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  1. The Great Gauze, Wonderful Contralto

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 4, 1892
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: Clipping announcement for The Great Gauze show, published by the newspaper The Silver State
  2. 'The Heat'

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Christopher, James
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A brief review of a Hot Peaches retrospective with a photo of Marsha P. Johnson.
  3. The Kennewick Social Club Presents The Carroll Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The Kennewick Social Club
    Date: 1950?
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ theater, Revues
    Subject: Carroll, Gay Nineties, Jackie Phillip, Jan Del Rio, Kennewick Social Club, Les Lee, Rickey San Jaun, The Carroll Revue
    Description: See "Related Links" section for the link to the second page of the advertisement.
  4. The management of the Fulton Theater

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 8, 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Julian Eltinge, The Fulton Theater
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," detailing performances by Julian Eltinge. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  5. The Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Daily Ardmoreite
    Date: Jan. 9, 1896
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from The Daily Ardmoreite reviewing Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrel show mentioning the great Gauze, a female impersonator.
  6. The Montgomery Street Nightengale

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Reynolds, Cliff
    Date: Apr. 1969
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Beige Room, Black Cat Bar, Fort Dix, Jim McGuiness, José Sarria, Lyle Gardiner, Lynne Carter, Magnolia Calhoun, Robert Moses
    Description: An article about José Sarria, published in the April 1969 issue of Vector.
  7. The Pekin Theatre

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1906
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Andrew Tribble, Pekin Theatre, The Man from Bam
    Description: Article in Broad Axe mentioning a performance by Andrew Tribble, a Black female impersonator.
  8. The Petersburg Guard in Providence

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The New York Freeman
    Date: Jun. 13, 1885
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Burlesque, C. Henry Brenan, Merchant of Venice, Petersburg Guard, Thomas Doyle, Virginius
    Description: This item is an article in The New York Freeman newspaper Vol. 1 No. 30 that discusses Mr. C. Henry Brenan as a female impersonator and burlesque artist.
  9. The Sensational Femme Jesters of 1971

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Femmes, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Dee Connors, Emore' Du Bois, Jade Green, Jessie Deville, Nick Tally's, Ron Baker, Ted Larson
    Description: A flyer advertising the show The Sensational Femme Jesters of 1971.
  10. The Stage

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Darkest America, Florence Hines, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: Article in The Freeman mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator, and Willis Guaze, a female impersonator. The article contains a racist caricature.
  11. The Sunday Show of the South

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 27, 1981 to Apr. 2, 1981
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Donna Day, Eartha Kitt, Gene Howle, Jimmy Angelo, Lynn Ganey, Sabrina Ross, The COPA, The Sunday Show of the South, Tiffany Jones
    Description: An advertisement for "The Sunday Show of the South" featuring performers such as Eartha Kitt, Tiffany Jones, and Donna Day.
  12. The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1880
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel music, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Fred Malcolm
    Description: This illustration, which is likely the cover of a piece of sheet music, advertises a "Johnson & Slavin's Refined Minstrels" show featuring "The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom," who is d...
  13. The World Famous Leon & Eddie’s Present Mr. Francis Renault

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Don Ten Eyck, Francis Renault, Hado, Hotel Taft, Leon & Eddie's, Robert Stevenson
    Description: A card for a show starring Francis Renault; includes what appears to be a signature from Francis Renault.
  14. Theater: Coast Transvestite Troupe

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Gussow, Mel
    Date: Nov. 9, 1971
    Topics: Androgyny, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Anderson Theatre, Sylvester, The Cockettes, Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma
    Description: This is a clipping from the New York Times about "Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma" at the Anderson Theatre and the performers there. One of the performers mentioned is Mr. Sylvester of "Sylvester and Hi...
  15. They Came Out Fighting

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Evans, Sara M.
    Date: Jun. 27, 1993
    Topics: BIPOC, Coming out, Gay liberation, Gay rights, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ theater, Queer literature, Transgender people, Transvestites
    Subject: Craig Rodwell, Foster Gunnison Jr., Jim Fouratt, Karla Jay, Martin Duberman, Stonewall (Book), Stonewall Inn, Sylvia Rivera, Yvonne Flowers
    Description: Book and historical review of Martin Duberman's book "Stonewall" which recounts the narratives and lives of six individuals involved in the Stonewall riots. The book features BIPOC trans people inc...