Thank you Mr. Rankin, for your interesting/informative comments!
My mother is now 75 years old. She tells me that at one time, there was live entertainment on the Burleigh Theater stage – comedians, for example. She has memories of viewing the dressing rooms, backstage. To her knowledge, there were never any burlesque shows at the theater.
My mom also tells me that the pronunciation, BUR-lee, is the English pronunciation of Burleigh – not necessarily having anything to do with the “Burlies” of burlesque fame. She remembers hearing certain Milwaukee bus drivers, prior to arriving at a bus stop, call out the name using the BUR-lee pronunciation. This was in the era of the 1940’s.
My maternal great-grandfather, Paul Langheinrich Sr., became interested in the motion picture industry with the construction of the Burleigh Theater – in 1914 – and became the theater’s owner. Eventually my grandfather, Paul Jr., owned and operated the theater -along with his brother George. (My grandfather used to play the piano for the silent films). My mother has fond memories of growing up along with every Sunday matinee. Several years ago we learned that the beautiful old pipe organ was sold – “for parts.”
Any information, thoughts/comments may be addressed to me – Claudia -at
Thank you Mr. Rankin, for your interesting/informative comments!
My mother is now 75 years old. She tells me that at one time, there was live entertainment on the Burleigh Theater stage – comedians, for example. She has memories of viewing the dressing rooms, backstage. To her knowledge, there were never any burlesque shows at the theater.
My mom also tells me that the pronunciation, BUR-lee, is the English pronunciation of Burleigh – not necessarily having anything to do with the “Burlies” of burlesque fame. She remembers hearing certain Milwaukee bus drivers, prior to arriving at a bus stop, call out the name using the BUR-lee pronunciation. This was in the era of the 1940’s.
My maternal great-grandfather, Paul Langheinrich Sr., became interested in the motion picture industry with the construction of the Burleigh Theater – in 1914 – and became the theater’s owner. Eventually my grandfather, Paul Jr., owned and operated the theater -along with his brother George. (My grandfather used to play the piano for the silent films). My mother has fond memories of growing up along with every Sunday matinee. Several years ago we learned that the beautiful old pipe organ was sold – “for parts.”
Any information, thoughts/comments may be addressed to me – Claudia -at