Digital Transgender Archive

Jack Brown, in Drag, and Charles Gregory Dance the Cake-Walk

Le Cake-walk de Nouveau-Cirque

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A clip of Jack Brown and Charles Gregory dancing the Cake-Walk. Brown wears a long dress with a ruffled skirt and a large hat with feathers. Gregory wears striped pants, a jacket, and a bow tie with hat and cane in hand. There is no audio. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Walk, a very popular dance, as part of “Les Joyeux Nègres"at the Nouveau Cirque in Paris from 1902-1903.

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Item Information:

Identifier
tm70mv508
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher
Lumière
Date Created
1902 to 1903
Dates Covered
1902 to 1903
Genre
Motion Pictures
Subject(s)
Charles Gregory
Jack Brown
Places
Île-de-France > Paris
Topic(s)
BIPOC
Black LGBTQ+ people
Cakewalk (Dance)
Dance
Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ people of color
Resource Type
Moving image
Language
French
Rights
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