BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:New Exhibit Celebrates the Glory Days of Boston&rsquo\;s Burl esque Era\nOn Tuesday\, April 10\, the West End Museum will present Vint age Costumes of Burlesque in partnership with The Great Burlesque Exposi tion. The exhibit\, which runs through May 12 in the Museum&rsquo\;s Me mbers Gallery\, commemorates Boston&rsquo\;s burlesque era and &ldquo\; The Old Howard&rdquo\; through displays of vintage costumes\, ephemera and memorabilia. Mina Murray\, New England&rsquo\;s leading burlesque p erformer and headmistress of The Boston Academy of Burlesque Education\ , curates the show. Concurrent programs include a ladies-only burlesque dancing workshop and a fundraising event featuring live music from the John Licata Sextet and performances by neo-vaudevillian Kristen Minsky . (Program details appear on the following pages\; download exhibit ima ges here.)\n \;\n&ldquo\;Burlesque was an important part of the ente rtainment in the Old West End and Scollay Square dating back to the tra nsition from 1920s vaudeville and playhouses like The Old Howard\, so w e definitely wanted to capture and incorporate that entertainment compo nent into this show\,&rdquo\; said West End Museum Executive Director D uane Lucia.\n \;\nOther highlights of the exhibit include:\n\nSevera l costumes worn by Ann Corio\, the burlesque star most closely associat ed with The Old Howard. A favorite of Harvard students\, legend has it that it was said in Boston\, &ldquo\;You can't graduate from Harvard un til you've seen Ann Corio.&rdquo\;\nA costume from the wardrobe of the i nternational queen of burlesque\, Dita Von Teese\, who is world renowne d for her elaborate costumes and lavish set pieces. \; Her &ldquo\; Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!&rdquo\; tour launches in the US in early May. \;\nA costume worn by young dancer Lily Ann Rose at the Casino in Scollay Square. Rose was arrested and &ldquo\;Banned in Boston&rdqu o\; in her teen years for accidentally baring her breasts on stage.\nA gown owned and worn by April March\, &ldquo\;The First Lady of Burlesque \,&rdquo\; and a reproduction of it made and worn by Mina Murray in her tribute to Miss March.\n\n \;\nThe Old Howard (officially known as The Howard Athenaeum) was one of Boston&rsquo\;s most famous theaters between 1845 and 1953. Located in Scollay Square\, the playhouse featur ed performances of opera\, ballet\, dramas\, comedy\, vaudeville and bu rlesque. By the end of the 19th century\, the theatre switched over ent irely to burlesque and featured such performers as Sally Rand\, Fanny B rice\, Gypsy Rose Lee and Sophie Tucker. The city of Boston denied the theater&rsquo\;s license renewal in 1953 due to claims of indecency\, a nd the playhouse closed. A 1960 push for the renovation and reopening o f the theater was quashed by a small fire which\, while not devastating to the entire structure\, led the city to tear down the building. URL:http://lynnfield.patch.com/events/vintage-costumes-of-burlesque-8c9d4 292 SUMMARY:Vintage Costumes of Burlesque LOCATION:West End Museum: 150 Staniford St\, Boston\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR