text paper.  The poster measures 10.5” X 14.25.  It has  a small border to allow for framing.  This is perfect for a standard 16” x 20”  frame, a manageable size for a variety of decorating purposes.    Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!