Minsky's Burlesque : A Fast and Funny Look at America's Bawdiest Era

by Morton Minsky, Milt Machlin

Book by Morton Minsky, Milt Machlin

Genres: Nonfiction

312 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[MH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minsky and his co-writer give a thorough look at the burlesque business in the 20s and 30s, before reformers shut them down - it's very readable, with some great anecdotes, and he does a nice job balancing stories of his family, the performers, the business of running the theaters, and the increasing pressure of the silly, dangerous guardians of public morality. It's fun, and interesting, and better than it needed to be.

[Erik Swedlund · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mr. Minsky was obviously not a writer, but he had a very vivacious career and some funny anecdotes to relate.