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Mid-Week
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 27, 1908 Topics: Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: George Fostelle, Harry Le Clair, Julian Eltinge, Pittsburgh Daily Post, Richard Harlow, The Nixon Theater Description: A clipping from "Pittsburgh Daily Post" titled: "Mid-Week," detailing a performance by Julian Eltinge. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Milkmaid's Burlesque
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Yale University Libraries Creator: Date: Mar. 27, 1900 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: L.C. Crawford, N.B. Milleux, W.L. Russell, W.R. Williams -
MISS ELLA WESNER, The Acknowledged Beau-ideal of Society Entertainment, Surnamed “THE CAPTAIN.”
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: circa 1910 Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Chicago Inter-Ocean, Cleveland Critic, Cleveland Herald, Ella Wesner, The New York Clipper Description: A clipping from "The New York Clipper" titled: "MISS ELLA WESNER, The Acknowledged Beau-ideal of Society Entertainment, Surnamed "THE CAPTAIN." Including reviews of Ella Wesner's performances. This... -
MISS FLORENCE HINES.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Thompson, R. W. Date: Sep. 10, 1904 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Florence Hines, The Indianapolis Freeman, Tom Logan, Vesta Tilley Description: A clipping from "The Indianapolis Freeman" titled: "MISS FLORENCE HINES," discussing the work of Florence Hines. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Miss Florence Hines.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1904 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators Subject: Florence Hines, Metropolitan Club, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company, Vesta Tilley Description: Article in The Freeman about Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator. -
Miss St. George Hussey, The Only and Original Irish Male Impersonator
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Chicago Morning, St. George Hussey, The Cleveland Dramatic and Musical Critic, The New York Clipper Description: A clipping from "The New York Clipper" titled: "Miss St. George Hussey, The Only and Original Irish Male Impersonator." Includes reviews of St. George Hussey as well as information on her upcoming ... -
Mongols Badly Duped
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1893 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Bow Wah, Charles Waldstein, Chinese People Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to enslavement. -
Mott Street's Sharp Critics
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 9, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: A clipping from the Omaha Daily Bee mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
Mourning for His Cat
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 16, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing Description: Article published in The Boston Herald that explains shows featuring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator, have been canceled because Wing is sick. -
Mr. Andrew Tribble
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 18, 1910 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Andrew Tribble, Dabney Theater Description: Article in The New York Age about performance by Andrew Tribble, a Black female impersonator. Item is flagged as explicit for racist imagery. -
Mr. Leon Finch
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: A Girlie Was Just Made to Love, Leon Finch, Play Me a Good Old Fashioned Melody, Roscoe Slater, The Boy with a Smile Description: An advertisement for female impersonator, Mr. Leon Finch, in "The Boy with a Smile." -
Naomi Owen and Alison Laing in Onstage Group Photograph
Collection: Alison Laing's Photographs Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Date: circa 1975 to circa 1999 Topics: Costume, Crossdressers, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Alison Laing, Naomi Owen Description: Naomi Owen (far right), Alison Laing (center), and others stand onstage in costume at a performance. Undated. -
Nellie Kolle
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators -
[New Bijou Theatre]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1900 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators Subject: Florence Hines Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to racist language. -
New York City
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1915 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Vaudeville Subject: Augustus Stevens, Julian Eltinge Description: Article in The Freeman about Augustus Stevens, a Black female impersonator.
