Burlesque' tonight in North Hollywood at intimate Prestart
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph article dated January 10, 1964 reads, "Next attraction at the intimate Prestar Theater in North Hollywood is the classic American comedy drama, 'Burlesque,' by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins. Opening tonight, the show tells the story of life behind the scenes in a burlesque show in 1929 and was originally performed on Broadway with Barbara Stanwyck and Hal Skelley in the leading roles." Pictured is Diane Sexton, who plays a stripper in the play.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Prestar Theater (Los Angeles, Calif.) Theater--California--Los Angeles Theater productions--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Actresses--United States Costumes North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs Watters, George Manker,1892-1943
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