High Jinks for Chinatown

This item includes a clipping from the Boston Herald detailing a performance starring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.

Item Information:

Identifier: 6682x424s
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher: Boston Herald
Date Issued: Jun. 22, 1889
Dates Covered: Jun. 21, 1889
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Asian people
Chinese People
Joss temple
Koong Ming
Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave")
Swintien Lok Company
Taka Wing
Yaka Wing
Places: New York
New York > Chinatown
New York > Bronx County > Windsor Theatre (historical)
Topic(s): Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ theater
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: No known copyright
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