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It's one of the oldest erotic fantasies, recurrent in legends and fictions of many kinds, lending itself well to traditional ballet and cabaret--see Scheherezade , La Bayadère , Les Folies Bergères, the Copacabana.
There are also alternatives to gambling — the big casinos offer live stage shows with all kinds of entertainment, from major singing stars to leggy extravaganzas like the Folies Bergères to world-title boxing matches.
Even more obviously in the world of musical (and visual) entertainment, it is worth noting that the Folies Bergè are spelled with the first word plural, but the second singular.
The Folies Bergères (rue Richer), which launched the careers of Josephine Baker, Mistinguett, and Maurice Chevalier, and the Lido on the Champs-Elysées are both classic survivors.