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Striptease: From Gaslight To Spotlight

by Jessica Glasscock · 2003

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This volume reveals the history of the striptease from its roots in popular stage shows to its wonderfully garish heyday. The book highlights such performers as Isadora Duncan, Ruth St Denis, Maud Allen, Loie Fuller, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ann Corio, Tempest Storm and Blaze Starr.

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