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Millie DeLeon (circa 1873 – August 6, 1922) was the stage name of
American burlesque
American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in America in the late 1860s and slowly evolved to feature ribald comedy and female nudity. By th ...
dancer Millie Lawrence. She is listed in some records as "Elizabeth," "Maud" and "Maude".
Biography
DeLeon was known as "The Girl in Blue" and was notorious for manipulating the media through the artful use of scandal. She has been called "The first real queen of American Burlesque" As a performer she traveled across America, often testing the limits of local indecency ordinances. Her signature stage maneuver was to remove her garters and throw them into the audience.Marriage and children
DeLeon married manager Lew Rose.Anne Fliotsos, "Gotta Get a Gimmick: The Burlesque Career of Millie De Leon", ''Journal of American Culture'', Volume 21 Issue 4 Page 1-8, Winter 1998 The marriage record lists the spouse name at Louis Rosentamm and the marriage date as February 27, 1907. She had a daughter (November 13, 1898 – ), Pamela Lawrence, a vaudeville performer
References
Further reading
*Irving Zeidman ''The American Burlesque Show'', Hawthorne Books, New York, 1967 *Rachel Shteir ''Striptease, The Untold History of the Girlie Show'', Oxford University Press 2004 {{DEFAULTSORT:Deleon, Millie 1870s births 1922 deaths American burlesque performers