she-urchin:

Vintage 60&amp;#8217;s-era promo poster for the &amp;#8216;NEW FOLLIES Burlesk&amp;#8217;&nbsp; Theatre in San Francisco..
&amp;#8220;Amateur Striptease Contests&amp;#8221; were all the rage during the mid-1960&amp;#8217;s.. Rose La Rose ran regular contests at her Theatre in Toledo, Ohio.. Burlesque was waning, and many top dancers began retiring. This kind of promotion was designed not only to find &amp;#8220;new&amp;#8221; (and cheaper) talent.. But to generate interest in audiences that wouldn&amp;#8217;t necessarily attend a Burlesque show..
