One of the unusual things about Kitten is that she has remained as a public figure from the 1960s to the present. So it's probably appropriate to say some things about changes in adult entertainment in the U.S. since the 1960s. From the beginning of the 20th Century up into the 1950s burlesque had provided a mix of comedy, musical entertainment, and strippers. Burlesque theaters were similar to the music halls of Great Britain, except for an artifact of the Prohibition Era: Liquor was not served. The 21st Amendment which ended Prohibition had made the states the sole arbiters of liquor laws, and most banned liquor in all entertainment clubs. Without that income stream, burlesque had been slipping since the 1930s. There were a variety of strip clubs which were generally considered seedy and were subject to closure at any time under a variety of "obscenity" statutes.
Starting in the early 1960s in large cities a series of bars started providing "go-go" dancers as entertainment. These were young women who wore little clothing and danced in cages, usually suspended from the ceiling. Within a very short time clubs decided to try topless dancing. One of the first of these clubs was The Classic Cat in the 8800 block of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
The Cat was indeed a class act. There was an informal dress code which welcomed suits and ties. There was a separate room for playing pool. There was live music, and there were topless dancers. The girls were not in go-go cages; they were on a small stage, and they were welcome to mingle with customers (or not) as they chose. In that sense Kitten, who started working there in 1968, was a star. She was (and is) an extravert, flirtacious, and very friendly. She had a personality that was perfectly suited for the time and place. She worked there full-time for three or four years, got to know a substantial number of people involved in the adult entertainment business, did a lot of modeling, and met Russ Meyer.