Rosen, George E. von (publisher); Ben Burns (editor); Sydney Barker (art director)
Skokie, IL: Cabaret, 1956-57. Two vintage magazine issues, devoted to cartoons and entertainment, with an emphasis on the goings-on of Burlesque and modeling. Lots of full-page photographs and good coverage of adult nightlife. September, 1956. Vol II N5: Monique Van Vooren, singer-pinup-turned-actress and Andy Warhol cohort (front/layout), America's night clubs (Robert Sylvester), Jacques Sarloff on how to run a club, Evelyn West & Pat Hobson & Princess Do May (vignettes), bawdy Havana burlesque (Jay Mallin), bourbon (Harry Botsford), stripper June Harlow (layout/color center), Bill Haley, socialite stripper Brandy Martin (Arch Ayres), cartoons by Dennis, Tup, Troop. Faint spine stress, tiny splits at spine ends, faint toning, lower tip bumped. 3 internal leaves heavily creased/torn, possibly a production flaw. May, 1957. Vol II N12: Dolores Del Raye "America's Most Savage Stripper "(front/layout), Joni Arnold, Jerry Lewis, Greenwich Village and "Bohemia" (Beat), Rosemary Clooney, Rhonda Fleming, house favorite Jennie Lee (full-color-full-page), Bubbles Darlene, Lily Ayers, Zsa Zsa Gabor (center), Patti Waggin, Fauzir Amir, Haitian voodoo, Evelyn West, Blinstrub's club, cartoons by Bonestell, Tupper. Faint spine roll, faint rust, else Near Fine. [Book ID 125434] [Magazines]