The Tropicana Holiday

The Tropicana Holiday was a striptease revue starring Jayne Mansfield. It was launched in February 1958 at the Tropicana casino on the Las Vegas Strip under a four weeks contract which was extended to eight.[1][2][3] The opening night raised $20,000.00 for March of Dimes ($202,860 in 2022 dollars[4]). Mansfield received $25,000.00 per week for her performance as Trixie Divoon in the show ($253,576 in 2022 dollars[4]).[5][6][7] The showgirls were paid $200.00 per week.[8] The show was produced by Monte Proser and stage managed by Earl Barton. Nat Brandwynne and Orchestra played to original music by Gordon Jenkins. Glen Holse designed the set.[9] Mansfield's last nightclub act French Dressing was at Latin Quarter in New York City in 1966.[10] It was a modified version of the Tropicana show, and ran for six weeks with fair success.[11]

The Tropicana Holiday
Characters
Mute
Date premieredFebruary 12, 1958 (1958-02-12)
Place premieredTropicana Las Vegas
GenreStriptease revue

References
  • Strait, Raymond (1992). Here They Are Jayne Mansfield. New York: S.P.I. Books. ISBN 978-1-56171-146-8.
  • Weatherford, Mike (2001). Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth!. Huntington Press Inc. ISBN 9780929712710.
  • Faris, Jocelyn (November 1994). Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-28544-8.

Citation
  1. Mike Weatherford, Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on E arth!, pages 230-232, Huntington Press Inc, 2001, ISBN 9780929712710
  2. Strait 1992, p. 107
  3. Ashley Powers, "Putting a top on iconic topless show", Boston.com
  4. 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.
  5. Strait 1992, p. 94
  6. Harrison Carrol, "Behind scenes in Hollywood", The Billings County Pioneer, page 2, 1958-01-02.
  7. Jayne, Mickey appears in Las Vegas revue", Oxnard Press-Courier, page 10, 1958-02-11.
  8. Clemens, Samuel (2020). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0578682822.
  9. Faris 1994, p. 44
  10. Faris 1994, p. 24
  11. Faris 1994, p. 56
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