Tinker Bell was a professional dancer trained in ballet, tap and adagio dancing. Her first job in burlesque was as a chorus girl at the famous New York city club, Leon & Eddie’s. Tinker Bell stripping career really took off (pun intended) in Washington DC while she was performing at the Wayne Room in 1956. She quickly became a crowd favorite and shortly thereafter, she was touring the country. Tinker Bell is shown here modeling her costume for her Cleopatra act.

Green with violin and snake, 1918

Jacob Merkelbach :: Lily Green, danseres, met viool en slang, 1918. | src Het Stadsarchief Amsterdam - Collectie Atelier J. Merkelbach
Jacob Merkelbach :: Lily Green, danseres, met viool en slang, 1918. | src Het Stadsarchief Amsterdam ~ Collectie Atelier J. Merkelbach
Jacob Merkelbach (1877-1942) :: Lily Green, dancer, with violin and snake, 1918. | Collectie Atelier J. Merkelbach