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Look Out!, Mcgregor And West (1944)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Jul. 3, 1944 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Comedy act of two men in drag as old women in Victorian costume - no soundtrack. Various shots of a variety act consisting of two men in drag as old women in Victorian dress. One visits the othe... -
MacGregor and West Issue, Side Line (1942)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: May 11, 1942 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Animated title introducing comedians MacGregor and West of the Windmill Theatre. They perform a comedy sketch in a solicitor's office set. MacGregor is a solicitor and West (in drag) is a cantanker... -
MacGregor and West Issue, Swing Time (1943)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Dec. 27, 1943 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Marriage Description: Comedians from Windmill Theatre, MacGregor and West, do sketch set in a matrimonial agency. One of them is the owner of the marriage agency, the other is dressed in drag as a cantankerous old widow. -
Okay For Hounds, Warden And West Issue (1937)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Oct. 21, 1937 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Windmill Theatre drag act - Biddy and Fanny (aka comedians Warden and West). Various shots of two men dressed as old ladies sitting in a set of a drawing room. They bicker and complain about the st... -
Ringing The Changes (1922)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Apr. 20, 1922 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Subject: Bert Errol Description: Drag act Bert Errol is seen in his dressing room - he changes from men's clothes to women's. C/U of Bert in his dressing room. He looks into a hand mirror and primps his hair whilst a woman atte... -
Soldiers Concert Party (1914-1918)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: circa 1918 Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Military, Racism, Theatre, World war I Description: A group of actors, some in drag, perform a World War I era show. Entertainment; World War One. Military show. Pan across group of actors: A soldier with a bunch of clowns and a guy in drag in a ... -
Stepping Out, Warden and West Issue (1939)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1939 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators Description: Warden and West, comedy stars of the Windmill Theatre: the duo are male comedians in drag playing parts of saucy old Irish women, Biddy and Fanny. The set is designed to look like a park, the two s... -
The Jubilee Duettists (1933)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1933 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Male impersonators, Songs Description: The Jubilee Duettists perform the old-fashioned song 'Twickenham Ferry'. -
The Rivals- Some Chippings From the New Splinters Dancing Troupe (1928)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: 1928 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Dancers, Drag, Female impersonators, Performing arts Description: A 1920s drag act imitating chorus girls. M/S of what appears to be a troupe of chorus girls doing a high kick routine in the Pathe studio. There is one main dancer and six girls dancing behind. ...
