List of Venues/Organizations with Burlesque
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*Please note: the years listed are the years I found instances of burlesque, exotic dancers, or go-go dancers (etc.) not years of the venue's operation. I've found over 200 venues in Nebraska and many venues in Iowa. My research has primarily been focused in Nebraska. There is undoubtedly more venues in Iowa that I haven't added to this list.
Nebraska
AK-SAR-BEN
- Carnival; 1900, 1913
- Den Shows; 1898, 1923, 1926, 1933, 1936, 1937
- Empire Exposition; 1933, 1934
Alda
- The Edge Nightclub; 2013
Alliance
- Alliance Theatre; 1941, 1945
- Band Carnival at Alliance Junior High; 1963
- Buckaroo Club in Van Tassel, WY; 1962
- The Wonder Bar; 1972
- Nude Dancer at Carnival; 1934
Arlington
- Washington County Fair; 1940
Auburn
- Bennett Theatre; 1927
- Lansing Theatre; 1892
Aurora
- American Legion No. 40 Aurora Post; 1926
Beatrice
- American Legion Club; 1982
- Beatrice Theatre; 1934
- Gatsby's Lounge; 1980
- Jansen Hotel Steak House; 1969
- Opera House; 1890
- Riverside Park; 1933
- Saida Club; 1970
- The Pub; 1980-1982
- VFW Club; 1983
Bellevue
- E.S.P. Lounge; 1975-1976
- The Star Bar; 1980
Bennet
- Witt's Place; 1977
Broken Bow
- Campbell Cafe; 1943
Central City (Grand Island Metro)
- Wayne Neilson's 'Lincoln Manor'; 1971
Chadron
- 120 Bar; 1971
- 77 Bar; 1972
- Elks Lodge of Chadron at the Pace Theatre; 1928
- The Cave; 1971
Columbus
- The Bunny Club at the Evans House; 1964-1972
- Columbus Theatre; 1935
- Galaxy Productions; 1973
- Swan Theatre; 1933
- Billroy's Comedians Tent Theatre at 21st St. & 27th Ave. Show Grounds; 1938
- Weavers Inn; 1973
Douglas County Fair
- Girlie-Girl/Burlesque Shows; 1955, 1958, 1965
Dunbar
- The Dun Bar; 1993
Fairbury
- Bonham Theatre; 1926
- Tenth Inning Club; 1982
Falls City
- Rivoli Theatre; 1939-1940
Fremont
- Alibi Lounge; 1970-1973
- American Legion Fair; 1923
- Billroy's Comedians Tent Theatre; 1938
- Boomers Lounge; 1991
- El Coco Lounge; 1973
- Empress Theatre; 1933, 1955
- Jamie's Gentleman's Club (never opened); 2007
- Lariat Club; 1971-2005
- Leisure Lounge; 1971
- Love Theatre; 1967
- Tiki Lounge; 1974
- Valley View; 1973
Goehner
- My Place; 2005
Grand Island
- Capitol Theatre; 1939
- Central States Carnival at Municipal Ball Park; 1954
- Erin's Pub; 1979
- Grand Island Street Fair; 1910
- The Pier; 1937
- VFW Club; 1969
- Wayne Neilson's Lincoln Manor in Central City; 1970
- West Lawn Chicken Inn; 1935
Harrison
- FFA Stag Show; 1935
Hartington
- Lyric Theatre; 1934
Hastings
- Harold's Club; 1970
- Rivoli Theatre; 1934
Hay Springs
- Star Theatre; 1936
