A man in drag, holding a feather, performing in the play 'A country girl'. Photographic postcard, 1920.

Barry.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

The man in drag points his finger towards something outside the view. A theatrical skit. A drag performer identified on the verso as A.W. Teviotdale burlesques the performance of Huntley Wright in the role of Barry in 'A country girl' by James T. Tanner: the London production of this play put on at Daly's Theatre in 1902 by the impresario George Edwardes ran for 792 performances and was constantly revived over the next twenty or so years

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Identifier: 9593tv42t
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: Jan. 1, 1920
Genre: Photographs
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Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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