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  1. 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 ...

  2. Somewhere Between the Two by Jay Little

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1956 to Oct. 1956
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Fiction, Gay characters, Gay community, Reviews
    Subject: Jay Little, Somewhere Between the Two (Book)

  3. SONG AND DANCE MEN.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 5, 1877
    Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Masculinities, Performance art
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Ella Wesner, Harry Beckett
    Description: A clipping from "Troy Times" titled: "SONG AND DANCE MEN," discussing performances by Ella Wesner, Annie Hindle, and Harry Beckett. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  4. Souvenir Number of Naughty Mam'zelle

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Martelle, Tom
    Date: 1924
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Musical theatre
    Subject: Earl Carroll Theatre Building, Tom Martelle

  5. Souvenir of The Little Parrot (El Cotorrito) Female Impersonator Show in San Juan, Puerto Rico

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Rodriguez, Johnny
    Date: circa 1967
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Singers
    Subject: 82 Club, Bebe Mac Daniels, Bernie Brandall, Bruno Le Fantastique, Dana, Eric, Fifi Lamour, Gigi, Johnny Rodriguez, Jony del Rey, La Mulata, Licha, Mary Remedio, Maya, Myrlo, Patricia, Paul Osley, Queenie, Rafaello, Rene Del Rio, Repito, Yali
    Description: Autographs from the performers appear on multiple pages throughout the program.

  6. Souvenir of Your Night at Finocchio's (1953)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Finocchio, Marjorie, Finocchio, Joseph
    Date: 1953
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Carroll Wallace, Freddie Wheeler, Gita Gilmore, Kim August, Laura Knight, Les-Lee, Lestra Le Monte, Lucian Phelps, Mario Costello, Nick Sturiale

  7. Ssshhh!: The Newsletter of the National Transgender Library & Archive Vol. 2 No. 1 (1995)

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS)
    Date: 1995
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, History, LGBTQ+ publishers, Media, Transgender culture
    Subject: American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Female Mimics (FM), Female Mimics International (F.M.I.), Joseph Vasta, Kim Christy, Lee G. Brewster, National Transgender Library & Archive (NTL&A), Transgender Historical Society

  8. Starring the Fabulous Jewel Box Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1968
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Billy Daye, Dodie Daniels, Robin Rogers

  9. 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...

  10. Storme, Dori, and Pals Relight the Shubert

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: MacArthur, Harry
    Date: Sep. 26, 1958
    Topics: BIPOC, Black lesbians, Black people, Female impersonators, Lesbians, Racially mixed people, Studs
    Subject: Bill Daye, Chunga Ochoa, Dori D'or, Jewel Box Revue, Lynne Carter, Robbi Ross, Shubert Theater, Stormé DeLarverie, Toni Midnight, Tytanic
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to transphobic comments.

  11. Sunday Inquirer Magazine

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1899
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer mentioning a performance by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator.

  12. Sunday Night Cabaret at JR.'s Bar and Grill (1986)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1986
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Cabaret, Drag, Drag queens, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Dione Martell, JR’s Bar & Grill, Kandi Delight, Naomi Sims, Tiger LIl

  13. Ta Ka Wing and the Whole Chinese Dramatic Troupe are Doomed

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 17, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: Article in The Evening World about female impersonator Taka Wing.

  14. TAIT’S Presents RAE BOURBON and COMPANY

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: B.B.B. Cellar Cafe, Boris Kramarenki, Flora Shime, Girls Will Be Boys, Millie Burdett, Rae Bourbon, Tait's
    Description: An advertisement for TAIT's featuring "Rae Bourbon and Company." Includes the night's program.

  15. Tangarra Photo Album

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Birthday parties, Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ obituaries, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Art Goodrich, Bill Krurnowski, Buddy Herrick, Buffalo Underground, Cherry Cooper, Chris Scarlet, Claudette, David Ward, Emily Breen, Fay Norman Traveling Floor Show, Federal Gardens, Gerace's Cafe, Jamie Lyn, Janice Reese, Jeanie Lynne, Jerri Paris, Jerry Jans Trio, Jim Beamer, Jimmy Smith, Jocko's Supper Club, John Fanning, Juanita Taylor, Ken Walters, Lorraine Anthoine, Ninfa's, Pat Neal, Pat Norman, Paul Hood, R. Hollywood, Rita Butler, Rose Bud, S. Davis, Stage Door, Tangarra, Teddy Ray, Vet's Club, Villa Capri, White House Inn
    Description: Tangarra was Buffalo's first female impersonator. Tangarra began performing as a teenager in the late 1920's. This album contains photos of Tangarra from the 1930s to the early 2000s.