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  1. Portrait of Vesta Tilley in a Chair

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Male impersonators, Music
    Subject: Vesta Tilley
    Description: Portrait of Vesta Tilley posing in a chair with legs crossed, smiling with a cigarette in mouth.
  2. Portrait of Zelma Rawlston

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1903
    Topics: Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Photography
    Subject: Zelma Rawlston
  3. Queen of Hearts

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Wilson, Carter
    Date: Summer 1992
    Topics: Crossdressers, Discos, Drag, Drag community, Female impersonators, Gay community, Latinos, Male impersonators, Racism
    Subject: Ernie Sanchez, Monterey Community AIDS Project
  4. ROCHESTER, N.Y.-ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Louis C. Cook, manager)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 23, 1895
    Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Florence Hines
    Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror," describing a performance featuring Florence Hines. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  5. RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 18, 1872
    Topics: LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Josie Mansfield
    Description: A clipping from "Chicago Tribune" titled: "RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER," discussing the relationships of Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  6. Scrub

     
    Collection: Art Works
    Institution: Yale University Libraries
    Creator: Sayers, James
    Date: Feb. 15, 1786
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressing, Etching, Male impersonators, Theatre
    Subject: George Farquhar, Mrs. Abington, The Beaux' Stratagem
    Description: "Mrs. Abington stands facing three quarters to the right dressed as Scrub in Farquhar's 'Beaux' Stratagem', with her hair in tightly curled ringlets (resembling the wig worn by Weston in the part)....
  7. Show Me the Way to Go Home

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: King, Irving
    Date: 1925
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Musicians
    Subject: Ella Shields
  8. Since Hiram Went To Yale

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Van Alstyne, Egbert, Williams, Harry
    Date: 1906
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Musical theatre
    Subject: Della Fox
  9. SONG AND DANCE MEN.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 5, 1877
    Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Masculinities, Performance art
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Ella Wesner, Harry Beckett
    Description: A clipping from "Troy Times" titled: "SONG AND DANCE MEN," discussing performances by Ella Wesner, Annie Hindle, and Harry Beckett. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  10. STAGE WHISPERS.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 1, 1883
    Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Alma Stuart Stanley, Blanche Selwyn, Ella Wesner, St. George Hussey, The National Police Gazette
    Description: A clipping from "The National Police Gazette" titled: "STAGE WHISPERS," discussing a performance of Ella Wesner and other male impersonators. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  11. Takarazuka Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 1969
    Topics: Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Theater--Japan
    Subject: Takarazuka Grand Theatre, Takarazuka Revue
    Description: An event program for the drama "The Red-Haired Girl" and the musical comedy "A Splendid Lover" performing at the Takarazuka Grand Theater. The Takarazuka Revue was a Japanese all-women theater comp...
  12. That Mysterious Rag

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1911
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Musicians
    Subject: Seeman & Killian, The Tailor Made Girls
  13. The Captain

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Male impersonators, Music, Musicians, Vaudeville
    Subject: Ella Wesner
  14. The Dark Town Belles

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1900
    Topics: Black people, Male impersonators
    Subject: Black Sensation Company, Darktown Belle Minstrels, Florence Hines, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to racist language.
  15. The Della Fox Little Trooper March

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Johnson, W. O.
    Date: circa 1890
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Male impersonators, Musical theatre
    Subject: Della Fox