Female impersonators
Found in 121 Collections and/or Records:
M. Defreyn (Sarah Yacco), 1903
An operetta star who later developed a recording and film career. In the postcard offered here, Defreyn imitates Sadda Yacco (Kawakami Sadayakko; 1871-1946), a Japanese kabuki artist who performed to audiences in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
M. Pol Simon - dans ses repaides transformations, 1904
Male and female impersonators in day wear, 1905
Marthis??, 1910
Maurice homme protee, 1907
Maurice l'homme protee, 1910
Melle (Deux-sevres) - Paysanne poitevine, 1900
Comic postcard of female impersonator in the traditional garb of a Poitevin peasant woman. Addressed to Mademoiselle Legras Nadel.
Minouche, 1955
Studio shot of Minouche, one of the stars of Madame Arthur, a leading female-impersonation cabaret of Paris in the 1950s and 1960s. In this photograph, Minouche, who was white, impersonates a black performer in the style of Eartha Kitt.
Mme Pipelet lit son feuilleton, 1904
Series of three postcards representing humorous scenes from the daily life of an older woman played by a female impersonator. Addressed to Louise Hautain.