Around 2005, a long-retired Gilda (aka. Shirley Jean Measures)

Around 2005, a long-retired Gilda (aka. Shirley Jean Measures)

Burly-Q comic Bert Lahr hams it up as a policeman, in a skit

Burly-Q comic Bert Lahr hams it up as a policeman, in a skit

A candid photo captures baggy-pants comic Buddy O'Day ogling

A candid photo captures baggy-pants comic Buddy O'Day ogling

 STRIPS AROUND THE WORLD  •  SINNER-AMA BURLESK Vintage photo

STRIPS AROUND THE WORLD  •  SINNER-AMA BURLESK Vintage photo

A very young Tempest Storm appears with a marionette, in a publicity

A very young Tempest Storm appears with a marionette, in a publicity

   Jean Carroll     (aka. Mary Henrici) Jean began her career

Jean Carroll     (aka. Mary Henrici) Jean began her career

Showgirls Odessa Lauren (Left) and Doris Duane (Right) sandwich

Showgirls Odessa Lauren (Left) and Doris Duane (Right) sandwich

Burly-Q comic Bert Lahr hams it up as a policeman, in a skit

Burly-Q comic Bert Lahr hams it up as a policeman, in a skit

Cookie Siedel

Cookie Siedel

Lili St. Cyr’s half-sister Dardy Orlando shares the burlesque

Lili St. Cyr’s half-sister Dardy Orlando shares the burlesque

burleskateer:A very young Tempest Storm appears with a marionette,

burleskateer:A very young Tempest Storm appears with a marionette,