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Chavarny

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Inscription: "Addressed to Isabelle Garon; signature of sender illegible." Performer dressed as an 18th-century male aristocrat in a beribboned outfit and an enormous feathered cavalier hat. The word “Scala” appears at upper left on the photo, indicating that Mlle. Chavarny appeared at La Scala, a music hall in the 10th arrondissement of Paris open from 1874 to 1936 where many of the grand stars of the era appeared.

Item Information:

Identifier
h702q6667
Collection
Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
Institution
Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
Creator(s)
D.P.
Gricelly
Chavarney
Date Created
1904
Genre
Ephemera
Subject(s)
Chavarney
Places
France
Topic(s)
Male impersonators
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
14.3 x 9.2 (centimeters)
Language
French
Rights
No known copyright
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