Category Archive: BURLESQUE HISTORY

History: “Welcome to New York” by Betsy Holland Gehman

History: “Welcome to New York” by Betsy Holland Gehman

Super huge hugs and thanks to Princess Farhana and her mom, Betsy Holland Gehman, for allowing me to reprint this story. It’s another witty chapter …

 

Satan’s Angel Interview on American Ethnography

Satan’s Angel Interview on American Ethnography

There’s a wonderful interview with Living Legend Satan’s Angel on American Ethnography that you should read! Satan’s Angel, known for her fiery tassel twirling, to me …

 

History: Betsy Holland on 1940’s Vaudeville

History: Betsy Holland on 1940’s Vaudeville

The following is a wonderful story by Betsy Holland Gehman, vaudevillian and Broadway chorus girl (and Princess Farhana’s mom). It’s a glimpse of her …