#16: Old Flesh Agents

Tales of... by Josh Alan Friedman by Josh Alan Friedman

Jan 12, 201827:10Arts

OLD FLESH AGENTS Irv Charnoff and Jess Mack were the last remaining vaudeville/burlesque booking agents in 1984. They mourned the decline of wholesome American show-biz, as it devolved into pornography. [gallery size="la...

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