Vintage photos of Victorian burlesque dancers and their elaborate costumes, 1890

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The term “burlesque” means a literary, dramatic, or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. It’s a form of theatrical entertainment featuring parodic humor, usually consisting of comic skits and sometimes a chorus line or striptease. Burlesque originated in nineteenth-century […]

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