A Risqué Little Trotter

Sheltowee

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Kentucky
Was looking at some photos of 1800s fashion, and stumbled on this image of a burlesque performer.

Admire her sassiness and flair- but in regards to the outfit- I say neigh.

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This is a promotional card for a Broadway show entitled "The Devil's Auction." The young lady depicted was the star, Eliza Blasina. The description of the plot is pretty wild :

"...it tells the story of a young peasant girl whose vulgar old father has given her to a bad old Count for wife; of a young man in shabby clothes who loves the young girl of a servant maid, who is in love with a donkey which she has charge of, and of Cupid, the God of Love, who takes the lovers under his protection."
 
This is a promotional card for a Broadway show entitled "The Devil's Auction." The young lady depicted was the star, Eliza Blasina. The description of the plot is pretty wild :

"...it tells the story of a young peasant girl whose vulgar old father has given her to a bad old Count for wife; of a young man in shabby clothes who loves the young girl of a servant maid, who is in love with a donkey which she has charge of, and of Cupid, the God of Love, who takes the lovers under his protection."
And I thought Nell's attraction to Dudley Do-Right's horse was creepy … even as a kid.
 

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