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Title: Costume Sale
Description: Kansas City Costume Co., located at 2020 Grand Boulevard, has put its three-story building up for sale, asking $3 million. "Kansas City Costume, which has been in business since 1925, is a theatrical rental and sales company that also ships wardrobes throughout the country for traveing shows."
Date: 2008-03-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Ballroom Blitz
Description: Author describes her experiences at the October 14, 2005 revival of the Priests of Pallas Ball. A gala event at Union Station, the 2005 incarnation of the Priests of Pallas Ball was a fundraiser for the Jackson County and Westport Historical Societies.
Date: 2005-10-27
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Angela Alexander, Costumer to the Stars
Description: Obituary and article about Kansas City native Angela Diokaris Alexander, who in her career as a Hollywood costumer worked with stars like Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra. Alexander died on October 8, 2011, at the age of 94.
Date: 2011-11-06
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Grand Old Drag
Description: Article spotlighting the actors and producers of the "La Cage aux Folles" show at the Unicorn Theatre (3828 Main). It also discusses how female impersonators have been entertaining Kansas City audiences since the 1880s and identifies several drag show venues.
Date: 2007-08-05
Object Type: Newspaper Article