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Category Archives: Burlesque
Blaze Starr Recalls Burlesque Era In New Film
Former star of The Block is living the quiet life in West Virginia By Frederick N. Rasmussen (The Baltimore Sun, 5/15/2010) Once the Queen of Baltimore burlesque, Fannie Belle Fleming — better known as Blaze Starr — has been living … Continue reading
Posted in "The Block", 2010s, Burlesque, Nightlife
Tagged baltimore sun, blaze starr, frederick n. rasmussen, two o'clock club
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Baltimore Sun Readers Recall Blaze Starr
By Frederick N. Rasmussen (The Baltimore Sun, 6/6/2010) Speaking of beauty and truth, several vintage Baltimoreans chimed in on my Blaze Starr column. “Fond memories,” wrote Nelson E. Reichert, a transportation consultant who lives in West Towson. “I was probably … Continue reading
Posted in "The Block", 2000s, Burlesque, Nightlife
Tagged baltimore sun, blaze starr, frederick n. rasmussen, two o'clock club
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Arson In Gayety Theater, Warehouse Fire Suspected (1969)
The Evening Sun, 12/22/1969
Posted in "The Block", 1960s, Burlesque, Gayety
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Burlesque and the Girl on the Sign at the Gayety Theater
I Remember… Burlesque and the Girl on the Sign at the Gayety Theater By John H. Nickel, The Sun Magazine, 5/31/1970 I don’t have much heart to go down to The Block anymore. The flavor of it has been gone … Continue reading
Posted in "The Block", 1970s, Burlesque, Gayety, Media, Strip Clubs
Tagged ann corio, blaze starr, bud nickel, hon nickel, jackie nickel, marian mckew
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