Holdrege
- Holdrege Auditorium; 1921, 1935
- Sun Theatre; 1934
Kearney
- The Backlot; 1974-1976, 2000
- Copperfield's; 2000
- Crescent Theatre; 1911
- Fireside Inn; 1976, 1993
- The Fort; 1943
- Jammers Roadhouse; 2009
- Kearney Opera House; 1920
- The Roman Bar; 2009
- S-Y Acorn Lounge; 1986
- World Theatre; 1934
Lincoln
- Armadillo Lounge; 1981
- Auto Club; 1928
- Backstage Lounge; 1970
- BJs Hideaway; 1977-1996
- Black Coach; 1967-1969
- Capitol Beach; 1946
- Chamber of Commerce Stag Follies; 1940
- Cheetahs; 2000
- City of Lincoln- Recreation Department; 1968
- Club Waldor; 1932
- Cornhusker Hotel; 1930, 1933, 1966
- Esquire Club; 1969
- Foxy Lady; 1991
- Fair Grounds; 1938
- Funke's Opera House; 1869, 1882
- Governor's Residence; 1921
- Greater Orpheum Theatre; 1933, 1936-1937
- Happy Hour Lounge; 1987
- Hillcrest Country Club; 1966
- Hollywood & Vine Theatres; 1976
- JOYO Theatre; 1943-1949
- Lincoln Post No. 3 American Legion & American Legion Auxiliary at the 40 & 8 Club; 1948
- Liberty Theatre; 1919
- Lincoln Hotel; 1921, 1922, 1929
- Lincoln Theatre; 1909, 1933, 1936, 1940-1943, 1954
- Lincoln Woman's Club; 1926
- Lyric Theatre; 1906, 1908
- Mataya's Babydolls; 2000
- Morocco Lounge; 1973
- Nebraska Theatre; 1940
- Nebraska Showgirls Booking Agency; 1978
- Night Before Lounge; 1978
- Oliver Theatre; 1879, 1908-1916
- Penthouse Lounge; 1969-1970
- Pershing Auditorium; 1966
- Peter McCue's Niteclub; 1985
- Rialto Theatre; 1923
- Royal Grove; 1964
- State Theatre; 1942-1945
- Stuart Theatre; 1940, 1943
- Sunset Party House; 1923, 1931, 1939-1948
- Sweep Left Sports Club/Peter McCues Lounge; 1987-1990
- Temple Theatre; 1917
- The Turnpike; 1942
- Theatre Guild; 1949
- University of Nebraska, Lincoln - The Kosmet Klub; 1928, 1940
- Varsity Theatre; 1943-1945, 1954
- VFW at Aviation Post 1729; 1963
- Viper Room/The Drunken Monkey; 2011
- Wesleyan University - Alpha Kappa Delta; 1921
- Witt's Lounge; 1977
- Y.M.C.A. Lincoln; 1932
- Zoo Bar; 2011
Madison
- Madison High School Auditorium; 1945
Morrill
- Pep Club Athletic Banquet; 1960
Nebraska City
- Booth Theatre; 1933
- Overland Theatre; 1917
- Wagon Wheel Niteclub; 1938
Nebraska State Fairs
- Burlesque show/girlie show years: 1899, 1937, 1938, 1951-53, 1955, 1961, 1963-64, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1980
- Complaints in newspapers that there was no burlesque/girlie show: 1954, 1962, 1965
Nebraska at the New York World's Fair
- 1939 and 1940; Nebraska sent Rosita Royce (Lotus Marjorie Corrington) to perform her nude dance with doves at the New York World's Fair. Learn more about Rosita Royce here.
Neligh
- Riverside Park; 1953
Norfolk
- Norfolk Auditorium; 1940
- Norfolk Carnival; 1916
North Platte
- Division 88, B. of L.E. presented the 52nd Annual May Party at the Jeffers Pavilion; 1934
- Fireman's Hall Stag Show; 1921
- New Lloyd Opera House; 1908
- Senior High School Auditorium 'The Belle of Bagdad' Operetta; 1934
O'Neill City
- American Legion Auditorium - Farmer-Rancher Stag Party; 1948
- Knights of Columbus Hall; 1921
Omaha
- 1512 Lounge; 1964-1974
- 33 Club; 1985, 1987
- 60 Club; 1936
- 76 West Dodge Drive-In Theatre; 1953, 1961
- Academy of Music; 1879
- AK-SAR-BEN Empire Exposition at AK-SAR-BEN Coliseum; 1933
- AMVETS Club; 1946
- Angelo's Cocktail Lounge; 1947-1954
- American Legion Lounge; 1952
- Aviation Reserves Officer Club at the Rome Hotel; 1926
- Bachelors III Lounge; 1971
- Backdoor Lounge; 1985
- Bell Hotel; 1955
- Bittersweet Go Go Club; 1986-1987
- Blackstone Theatre; 1944
- Blondie's Class Go Go Club; 1984
- Body Shop Lounge; 1980
- Bottoms Up Lounge; 1985
- Boyd Theatre; 1890, 1909
- Brandeis (RKO) Theatre; 1924, 1933-1934, 1949, 1952, 1958
- Bunny Club at Diplomat Hotel (Lynn Russel); 1971
- Bushes Underground; 1980
- Cartiers; 2002
- Caesar's Palace; 1970-1971
- Caesar's West; 1969-1972
- Capri Lounge; 1972
- Carnation Ballroom; 1954-1958
- Carnival in Omaha; 1930
- CBC Enterprises; 1965
- Cheetah Lounge; 1967-1977
- Circle-C Bar; 1974
- Cirino's Lounge; 1966
- City Auditorium Music Hall; 1955, 1961, 1964
- Clover Leaf Club; 1935-1938
- Club Harlem; 1936-1937
- Club 15; 1987
- Club Araby; 1932-1933
- Club Omaha; 2018
- Creighton University chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon; 1975
- Colony Club; 1960
- Cotton Club; 1939
- Dallow's Hall; 1865
- Deano's Greek Village; 1976
- Dime Eden Musee (Theatre); 1890
- Diplomat Club; 1971
- Douglas County Fair; 1965
- Dundee Theatre; 1940, 1964
- Elks Club; 1965
- Entertainment Enterprises; 1971
- Flamingo Show Palace; 1970-1971
- Fontenelle Hotel; 1937, 1940
- Gallery Lounge; 1965
- Gayety Theatre; 1909-1928
- Germania Hall; 1894
- Gino's; 1970
- Goodfellas; 2014-2015
- Green Door Lounge; 1971-72
- Guys and Dolls Club; 1967-1971
- Heet Lounge; 1973
- Henshaw Cafe; 1920
- Herald Square Theatre; 1906
- Houseboat Party; 1925
- Image 90 Lounge; 1970-1973
- Inferno Lounge; 1976
- Jabour Carnival and Circus Company at Courtiand Beach; 1903
- K-VETS Club; 1955, 1956
- Krug Theatre; 1907-1913
- Lady Marmalade Productions; 1975
- Larry's Blossom C. Club; 1944
- Leavenworth Hall; 1937
- Lynn Russel's Bunny Club; 1971
- Maple Grove Tavern; 1936
- Mickey's No. 1 & No. 2; 1964-1980
- Mickey's Champagne A-Go-Go Room; 1965
- Million Dollar Show Palace; 1991
- Mr. Tease Go Go Club; 1986
- Moon Theatre; 1920, 1926, 1929
- Muse Theatre; 1959-1963
- Music Box; 1940
- Nasr's Harem Lounge; 1965, 1973
- Nebraska Music Hall; 1896
- New Modern Club; 1934-1937
- Night Moves Lounge; 1980
- North Star Theatre; 1948
- Off Beat Club; 1954-1964
- Omaha Theatre; 1936, 1940, 1953
- Omaha's Variety Club; 1955
- Only Chance Saloon; 1987
- Orpheum Theatre; 1912, 1928, 1933-1939, 1942-1944, 1951, 1962
- Palace Theatre; 1880
- Paramount Theatre; 1929, 1934-35, 1940
- Pee-Dee's Supper Club; 1964-1971
- Peony Park; 1937-1939
- Peppermint Cave; 1962-1965
- Plains Bar; 1953-1965
- Races Nightclub; 1936-1938
- Rainbow Post of the American Legion; 1965
- Roam Inn; 1966
- Rome Opry House; 1940
- Romeo's; 1971
- Rose Blumpkin Theatre; 1929, 1934-1935, 1940
- San Mortiz Lounge; 1971
- Scottish Rite Cathedral - Christmas Pageant - Salome Act; 1924
- Showgirls Unlimited; 1980
- Sheraton Hotel; 1965
- Silver Tap Room; 1962-1972
- Skyview Drive In Theatre; 1973, 1985
- State Theatre; 1933
- Steven's International House of Stars; 1971
- Stork Club; 1942
- Strand Theatre; 1921
- Swingland Cafe; 1938
- Trans-Mississippi Exposition; 1898
- Town Theater; 1933-1944, 1952-1957
- Trentino's Pompeii Lounge; 1964
- Trocadero Club; 1940
- The Twenties; 1968-1969
- Twins; 1971
- University of Nebraska, Omaha; 1971
- University of Omaha; 1914
- Vagabond Lounge; 1971
- Yano's New Yorker; 1964-1965
- World Theatre; 1929
- Women's Division of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce; 1976
Papillion
- Sarpy County Farm Stag Party; 1979
Pierce
- Pierce Opera House; 1911
Rushville
- Yankee Robinson Circus; 1917
Salem
- Big Red "N" Club; 1978
Scottsbluff
- Library Lounge; 1992-1994
- Movie Theatre; 1958
- Rustic Inn; 1938
- Stable Club; 1951
Seward
- Rivoli Theatre; 1933
Sidney
- Fox Theatre; 1941
- Sidney Street Fair; 1912
South Sioux City, NE & SD
- Flamingo Inn; 1965
- Jo's Cocktail Lounge; 1964
Spalding
- Idylhour Theatre; 1939
St. Paul
- High School Auditorium - Music Department - 'The Belle of Bagdad' Operetta; 1933
Tamora
- Tamora Athletic Club; 1911
- Grand Theatre; 1911
Tecumseh
- Chamber of Commerce; 1955
Valparaiso
- Valparaiso Theatre; 1932
Waverly
- Shakers, 1995-2017
- Waverly Farms MiniMart & Restaurant; 1987
Wayne
- Wayne State University - 'The Belle of Bagdad' Operetta; 1932
- Wayne Women's Club at the Community House; 1922
Wilbur
- "Hawaiian Village" at Wilbur Carnival; 1935
Winslow
- Cafe 77; 1998
York
- Billroy's Comedians Tent Theatre; 1938
- York Auditorium - 'The New Telephone Girl'; 1903
Iowa
Afton
- Bert's Pub & Grub; 2004
Algona
- Algona Theatre; 1930
Ames
- Dave's Lounge; 1971
- The Peanut Tree Night Club; 1972
Burlington
- Capitol Paramount Theatre; 1929, 1936
- Iowa Theatre; 1936
- Rialto Theatre; 1937
- Thornwood Garden & Ballroom; 1937
Carpenter
- Unknown Bar had Male Exotic Dancers; 1996
Carter Lake
- Apache Lounge; 1965-1966
- Nite Life Lounge; 1976
- Sassy Lady; 1987
Cedar Rapids
- 300 Steak Lounge; 1967
- Academy Theatre; 1979
- Cedar Rapids Drive In Movie Theater; 1955
- Club Basix; 1979
- Doylar's; 1983
- Flame Room's Fox & Hounds Lounge; 1970
- Hawkeye Downs Theater; 1958
- Hayes Music Box; 1941
- Iowa Theater; 1942, 1970
