The Tropicana Holiday

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The Tropicana Holiday
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Date premieredFebruary 12, 1958 (1958-02-12)
Place premiered Tropicana Las Vegas
Genre Striptease revue

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]

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  10. Faris 1994 , p. 24
  11. Faris 1994 , p. 56