This article by Alison Fensterstock about burlesque artist Trixie Minx’s latest endeavor is part review and has dips into New Orleans history. A nice piece of journalism and a good read.

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Burlesque back on Bourbon Street in French Quarter | New Orleans Music News – – NOLA.com
Attendees at the Burlesque Ballroom are having a last-stop-of-the-night experience very similar to what their counterparts on Bourbon Street saw after midnight 50 or 60 years ago.“The mission of the event is not to have people just sit down and observe, but to really get into it and feel like dancing too,” Minx said. “Like they’re at a party.”