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This
"wing" of my website has a dual focus. And
the Female Impersonation Galleries is for photos, memorabilia,
etc, for selected individual performers, where they achieved a certain
prominence. The intent is certainly NOT to represent all, and this
section does NOT include those with recordings... |
Above,
a quite famous photo with Tallulah Bankhead at Left to Right, are Elton Paris; Ray de Young; Lucian; a man who looks like Earl 'Father' Hines, jazz pianist; someone behind Tallulah; Jackie Phillips; Kara Montez; and Tanya de Malina. My info source is Aleshia Brevard, who starred at Finocchio's from 1959 to 1962, using the name Lee Shaw. She says that Tallulah's visit happened on her night off, and she was beside herself when she heard about it, and what else went on later at Tallulah's hotel, the Fairmont. |
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Recordings
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Clubs
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Revues
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Sheet
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Sirlebrity
Capades, 1966
82 Club
Program, 1969
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Scrapbooks
of Danny Brown, of Jewel Box Revue
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Matchbooks
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Kurt
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Kurt Mann was a headliner in the Jewel Box Revue during its last golden years, from 1967 through 1970. He got rave revues for his impressions of Phyllis Diller. I am honored that he shared his story and scrapbook. Click Here |
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Ted
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Ted Larson's career ranges from the early 60's, as a male dancer at the 82 Club, to putting together revues in the 70's and performing himself in the 80's, as Maxine Faye Baker, or Maxie, the Clowntessa of Comedy. Click Here |
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David
Hummel Scrapbook
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David Hummel was part of the comic drag duo, the Fono Fools, and other acts, and starred at Detroit's main drag venues from the late 1950's to late 1960's. His scrapbook captures the Detroit scene in those years. Click Here |
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Books
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Femme Mimics!
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A Pictoral History
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Female Impersonation
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Minette
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Transvestism Today or download a PDF of the entire book |
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Men
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Miscellaneous...
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clever drag queen names just plain miscellaneous The Transvestism & Sex Trial of Boulton & Park, 1871
How the College Boys Imitate the Fair Sex Below,
a telling full-page article from the Washington Post, 1924,
Why Wearing Skirts Makes a Man Effeminate
Has
the Masculinized Woman Come to Stay? (1909)
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Other excellent sources of Drag information:
and also the following:
a couple pics...
Jewel Box Revue, guess which one's the RG
equal time? hardly, but here are some drag "kings" from Paris, circa 1963 And Click Here for more Paris "Drag Kings"
Cigar Tin. Click for more on Neil Burgess Sepia Gloria Swanson & Sepia Mae West
QMH Shows You may also enjoy these QMH shows relating to this theme: October
2002 - Gender Benders, Part 1 ****** Below,
I know in the 60's in San Francisco you could be arrested for appearing
Check
the article to the right. It's from the San Francisco paper
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Below,
from Honolulu's Female Impersonation Bar, The Glade,
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