The Girlie Playhouseis narrated by ';Pixie,' the daughter of a famous cabaretdancerwho was murdered by a sanctimonious preacher. In flashbacks, she describes that tragedy, which has filled her with loss and longing. Pixie, who admits that she has a thing for ';girls with meretricious charms,' becomes a stripper herself and meets Trixiewho reminds her of her own motherat a club called the Girlie Playhouse. Max, a regular at the joint, thought he was happily married until he saw Trixieand begins a relationship with her.After Max wins the lottery, he splurges a share of the winnings on the exotic dancers in the Girlie Playhouse, fueling a media frenzy and prompting feminist protests at the venue. When he demands that Trixie quit stripping, he sets in motion a chain of events that leads to her undoing. At once delicate and risqu, this uninhibited story looks closely at the strip club business while probing the inner lives of dancers and their customers.
