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Gorgeous!!
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1927 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: Benny Davis, Gorgeous, Harry Akst, Jerome H. Remick, Jerry Fragile Description: A cover of the sheet music for "Gorgeous." Arrangement by Benny Davis and Harry Akst, featuring female impersonator Jerry Fragile. -
Gossip of the Stage
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Chaize, W. Date: 1891 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: Florence Hines, Georgia Minstrels, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company Description: Article in the New York Age about Florence Hines, the Black male impersonator -
Go-Won-Go Mohawk
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier Date: Mar. 19, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, The Indian Mail Carrier (Play) Description: A clipping from the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier about Gowongo Mohawk's performance in the play "The Indian Mail Carrier," as a male impersonator. -
Grand Opening: Theatre Mascotte Saloon
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 6, 1899 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators Subject: Jessie Thomas Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to racist language. -
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 5, 1882 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, Grand Opera House, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "GRAND OPERA HOUSE," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
'Great Britain' correspondence for The Queen
Collection: The Queen (1968) Production Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Herbert, Don, Litvinoff, Si, Maxtone-Graham, John, Vinyard Films Date: Unknown Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, Finance, Intellectual property, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests Subject: The Queen (Film) Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—including corresponde... -
Hail Doner as Second Tilley
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: May 14, 1943 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Bertolino and Bee, Kitty Doner, Larry Rich, Neva Christman, Ray Goman, Satan's Holiday, Vesta Tilley Description: A clipping discussing Kitty Doner's performance in "Satan's Holiday." Mention of Doner as the "successor of Vesta Tilley." -
Handbill advertising Hot-Cha (Hotcha) Hinton's Girl's-A-Poppin '75
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: 1975 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), LGBTQ+ theater, Strippers, Trans women, Transfeminine people Subject: Don Healey, Hotcha Hinton, Sex Kitten, Teepee Lounge Description: Handbill advertising Hot-Cha (Hotcha) Hinton's Girl's-A-Poppin '75 at the Teepee Lounge featuring Sex Kitten, Reno's favorite exotic and Don Healey, a piano player based in West Yellowstone. The ha... -
Handbill advertising Jackie Starr's appearance at the Spinning Wheel
Collection: Don Paulson and Skippy LaRue Photograph Collection Institution: University of Washington Libraries Creator: Date: circa 1935 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Transfeminine people Subject: Jackie Starr, Spinning Wheel, Walter Winchell Description: Handbill including a picture of Jackie Starr wearing a fur coat and hat, with Walter Winchell's endorsement of her performance at the Spinning Wheel. -
Harry Weber Presents Miss Kitty Doner “Twenty Minutes in Paris”
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Harry Weber, Kitty Doner, Twenty Minutes in Paris Description: A flyer for Kitty Doner in "Twenty Minutes in Paris." -
He is the Greatest of the Chinese Actors
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Theater Subject: Ada Rehan, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai, Merchant of Venice Description: This item is an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer about China actor and female impersonator, Fon Chong Mai. This article talks about his talent as an actor, Chinese theater, and his im... -
High Jinks for Chinatown
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 22, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Koong Ming, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing Description: This item includes a clipping from the Boston Herald detailing a performance starring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
HOLLYWOOD EXPOSÉ: RAE BOURBON…..tells all! (UTC 9)
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: A Girl of the Golden West, An Evening in Copenhagen, Around The World In 80 Ways, Bourbon 100-Proof, Don't Call Me Madam, Hollywood Exposé, Ladies of Burlesque, One On The Aisle (Claque-Claque), Rae Bourbon, Tell You About My Operation, You're Stepping on My Eyelashes Description: Vinyl album cover (front and back) of song "Hollywood Exposé." Includes photos of Rae being arrested. -
Hot Peaches in "Heat"
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Baker, Rob Date: Jun. 1988 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A review of the Hot Peaches show, "The Heat," published in the Metro Herald. A photo of the performers includes Marsha P. Johnson. -
Hot Peaches Leaflet
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Hot Peaches Date: Unknown Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Hot Peaches Description: A leaflet advertising a performance by the Hot Peaches, a drag theater company whose notable members included Marsha P. Johnson.
