Cigarette girl (person)

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Cigarette girl in European and American context generally refers to a person that sells or provides cigarettes from a tray held by a neck strap. They may also carry cigars, and many novelty items like lighted roses, lighted jewelry, and lighted yo-yo's on their trays.

The most common uniform is a red and black old saloon style above the knee dress but you will find many in different colors and styles. Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Cigarette girls were a common sight in clubs, bars, airports and casinos during the 1930s and 1940s in the United States, although there are still some casinos and other night club establishments that use cigarette girls today, especially in Las Vegas, NV.[1]

In the arts

The 1924 film, The Cigarette Girl from Mossel'prom, featured a heroine who worked as a street-corner vendor.[2] The cigarette girl of the night club also became a staple figure of film and theatre.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Stieg, Bill (10 March 1988). "Cigarette girls bring back romantic flavors". The Hour (Norwalk, CT USA). p. 2. Retrieved 10 september 2013. 
  2. ↑ A History of Russian Cinema -Birgit Beumers - 2009 Page 63 Similarly, Yuri Zheliabuzhsky's (1888–1955) The Cigarette Girl from Mosselprom (Papirosnitsa ot Mossel'proma, "
  3. ↑ The Theatre Book of the Year, 1945-1946 -George J. Nathan, Charles Angoff - 1974 Page 148 "All the boys and girls, along with the old night club setting, are again in evidence: the dumb-cluck minor mobster, the love-lorn cigarette girl in the abbreviated costume, the oily head- waiter, the imperturbable night club boss, the slumming .."
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