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Just One of the Boys : Female-to-Male Cross-Dressing on the American Variety Stage /
Female-to-male crossdressing became all the rage in the variety shows of nineteenth century America, and began as the domain of mature actresses who desired to extend their careers. These women engaged in the kinds of raucous comedy acts usually reserved for men. Over time, as younger women entered...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springfield :
University of Illinois Press,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Female Hamlets and Romeos: Cross-Dressing Actresses in Nineteenth-Century Theater; 2 The First Generation of Performers, 1868â#x80;#x93;1880: Annie Hindle and Ella Wesner; 3 Increasing Competition during the 1870s: Augusta Lamareaux and Blanche Selwyn; 4 The Second Generation of Performers: Maggie Weston and Minnie Hall; 5 Ella Wesner and English Male Impersonation; 6 Changing Performance Contexts and Management Styles in the 1880s; 7 Male Impersonation in the 1880s and 1890s: Annie Hindle and Ella Wesner.
- 8 English Male Impersonation in America: Changing Aesthetics, Changing Performance Style9 Male Impersonation in the New Century; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photographs.