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Mistinguett

/ mistɛ̃ɡɛt /

noun

  1. Mistinguett18751956FFrenchDANCE: dancerMUSIC: chanteuseTHEATRE: entertainer original name Jeanne-Marie Bourgeois . 1875–1956, French dancer, chanteuse, and entertainer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Asked why they’ve fallen out of favor with producers, Mistinguett, 67, who prefers to work behind the scenes, has a one-word answer: “Money.”

It’s the sidewalk buskers, though, who put on headpieces and pose for photos with tourists, who draw Mistinguett’s real ire.

The feathered headpieces, each of which Mistinguett made by hand, weigh around 10 pounds.

The workshop is an offshoot of Mistinguett’s “Showgirl Follies,” the production she launched in 2010 that gives dancers, many of whom are long retired, the chance to perform again.

The single-named Mistinguett arrived three years later.

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