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The Best Topless Revue In Vegas Closes After 50 Years

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

On Saturday night, the Tropicana Hotel and Casino bid adieu to Les Folies Bergere, its legendary topless revue.

Today, we look back at 50 years of photos from the classic Showgirls-style dinner theater performance, which broke new ground for "tasteful" public nudity...

Beginning on Christmas Day of 1959, the show enjoyed nearly 30,000 performances on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It closed, some say, because people are more interested in the circus, magic shows, and Cirque del Soleil. The only show left featuring topless showgirls is the Bally's revue "Jubilee!" (Read more about Les Folies Bergere here.)

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Posted Apr 01 2009, 04:03 PM

Filed under: showgirls, naked people, nevada, topless photos, las vegas, vegas, naked woman, magicians, casino, 1950s, pinup, nude woman, vintage photos, topless revue, cirque del Soleil

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GeeBee said:

Last time I saw Lance Burton's magic show in Vegas, he started his act by producing 5 or 6 topless showgirls out of a cabin trunk. They appeared at various points throughout the show.

April 1, 2009 7:08 PM

m said:

there will always be showgirls in vegas. crazy horse is at the mgm grand and the stratosphere has a horribly wonderful topless vampire revue called "Bite". Cirque even has an erotic show... zumanity at new york new york

April 2, 2009 10:09 AM

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Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Hooksexup, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Colleen Kane has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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