Burlesque

BURLESQUE. The term burlesque conjures up images of strippers strutting down a runway before an audience of cigar-chewing, dirty old men. But there were really two kinds of burlesque in America. Of course, by the time of the strip acts, the burlesque shows of the first type were long gone. The original burlesque was broad parodies of popular plays and entertainments of the turn of the century. These burlesques were performed as afterpieces or during act breaks. The company would...