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Stripping History: Marie Cord

Added 2022-06-06 12:53:58 +0000 UTC

From thehistoryproject.com, which is a site that documents LGBTQ+ history in Boston:

Marie Cord was a lesbian singer and burlesque performer who frequented Playland. According to an interview with Robert G.:

Marie Cord had beautiful red hair. Her lover was mannish. [The lover] wore her hair in a man's haircut. She went to a barber shop and wore men's suits and ties. This is how many lesbians looked at the time. They would wear shirts and ties, and take on the stance of men. Marie was from Boston. She had gone to Hollywood, where she had a few bit parts. Whatever happened, she never made it. She was a singer. Everywhere she went, as soon as she walked in, everybody would request one of her songs, "Love Is Just a Game," and she would sing it."

Does anyone else have more info about this dancer?