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Above, a quite famous photo with Tallulah Bankhead at Finocchio's, circa 1961 Left to Right, are Elton Paris; Ray de Young; Lucian; a man who looks like Earl 'Father' Hines, jazz pianist; someone behind Tallulah; Jackie Phillips; Kara Montez; and Tanya de Malina. My info source is Aleshia
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This
next section is for galleries of selected individual female impersonators,
where they
achieved a certain prominence. The intent is certainly NOT to represent all, and this section does NOT include those with recordings...see the Drag Artist Discography for that. |
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What are the
latest additions to my Drag pages? Jan 2011: program
for the Coronation Ball 1978, L.A. |
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Clubs
& Misc Information
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Sheet
Music
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Revues
& Programs
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Scrapbooks
of Danny Brown, of Jewel Box Revue
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Matchbooks
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Kurt
Mann Scrapbook
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Kurt Mann was a headliner in the Jewel Box Revue during its last golden years, from 1967 through 1970. He got rave revues for his impressions of Phyllis Diller. I am honored that he shared his story and scrapbook. Click Here |
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Books
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Femme Mimics!
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Female Impersonation
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A Pictoral History
of the Art of
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Minette
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Transvestism Today
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And,
Miscellaneous...
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The Transvestism & Sex Trial of Boulton & Park, 1871
How the College Boys Imitate the Fair Sex Below,
a telling full-page article from the Washington Post, 1924,
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QMH
Shows
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October
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Links
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and also the following:
a couple pics...
Jewel Box Revue, guess which one's the RG
equal time? hardly, but here are some drag "kings" from Paris, circa 1963 And Click Here for more Paris "Drag Kings" Below,
from Honolulu's Female Impersonation Bar, The Glade,
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Recommended
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"An Evening
At The Garden Of Allah: A Gay Cabaret In Seattle"
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