Torontoist » Striptease http://torontoist.com Torontoist is about Toronto and everything that happens in it Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:18:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Historicist: Cup Cake Cassidy and the Burlesque Boom

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Lux Burlesque Theatre, 1960s. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1057, Item 478. Taking to the stage on May 28, 1961, Cup Cake Cassidy punctuated the end of another of Toronto’s notoriously [...]

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