id: 126215 accession number: 1948.436 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.436 updated: Gaiety Burlesque, 1930. Reginald Marsh (American, 1898–1954). Etching; platemark: 30.2 x 25 cm (11 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); sheet: 38.1 x 28 cm (15 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1948.436 © Estate of Reginald Marsh / Art Students League, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York title: Gaiety Burlesque title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1930 creation date earliest: 1930 creation date latest: 1930 current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland copyright: © Estate of Reginald Marsh / Art Students League, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York --- culture: America, 20th century technique: etching department: Prints collection: PR - Etching type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Sasowsky 102 --- CREATORS * Reginald Marsh (American, 1898–1954) - artist --- measurements: Platemark: 30.2 x 25 cm (11 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 38.1 x 28 cm (15 x 11 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: A Golden Age of American Printmaking opening date: 1982-01-12T05:00:00 A Golden Age of American Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 12-April 18, 1982). title: Urban Vicissitudes opening date: 1985-06-25T04:00:00 Urban Vicissitudes. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 25-September 29, 1985). title: Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940 opening date: 2021-07-18T04:00:00 Ashcan School Prints and the American City, 1900-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 18-December 26, 2021). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The Gaiety Theater, seen here, hosted the Minsky Burlesque show featuring the famous Gypsy Rose Lee during the 1930s. digital description: In addition to the grand opera houses and symphony halls that attracted new audiences in New York City, burlesque theaters and dance halls offered a less expensive and seamier side of entertainment that was just as popular, though with a primarily male crowd. The Gaiety Theatre opened in Manhattan's midtown in 1909. Its burlesque shows featured comedy acts, skits, songs, and, increasingly by the 1920s, a striptease. In this image, the female dancer wades across a narrow stage while navigating the men’s leering gazes. wall description: In addition to the grand opera houses and symphony halls that attracted new audiences in New York City, burlesque theaters and dance halls offered a less expensive and seamier side of entertainment that was just as popular, though with a primarily male crowd. The Gaiety Theatre opened in Midtown in 1909. Its burlesque shows featured comedy acts, skits, songs, and, increasingly by the 1920s, a striptease. In this image, the female dancer wades across a narrow stage while navigating the men’s leering gazes. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES