Roxana Sand
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Roxana Sand was an erotic dancer and fan dancer whose performance at Minsky's Burlesque
, in August 1936, resulted in a crackdown on burlesque
shows in New York City
. She was one of five dancers who performed strip-tease acts, which led to the conviction of Sam Krauss, manager of the
Gotham Theatre, East 125th Street (Manhattan)
, for giving an indecent performance. The theatre was owned by Abe Minsky. Minsky's was soon closed along with other burlesque venues by protests from citizen's groups and the reform administration of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
She was one of fourteen defense witnesses in the court proceeding in which Krauss was found guilty. Two of her fellow dancers, Muriel Lord and Jewel Southern, gave testimony which attested that each was properly clothed while performing. Sand chased a newspaper photographer up three flights of stairs at the New York City courthouse at the conclusion of the trial, because he had taken her photo. She stopped her pursuit only after someone hurled a used flashbulb at her feet, which exploded with a loud boom.
. In September 1934 she asked for a divorce
on grounds of cruelty. She had been married to Levinsky for only five weeks.
Minsky's Burlesque
Minsky's Burlesque refers to the brand of American burlesque presented by four sons of Louis and Ethel Minksy: Abraham 'Abe' Bennett Minsky , Michael William 'Billy' Minsky , Herbert Kay Minsky , and Morton Minsky . They started in 1912 and ended in 1937 in New York City...
, in August 1936, resulted in a crackdown on burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
shows in New York City
New York City
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. She was one of five dancers who performed strip-tease acts, which led to the conviction of Sam Krauss, manager of the
Gotham Theatre, East 125th Street (Manhattan)
125th Street (Manhattan)
125th Street is a two-way street that runs east-west in the New York City borough of Manhattan, considered the "Main Street" of Harlem; It is also called Martin Luther King, Jr...
, for giving an indecent performance. The theatre was owned by Abe Minsky. Minsky's was soon closed along with other burlesque venues by protests from citizen's groups and the reform administration of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
She was one of fourteen defense witnesses in the court proceeding in which Krauss was found guilty. Two of her fellow dancers, Muriel Lord and Jewel Southern, gave testimony which attested that each was properly clothed while performing. Sand chased a newspaper photographer up three flights of stairs at the New York City courthouse at the conclusion of the trial, because he had taken her photo. She stopped her pursuit only after someone hurled a used flashbulb at her feet, which exploded with a loud boom.
Married to boxer
Sand was the ex-wife of boxer King LevinskyKing Levinsky
King Levinsky , also known as Kingfish Levinsky, was an American heavyweight boxer who fought during the 1930s...
. In September 1934 she asked for a divorce
on grounds of cruelty. She had been married to Levinsky for only five weeks.