For several years, filmmaker Rick Delaup has been documenting the New Orleans burlesque scene of the late 1940s through the 1960s. "Evangeline the Oyster Girl & Other Tales of Burlesque," will be a television documentary and book about Bourbon Street burlesque dancers during a time period when there were few economic opportunities for women, but for some the shady side of the street beckoned with money, glamour and fame. The project is partially funded by the Louisiana Division of the Arts, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. Eccentric New Orleans presents profiles of several women that appear in the documentary.
Click on a photo of one of the New Orleans Burlesque Queens to read their story:
