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A Mitzi Gaynor archive of ephemera from her Las Vegas performances
10 December 2019, 14:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$600 - US$700
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A Mitzi Gaynor archive of ephemera from her Las Vegas performances
Comprising an archive of 44 pieces of paper memorabilia and photographs pertaining to Mitzi's appearances in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel from 1961 to 1965, the Riviera Hotel from 1966 to 1971, and the Tropicana Hotel from 1973 to 1975, including souvenir programs, promotional postcards and ads, newspaper articles, and many rare photos from these years including performance candids from her stage act and publicity poses by photographers such as John Bryson and Bud Fraker, candids of her mother and dance teacher and other celebrities, and more. In one Life magazine article titled, "Mitzi Fractures Las Vegas," her stupendous success "smashed all records at the Flamingo Hotel where more than a thousand customers were turned away nightly." Newspaper headlines utilized superlatives such as "Mitzi wows" and "Mitzi rocks" to describe her record-breaking performances and standing ovations. As one journalist described it, "There isn't anything that she can't do."
11 x 14 x 1 in.
11 x 14 x 1 in.


















