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Photograph of Corrine Vial and Mary Smith posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in the desert in southern Nevada, 1960s

Date
1960 to 1969
Description
Corrine Vial as Death's Angel and Mary Smith as the Showgirl posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in an unidentified location in the southern Nevada desert.
Performance Name: Pavane for a Showgirl

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Photograph of a showgirl posing in a harem costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date
1957 to 1969
Description
A showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a harem costume with a headdress and pleated skirt. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Costume design drawing, showgirl with snake, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date
1980-06-05
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 black girls (serving trays)." Handwritten text on drawing: "with snake prop."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing beaded bikini with matching hair covering posing with a snake prop.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of showgirls and performers in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date
1977
Description
Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis and large feathered headdresses perform with two female singers wearing gowns and tiaras in a production number from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of dance number with showgirls and male dancers in tuxedos, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Dance number onstage featuring showgirls in bodices trimmed with various-colored fur or feather shoulders and short skirts and tall feather headdresses, and male dancers in tuxedos with tails and top hats. White cut-out portico columns form the stage backdrop. Audience members at their tables are seen in the foreground.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Untitled butterfly feather design for showgirl: original costume design drawing

Date
2002
Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2002 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- La Vedette

Mixed Content

Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date
1956-03
Description
Film producer Joe Pasternak and an unidentified woman exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out. The plane is a Western Airlines DC-68 marked "MGM's 'Meet Me In Las Vegas' Special." Two lines of showgirls in winter costumes stand outside the plane.

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General magazine articles and press clippings on showgirls, 1950s-1970s

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Donn Arden Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00425
Collection Name: Donn Arden Papers
Box/Folder: Box 2

Archival Component

Photograph of a showgirl wearing a gown with a tiara, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date
1957 to 1969
Description
A showgirl wearing a ruffled tulle gown, long gloves, and a tiara poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, holding a feather fan. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Photograph of a showgirl wearing a gown with a tiara, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date
1957 to 1969
Description
A showgirl wearing a ruffled tulle gown with an oversized bow in front, long gloves, and a tiara poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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