The House of Love (show)
The House of Love is a striptease revue starring Jayne Mansfield. In December 1960, Dunes hotel and casino launched Mansfield's revue The House of Love (produced by Jack Cole, co-starring Hargitay). She received $35,000.00 a week as her salary ($346,220 in 2022 dollars[1]), which was the highest in her career.[2][3] Her wardrobe for the shows featured a gold mesh dress with sequins to cover her nipples and pubic region.[4][5][6] That controversial sheer dress that was referred to as "Jayne Mansfield and a few sequins".[7]
| The House of Love | |
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| Date premiered | December 29, 1960 12.29.60 |
| Place premiered | Tropicana Las Vegas |
| Genre | Striptease revue |
References
- Strait, Raymond (1992). Here They Are Jayne Mansfield. New York: S.P.I. Books. ISBN 978-1-56171-146-8.
- Faris, Jocelyn (November 1994). Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28544-8.
Citation
- 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- Strait 1992, p. 110
- Faris 1994, p. 24
- Mike Weatherford, Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth!, pages 230-232, Huntington Press Inc, 2001, ISBN 9780929712710
- Jeff Burbank, Las Vegas Babylon, pages 113-114, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2007, ISBN 9781861059666
- Faris 1994, p. 46
- Strait 1992, p. 94
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