Category: Quad Cities Burlesque
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Burlesque at the Wagner Opera House | Moline, IL
In the American Midwest of the 1890s and early 1900s, an “opera house” was less a temple to grand opera… Read more.
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Burlesque in Davenport, IA | Part 2
During the 1960s through the 1990s, Davenport stood at the heart of a thriving erotic‑entertainment circuit in the Quad Cities.… Read more.
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Burlesque in Davenport, IA | Part 1
From riverboats to vaudeville stages, Davenport, Iowa was no stranger to spectacle. Between the 1860s and 1940s, this Mississippi River… Read more.