Gene Gemay (aka. Gene Walda) Before developing her hugely popular “Aladdin’s Lamp” mannequin routine.. Gene danced using the costume shown here.. It’s design suggests a kind of half-and-half act, based around a Good vs. Evil motif..
tags: Gene Gemay, burlesque, vintage, 1950s, showgirl, stripper, half-and-half routine, promotional photo
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