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  1. At the Devils Ball

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Berlin, Irving
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Francis Renault
    Description: Cover of the sheet music for "At the Devils Ball," by Irving Berlin featuring Auriema.
  2. Baby Face

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1926
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Baby Face, Benny Davis, Harry Akst, Jerome H. Remick, Jerry Fragile
    Description: A cover of the sheet music "Baby Face." Arrangement by Benny Davis and Harry Akst, featuring female impersonator Jerry Fragile.
  3. Excelsior Springs

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1896
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Elms Hotel, Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association
    Description: A souvenir of "Missouri Pharmacy Traveling Association" featuring a female impersonator.
  4. Gorgeous!!

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1927
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Benny Davis, Gorgeous, Harry Akst, Jerome H. Remick, Jerry Fragile
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "Gorgeous." Arrangement by Benny Davis and Harry Akst, featuring female impersonator Jerry Fragile.
  5. Hula Hula Dream Girl

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Kahn, Gus, Fiorito, Ted, Remick, Jerome H.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Gus Kahn, Hula Hula Dream Girl, Olin Landick, R.J. Ashley, Ted Fiorito
    Description: The cover of the sheet music for "Hula Hula Dream Girl."
  6. I Live Up-Town

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Bryan, Alfred, Meyer, Ged. W.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Alfred Bryan, Ged. W. Meyer, I Live Up-Town, Sunshine, Tempest
    Description: A cover of sheet music for "I Like Up-Town."
  7. I’m Sending A Letter to Santa Claus

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1939
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Charles A. Wenman, Gracie Fields, Lanny Rogers, Maurice Guttridge, Nellie Kolle, Sinbad the Sailor, Spencer Willaims
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "I'm Sending a Letter to Santa Claus," featuring Nellie Kolle.
  8. It’s a Wonderful World After All

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Davis, Benny, Greer, Jesse
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Bishaw Ukulele Arrangement, Clay Circuit, J. Albert & Son, Nellie Kolle
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "It’s a Wonderful World After All," featuring Nellie Kolle.
  9. It's Dudish, You Know!

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Reed, Charlie
    Date: 1883
    Topics: LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Carroll Johnson, Chas. D. Blake & Co., Sam Devers
    Description: Sheet music for "It's Dudish, You Know!" by Charlie Reed. Cover art features a man accompanied by the speech bubble "Dear Boys don't cher know Our style's all the go."
  10. One for the Road

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Kolle, Nellie
    Date: 1939
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "One for the Road," featuring Nellie Kolle.
  11. Talking to the Moon

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Little, George, Baskette, Billy
    Date: 1926
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "Talking to the Moon" by George Little and Billy Baskette. Features a photograph of Mr. Dudley Liddell of Liddell and Gibson.
  12. The Boys of Australia’s Little Navy

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Nugent, John E., Slater, Joe
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Ern. Delavale, Joe Slater, Nellie Kolle
    Description: A cover of the sheet music for "The Boys of Australia's Little Navy," featuring Nellie Kolle.
  13. The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1880
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel music, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Fred Malcolm
    Description: This illustration, which is likely the cover of a piece of sheet music, advertises a "Johnson & Slavin's Refined Minstrels" show featuring "The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom," who is d...
  14. They Were All Out of Step But Jim

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Berlin, Irving
    Date: 1918
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, World War, 1914-1918
    Subject: Barbelle, Herbert Clifton
    Description: This sheet music is of the song "They Were All Out of Step But Jim" with British female impersonator, Herbert Clifton, on the cover.