Behind the Burly Q

"Burlesque was one of America's most popular forms of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century. Gaudy, bawdy, and spectacular, the shows entertained thousands of paying customers every night of the week. And yet the legacy of burlesque is often vilified and misunderstood, and left out of the history books. As it experiences a new renaissance, the true story of burlesque is told through the intimate, and surprising stories of those women (and men) who lived it."@en
"Surveys the history of American burlesque in the early 20th century, featuring archival footage and interviews with strippers and comedians."@en
""Burlesque and vaudeville acts were America's most popular form of live entertainment in the first half of the 20th century - until cinema drove them from the mainstream. To add insult to injury, the art of burlesque became vilified and misunderstood, and was largely left out of our cultural history. By telling the intimate and surprising stories from its golden age through the women (and men!) who lived it, Behind the Burly Q reveals the true story of burlesque, even as it experiences a new renaissance."--publisher's website."