' Burlesque ' as a literary term became widespread in 17th century Italy and France, and subsequently England, where it referred to a grotesque imitation of the dignified or pathetic.

* " Funeral March for a Marionette " from " Suite Burlesque " by Charles Gounod ; this later became known to contemporary audiences as the theme music used for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series.

Burlesque was intentionally ridiculous in that it imitated several styles and combined imitations of certain authors and artists with absurd descriptions.

Murder at the Windmill ( 1949 ), ( known in the U. S. A. as " Mystery at the Burlesque ") directed by Val Guest is set at the Windmill Theatre, London and features Diana Decker, Jon Pertwee and Jimmy Edwards.

Due to the years of racial segregation in the entertainment world, he was not widely known by white audiences, and had almost exclusively performed on the " chitlin ' circuit " of vaudeville, theatres, and night clubs and appeared in several race films, including William D. Alexander's 1949 revue film Burlesque in Harlem, which documented the chitlin ' circuit.

Basie toured in several acts between 1925 and 1927, including Katie Krippen and Her Kiddies as part of the Hippity Hop show ; on the Keith, the Columbia Burlesque, and the Theater Owners Bookers Association ( T. O. B. A.

* Bittermens ( Brooklyn, NY ): Eight flavors including Xocolatl Mole, Hopped Grapefruit, ' Elemakule Tiki, Boston Bittahs and Burlesque Bitters

" Both during its declining years and afterwards there have been films that sought to capture American burlesque, including Lady of Burlesque ( 1943 ), Striporama ( 1953 ), and The Night They Raided Minsky's ( 1968 ).

Among his numerous Broadway roles, Lahr starred as Skid in the Broadway revival of Burlesque from 1946 to 1948 and played multiple roles, including Queen Victoria, in the original Broadway musical Two on the Aisle from 1951 to 1952.

A number of regular DNA Lounge events are perennial winners as well, including Bootie (" Best Party Producers ", " Best Dance Party "), Smash-Up Derby (" Best Cover Band "), Hubba Hubba Revue (" Best Burlesque "), Bohemian Carnival (" Best Circus Troupe "), Trannyshack (" Best Drag Show "), Bearracuda (" Best Club for Queer Men ") and Fog City Wrestling (" Best Body Slams ").

Rand once replaced Ann Corio in the stage show, This Was Burlesque, appeared at the Mitchell Brothers club in San Francisco in the early 1970s and toured as one of the stars of the 1972 nostalgia revue " Big Show of 1928 ," which played major concert venues including New York's Madison Square Garden.

Lee can be seen in films, including Lady of Burlesque, Earl Carroll's Vanities and Blonde Ransom, and he appeared on other television shows, including Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town.

After his family moved to Washington, D. C., Tucker attracted the attention of Jimmy Lake, the owner of the Old Gaiety Burlesque Theater, by winning its Saturday night amateur contest on consecutive weeks.

Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque Nightclub at Revel Atlantic City opened in 2012. Notable Neo-burlesque performers include Dita Von Teese, and Julie Atlas Muz and Agitprop groups like Cabaret Red Light incorporated political satire and performance art into their burlesque shows.

* Burlesque Broadway production opened at the Plymouth Theatre on September 1 and ran for 372 performances

* History of Burlesque at Musicals101. com, The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film

* Standard Theatre — later as the Victory Burlesque, Golden Harvest and lastly Mandarin ; it is now a dollar store ( stair portion only ) and RBC branch ( main level )

" Henry James Byron and the Craft of Burlesque ", Theatre Survey: The American Journal of Theatre History, 23, pp. 55 – 70 ( 1982 )

* " Jordan ", a 2006 song from Bellowhead's Burlesque

The film was adapted by Elizabeth Reinhardt and Lamar Trotti from the play Burlesque by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters.

The Judge routine, made popular by legendary showman Sammy Davis, Jr. was borrowed from the act of long-time Burlesque entertainer Dewey " Pigmeat " Markham.

* Liz Goldwyn, has a film on HBO called Pretty Things, featuring interviews with queens from the heyday of American burlesque ; her book, an extension of the documentary titled, Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens, was published in October 2006 by HarperCollins.

** Diane Warren for You Haven't Seen the Last of Me ( from Burlesque, performed by Cher )

Each contest features burlesque performances by both stars from burlesque's golden age and younger women involved in the New Burlesque scene.

As a chorus girl named Bubbles, she appeared with Bert Lahr in the Broadway comedy Burlesque, which ran for 439 performances from December 25, 1946 until January 10, 1948.

The song is featured on the Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Christina Aguilera and Cher from the film of the same name.

Sly and Robbie also played on Bob Dylan's albums Infidels and Empire Burlesque ( using recordings from the Infidels sessions ).

Burlesque performer Carrie Finnell is attributed with adding tassels which hang from the center and incorporating tassel twirling as part of a performance.

Acceptable takes were recorded for both songs, though despite positive feedback from his peers, Dylan ultimately omitted " New Danville Girl " from Empire Burlesque.

The love ballad, " I'll Remember You " was still played in concert until 2005, more so than all but one other song from Empire Burlesque.

As with many of Dylan's albums, outtakes and rough mixes from Empire Burlesque were eventually bootlegged.

In 1991, one significant outtake from the Empire Burlesque sessions was released on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 ( Rare & Unreleased ) 1961-1991.

" Instead, Dylan again second-guessed some of his better lines ... and absolutely one of his best vocals from a fraught decade, rerecording the song ... with a whomping synthesizer and horns track ..." Music critic Tim Riley argued, " the alternate take ... has such an undeniably raunchy attitude ( and guitar solo by Miami Steve Van Zandt ) you wonder why Dylan stuck with the lifeless take that makes Empire Burlesque drift off on side two.

In terms of media coverage, Empire Burlesque was overshadowed by a number of Dylan-related projects from that same year.

Only four songs would be broadcast on TV, but the performance as a whole was widely regarded as a triumph, featuring lauded performances of " Clean Cut Kid ," " I'll Remember You ," and " Trust Yourself " from Empire Burlesque.

#" Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart " ( April 25, 1983 ) Early version of the song " Tight Connection to My Heart ( Has Anybody Seen My Love )" from Empire Burlesque

#" When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky " ( February 19, 1985 ) Empire Burlesque alternate take

All of Dylan's studio albums from this time span are represented, with the exceptions of: Dylan, compiled by Columbia without Dylan's input ; The Basement Tapes, consisting of material predating this time period ; Saved ; and Empire Burlesque.

Capp has credited his inspiration for vividly stylized language to early literary influences like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Damon Runyon, as well as Old-time radio and the Burlesque stage.

Some orchestral and chamber works have also been designated as burlesques, of which two early examples are the Ouverture-Suite Burlesque de Quixotte, TWV 55, by Telemann and the Sinfonia Burlesca by Leopold Mozart ( 1760 ).

An early session at Ocean Way Studios produced little if any work that was used for Empire Burlesque.