- Marion Theater; 1945
- Meeting Place; 1970-1971, 1979, 1982
- Memorial Coliseum; 1948
- Montrose Hotel and Motor Inn; 1968
- Paramount Theater; 1936, 1956
- Pleasers Entertainment; 2000
- Polly's Penthouse; 1971
- Sip 'N' Stir; 1969-1971
- State Theater; 1941, 1943
- Thornwood Garden & Ballroom; 1937
- Thunderbird Lounge; 1970
- Twixt Town Drive In Movie Theater; 1971
- Woody's Show Club; 2016
Clarence
- Unnamed Tavern; 1975
Council Bluffs
- Bittersweet Lounge; 1975-1985
- Blondie's; 1984-1985
- Bloom & Nixon's Opera House; 1878-1879
- Bluffs Legion Post; 1957
- Bottoms Up Lounge; 1987
- Burhop's Opera House; 1872
- Burtis Opera House; 1887
- Capitol Theatre; 1932-1936
- Council Bluffs Drive In Movie Theatre; 1951
- Crest Theater; 1972-1977
- Dancing Coliseum; 1932
- Dohany's Opera House; 1872-1876
- Lusty Lady Lounge; 1976
- Mickey's Razzle Dazzle; 1987
- Mississippi Valley Fair; 1949
- Strand Theatre; 1932
- Thrill-A-Friend; 1984
- Tri-City Theatrical Exchange; 1945
Crescent
- Crescent Ski Lodge; 1970
Davenport
- American Theatre; 1918
- Angela's Exotic Dancers; 1988
- Association Hall; 1879
- Burtis Opera House; 1869-1914
- Capitol Theatre; 1936
- Chorus Line Nightclub; 1992-1993
- Columbia Theatre; 1918
- Dolls Unlimited; 1993
- Garden Theatre; 1932, 1936-1937
- KISSES Exotic Dancers; 1993
- Masonic Temple Auditorium; 1932, 1939
- Oates Burlesque Troupe; 1869-1870
- Orpheum Theatre; 1934, 1936-1937
- Sugar's Dancers; 1993-1996
- The Ultimate; 1988
- Tuxedo's Show Club; 1992-2019
Des Moines
- Academy of Music; 1879
- B.J.'s Lounge; 1984
- Berchel Theatre; 1919, 1921, 1924
- Blue Garter Club; 1965
- Chris' Tap on Main Street; 1993
- Cole Circus; 1944
- Des Moines Theatre; 1932
- Garrick Theatre; 1924
- Grand Opera House; 1871-1885
- Ingersoll Dinner Theatre; 1985-86
- Iowa State Fair; 1951, 1978
- Lyceum Theatre; 1915
- Moore's Hall; 1871
- Outer Edge Club; 2000
- Paramount Theatre; 1936
- President Theatre; 1936-37
- Shrine Auditorium; 1938
- Strand Theatre; 1928
- Traveling Burlesque Troupe; 1936
Dubois
- Ramshorn Inn; 1989
Dubuque
- Local Theatre - Neryda the Snake Dancer; 1926
Glenwood
- Playhouse Performing Arts Center; 1990+
Iowa City
- Kennedy's Lounge; 1969
- University of Iowa, 1967
Iowa Falls
- Juice Bar; 1996
Keokuk
- Gibbon's Opera House; 1868
Logan
- Shirley's Northside Bar; 1975
Marshalltown
- Odeon Theatre; 1920
Mason City
- Leon's; 1965
Mingo
- Back Forty Tavern; 1986
Moline
- The Annex; 1972
- Moline Theatre; 1912
Muscatine
- Old's Opera House; 1874-1876
- Tremont Hall; 1873
Postville
- Postville Theatre; 1930
Prairieburg
- Prairie Lounge Tavern; 1981
Sidney
- Sidney Rodeo; 1965
Sioux City
- Academy of Music; 1871-1879
- Club Majestic; 1937
- Crazy Horse Gentleman's Club Inc., 1997
Waterloo
- Capitol Theatre; 1937
- Iowa Theatre; 1937
- Old Town Inn; 1971
- Paramount Theatre; 1929
- Riviera Theatre; 1928
- Strand Theatre; 1941, 1945
- The Whitehall Pub; 1971
- Waterloo Theatre; 1920