Uptown Theater
18 S. Main Street,
Tulsa,
OK
18 S. Main Street,
Tulsa,
OK
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This theater operated from 1928 to 1967 under various names.
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Lauren Grubb
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Even toward the sad end, in a most run down condition, this crappy burlesque house supplied its burlesque queens with live music. The band was made up of an organ, drums, sax, and clarinet.
On the below sites one can listen to samples of classic burlesque music-
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and another site-
http://www.spaceagepop.com/lester.htm
c1945 photo -
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B0437.jpg
This 1957 photo illustrates that the Uptown Theatre had a new paint job that restored the edicafe to its 1930 look. Further up Main Street can be seen the Cozy Theatre.
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B1690.jpg
Usually the Uptown Theatre kept their display cases loaded with advertising cards and posters. For one reason or another poster baords are empty in this forlorn image -
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/E0081.jpg
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Photo right of this 1910 image, where the “Tulsa” arch joins onto the drug store/hotel, is where the Uptown Theatre would later be built. Lyric Theatre is visible photo left.
Hear an actual Gypsy Rose Lee burlesque routine here -
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as presented on this site -
http://www.unicornmeat.com/
This peppy album plays snappy burlesque tunes,
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In 1955 the Uptown Theater had 308 seats.
Shown here are the type of burleque shows that were presented on the Uptown Theatre stage.
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