Never been to the BHoF but saw it year’s ago via an episode of History Channel's ‘American Pickers.’
Mike and Frank toured the place with a retired stripper tour guide. If I remember correctly, it wasn’t X-rated but risque enough that Frank blushed and History censors blurred some parts. One forgotten aspect was that many radio and stand-up comics got their start in Burlesque halls.
Years ago a local club’s strippers put on a burlesque-style show. Under Missouri’s new law complete nudity was usually forbidden. However, because ‘burlesque’ is considered an American art form strippers got nude^^^ Great show, really entertaining. The strippers showed their comedic skills and did some amazing pole and seductive routines. One gal stripped nude and climbed and then descended a rope suspended from the ceiling over the audience area. On both trips she did some athletic routines and poses showing off her breasts, legs, ass, and pussy, spread-eagle.
Also some years ago a Kansas stripper and university student [yeah I verified it, read on#] invited me to attend a ‘celebration of burlesque’ show her university performing arts group was putting on. It was a charity event for an area service club, so most of the attendees were older club members and their wives or SOs.
This girl didn’t do a stage routine but was dressed in a revealing costume and showed off her comedic talent in between acts. One of the hits of the show for the guys was an early thirties looking stripper who did a great seductive routine. Brought in tons of $$$ tips and buys from shot girls circulating the club. At the end of the show this gal turned out to be a guy! The old farts took it surprisingly well even with some of their wives needling them for being so naive.
After the show I learned my young stripper’s full name and met her parents. To them the story was I knew her because, though she was majoring in business law, she was interested in my field of study and I had attended the same university many years ago.
