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| Stage
Name |
Real
Name |
| Daphne
Lake "Miss Elegance" |
n/a |
| Daphne
Lake "The Marshmellow Girl" |
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| Daphne
Lake "Ecdysiast Extraordinaire" |
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Miss Lake began dancing professionally in
St. Petersburg, Florida in 1966, under the name "Jezebelle".
As she grew more comfortable in her role, she added a chair, a rug,
and tassels to her act. Jezebelle appeared at theaters and night
clubs, until 1969, when she retired temporarily. --
In 1970, Jezebelle re-entered the entertainment world, at The
Body Shop, in Atlanta, Georgia. After an extended stay, she returned
to
the road, as "Daphne
Lake - Ecdysiast Extraordinaire", during her career, she
also appeared as "Daphne Lake, Miss Elegance" and "
The Marshmallow Girl" (which referred to one of the routines
she performed.)
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Daphne
dropped the tassels, but continued to use a rug and a chair, in
her act. She also added feathers, fire, the Marshmallow Routine,
and a "Scrub Lady" comedy act, to her show. During her
career, she worked night clubs and theaters throughout the United
States and Canada. Her favorite "stops" were the Rainbow
Club in Nashville, owned by the late Skull Schulman; the Roxi
Theater in Cleveland, Ohio; the Victory Theater in Toronto, Ontario;
and the Flyers' Club in Gander, Newfoundland.
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In
1972, she signed a long-term contract, with the Le Marquis Club,
in Washington DC. After her stay there, she appeared at the Merry
Land and the Gold Rush clubs, in DC. After her extended run, in
Washington, she was reluctant to go back on the road. Even though
she loved her career and the
audience's appreciation of her skill, the stress of constant travel
combined with the rapidly diminishing Burlesque circuit, required
her to make a difficult decision.
Daphne
Lake retired in Washington, DC in 1973.
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Place |
Birth
Date |
Spouse |
Offspring |
Buffalo,
NY.
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n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Dance
Types |
Stage |
Music
Titles Used |
| Ballet |
None |
Balling
the Jack |
| Belly
Dance |
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Blues to Strip By |
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Theaters |
Bumps & Grinds |
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49th
St. Playhouse (NY City) |
Fire |
| Dance
routines |
Casino
(Pittsburgh) |
For
Strippers Only |
| Fire |
Cameraphone
(Pittsburgh, PA) |
Green Onions |
| Jezzabel |
Follies
(Chicago, IL) |
Lament |
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Follies
(Pensacola, FL) |
Ma
Nah Ma Nah |
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Gulf
Follies (St. Pete, FL) |
Nappy
Head |
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Roxie
(Cleveland, OH) |
Something
in the Way She Moves |
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Victory
(Toronto, Canada) |
Summertime |
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The
Stripper |
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Walkin'
& Strippin' |
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| Night
Clubs |
| Aquarium
Bar (Monessen, PA) |
Lobster
Trap, the (Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada) |
| Argo's
Lounge (Pittston, PA) |
Merry
Land |
| Belviu
Restaurant (Endicott, NY) |
Nick
Gleno's Patio Lounge (Birmingham, AL) |
| Body
Shop, the (GA) |
Normandy
Lounge (Boston, MA) |
| C'Est
Bon Club (Charlotte, NC) |
Old
Mill (St. John's Newfoundland, Canada) |
| Cave,
the (Macon, GA) |
PJ
Lounge (Pittston, PA) |
| Cellar,
the (Albany, GA) |
Rainbow
Room (Nashville, TN) |
| Dino's
Lounge (Pittston, PA) |
Safari
Club (Dayton, OH) |
| Edison
Hotel (Pittsburg, PA) |
Simiele's
700 Club (Syracuse, NY) |
| Encore
Club (Rochester, NY) |
Stage
Door (Buffalo, NY) |
| Flyers
Club |
Village
Squire, the (Fredonia, NY) |
| Kandy
Bar (Ft Lauderdale, FL) |
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| Le
Marquis Club |
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| Films |
Publications |
| No
Films, Radio or TV |
4/1972
- Breezy, Laugh Riot |
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