The Tropicana Holiday

The Tropicana Holiday
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Date premieredFebruary 12, 1958 (1958-02-12)
Place premieredTropicana Las Vegas
GenreStriptease revue

The Tropicana Holiday was a striptease revue starring Jayne Mansfield. It was launched in February 1958 at the Tropicana casino on the Las Vegas Strip under a four weeks contract which was extended to eight.[1][2][3] The opening night raised $20,000.00 for March of Dimes ($211,211 in 2023 dollars[4]). Mansfield received $25,000.00 per week for her performance as Trixie Divoon in the show ($264,014 in 2023 dollars[4]).[5][6][7] The showgirls were paid $200.00 per week.[8] The show was produced by Monte Proser and stage managed by Earl Barton. Nat Brandwynne and Orchestra played to original music by Gordon Jenkins. Glen Holse designed the set.[9] Mansfield's last nightclub act French Dressing was at Latin Quarter in New York City in 1966.[10] It was a modified version of the Tropicana show, and ran for six weeks with fair success.[11]

References

  • Strait, Raymond (1992). Here They Are Jayne Mansfield. New York: S.P.I. Books. ISBN 978-1-56171-146-8.
  • Weatherford, Mike (2001). Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth!. Huntington Press Inc. ISBN 9780929712710.
  • Faris, Jocelyn (November 1994). Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28544-8.

Citation

  1. ^ Mike Weatherford, Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on E arth!, pages 230-232, Huntington Press Inc, 2001, ISBN 9780929712710
  2. ^ Strait 1992, p. 107
  3. ^ Ashley Powers, "Putting a top on iconic topless show", Boston.com
  4. ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Strait 1992, p. 94
  6. ^ Harrison Carrol, "Behind scenes in Hollywood", The Billings County Pioneer, page 2, 1958-01-02.
  7. ^ :Jayne, Mickey appears in Las Vegas revue", Oxnard Press-Courier, page 10, 1958-02-11.
  8. ^ Clemens, Samuel (2020). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0578682822.
  9. ^ Faris 1994, p. 44
  10. ^ Faris 1994, p. 24
  11. ^ Faris 1994, p. 56
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