Legends of Burlesque
Honoring the legends of burlesque allows them to teach us how to pave the way for the next generation. At Red Hots Burlesque we highlight one of our favorite performers from the golden age of showgirls every single week. Please enjoy these biographies written by Kitty Von Quim.
Legend: Evelyn West
Red Hots Burlesque is all about outrageous women. And our legend this week had outrageous written all over her! EVELYN WEST Known as her nicknames “$50,000 Treasure Chest” and “The Hubba Hubba Girl,” burlesque legend Evelyn West was arguably the most well endowed woman to take the stage anytime in the mid-’40s through her retirement […]
read moreLegend: Ann Corio
Rise and shine, Facebook! Here’s your legend of the week! ANN CORIO d. March 1, 1999 The stunning redheaded Italian Ann Corio was a top beauty in burlesque houses on the East Coast during the 1930s. Corio started as a chorus girl, but quickly discovered there was more money in burlesque. At first her very […]
read moreLegend: Jean Idelle
Oh Mondays, you always come too early. But at least you bring some gorgeous legends just for us! JEAN IDELLE born February 27 If any of you attended last year’s Burlesque Hall of Fame, you’ll know that there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Jean Idelle performed one of her mesmerizing fan […]
read moreLegend: Toni Elling
It’s Monday morning, which means it’s time to meet another of our beautiful legends! TONI ELLING Billed as America’s Foremost Sepia Singing Ecdysiast, Toni Elling has maintained a performance career and lifestyle of sheer elegance. This once-phone operator did not take to the burlesque life until she was 32 years old after she realized that […]
read moreLegend: Lottie the Body
Let’s keep with February rolling with this week’s legend… LOTTIE THE BODY Described as Detroit’s answer to Gypsy Rose Lee, Lottie “The Body” Graves was a classically trained exotic dancer who trail-blazed through color barriers in the ’50s and ’60s. The Commodores’ “Brick House” could have been written for Detroit’s most famous burlesque star, considering […]
read moreLegend: Lili St. Cyr
Your ha-cha-cha legend this week is Lili St. Cyr! LILI ST. CYR Died Jan. 29, 1999 Before Marilyn Monroe there was Lili St. Cyr, a statuesque blonde bombshell with a mind for clever stripteases. In the ’50s she bumped Gypsy Rose Lee and other performers as the highest paid naked lady. St. Cyr, whose name […]
read moreLegend: Tempest Storm
Your legend this week is TEMPEST STORM After four years of performing dynamite burlesque performer Tempest Storm is rumored to already have insured her bosom for $1 million dollars with Lloyds of London. This raucous redhead known as “The Girl with the Fabulous Front” began her rise to burlesque stardom at a club in Oakland, California. […]
read moreLegend: Big Fannie Annie
This week we celebrate BIG FANNIE ANNIE With a tagline like “450 pounds of pure sizzling sex,” it’s no wonder Big Fannie Annie makes it high on our list of burlesque inspiration. Fannie Annie is the type of innovative gal that will whip up a stunning dress out of a velvet bedspread or swaddle herself […]
read moreLegend: Gypsy Rose Lee
This week we celebrate! GYPSY ROSE LEE b. January 9, 1911 Shrugged off by her own mother at an early age as untalented, Gypsy Rose Lee has left a legacy as one of the world’s most famous and approachable burlesque stars. Her career is said to have started from a wardrobe malfunction, when the clasp […]
read moreLegend: Blaze Starr
So I know you’re all dying to know. What has happened to the dirty word of the week now that 2013 is upon us. We are now dedicating our week of shows and our newsletter to a different legend every single week! Kitty Von Quim is so thrilled to be continuing writing for us so enjoy […]
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