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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl with a red, orange, and yellow feather cape, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 dancing nudes (red, orange feathers)."
Costume Details: Topless showgirl in a jeweled g-string and a red, orange, and yellow feather headdress and cape.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Minstrel
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Topless showgirl in a jeweled g-string and a red, orange, and yellow feather headdress and cape.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Minstrel
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, silver, bronze and white showgirl costume, Sun City, South Africa, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Description
José Luis Viñas costume design. Water color, black ink on white art paper.
Costume Details: Silver, bronze and white jewelled showgirl costume comprised of bra-style top with beaded straps, mesh tights; matching beaded necklaces, earrings and bracelets and feather-trimmed cape; tall silver headpiece.
Show Name: Stars
Site Name: Sun City, South Africa
Costume Details: Silver, bronze and white jewelled showgirl costume comprised of bra-style top with beaded straps, mesh tights; matching beaded necklaces, earrings and bracelets and feather-trimmed cape; tall silver headpiece.
Show Name: Stars
Site Name: Sun City, South Africa
Image
Slide transparency of showgirls performing in a Donn Arden production, Las Vegas, circa 1960s to 1980s
Date
1960 to 1989
Description
Performers during a scene from a Donn Arden production extravaganza
Image
Costume design drawing, two-piece fuchsia and gold showgirl costume with long cape, Las Vegas, 1974
Date
1974
Description
Costume design for Hallelujah Hollywood!, an MGM Grand Hotel production.
Costume Details: Two-piece fuchsia showgirl costume with bra-style top, long split skirt, decorated with gold jewels; with matching tall fuchsia headpiece decorated with black feathers, and long cape (or stole) with black lining with gold-jeweled border, and thick fuchsia fur trim.
Show Name: Hallelujah Hollywood!
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Two-piece fuchsia showgirl costume with bra-style top, long split skirt, decorated with gold jewels; with matching tall fuchsia headpiece decorated with black feathers, and long cape (or stole) with black lining with gold-jeweled border, and thick fuchsia fur trim.
Show Name: Hallelujah Hollywood!
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Image
Costume design drawing, jeweled showgirl costume with headpiece and gold bands, circa 1965-75
Date
1965 to 1975
Description
Costume Details: Jeweled Arabic-style costume drawing with bolero top, sash belt, and arm and leg bands similar to Spinedi-15. Features detail of jeweled headpiece.
Image
Photograph of a Minsky's Burlesque showgirl backstage in the dressing room at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1972
Date
1972
Description
A female dancer backstage in the dresssing area wearing a rhinestone bikini top, satin bikini bottom costume with a feathered headdress. A cabinet with other costume pieces is visible in the background. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of a Minsky's Burlesque showgirl applying makeup backstage at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1972
Date
1972
Description
A female dancer backstage in the dresssing area wearing a rhinestone bikini top costume with a feathered headdress. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in pink and green stripes and green and white checkers, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "black girl dancer (pink and green "Elvis #4") and "black girl dancer (pink and green "Elvis #5")" for two identical drawings.
Costume Details: Two showgirls in mini skirts and long sleeve tops, ankle socks, neck scarves, and hair bows. One dancer is wearing a green and pink striped top and the other is wearing a green and white checkered top.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Two showgirls in mini skirts and long sleeve tops, ankle socks, neck scarves, and hair bows. One dancer is wearing a green and pink striped top and the other is wearing a green and white checkered top.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Image
Las Vegas, Nevada showgirl wearing a Greenpeace shirt, posed: photographic print, approximately 1982 to 1987
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00363
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 05
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
Sugar Hill Saloon; showgirls; church; boxing match: photographic negatives and positives, approximately 1980 to 1999
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Wayne C. Kodey Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00467
Collection Name: Wayne C. Kodey Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10
Collection Name: Wayne C. Kodey Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10
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