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Stage Name Real Name
Daphne Lake "Miss Elegance" n/a
Daphne Lake "The Marshmellow Girl"  
Daphne Lake "Ecdysiast Extraordinaire"  
   
-- 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.)

-- 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.

-- 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.

Birth Place Birth Date Spouse Offspring
Buffalo, NY.
n/a n/a n/a
                       
 
Dance Types Stage Music Titles Used
Ballet None Balling the Jack
Belly Dance   Blues to Strip By
  Theaters Bumps & Grinds
  49th St. Playhouse (NY City) Fire
Dance routines Casino (Pittsburgh) For Strippers Only
Fire Cameraphone (Pittsburgh, PA) Green Onions
Jezzabel Follies (Chicago, IL) Lament
  Follies (Pensacola, FL) Ma Nah Ma Nah
  Gulf Follies (St. Pete, FL) Nappy Head
  Roxie (Cleveland, OH) Something in the Way She Moves
  Victory (Toronto, Canada) Summertime
    The Stripper
    Walkin' & Strippin'
 
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)  
Le Marquis Club  

Films Publications
No Films, Radio or TV 4/1972 - Breezy, Laugh Riot
           
           
NOTE: Contact Info: Daphne
July 13, 2005
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