Club My-O-My ephemera archive, four items dating to the 1950s, documenting drag performance culture and nightlife in New Orleans during the mid-twentieth century. The material reflects a venue central to the development of female impersonation revues in the Gulf South, where staged performances of gender transformation were presented to mixed.....
[Drag][LGBTQ][Theater and Performance] Drag performance and female impersonation ephemera documenting mid twentieth century queer nightlife and theatrical entertainment in the United States. Materials span the 1950s through the early 1980s and include promotional pieces, programs, and magazines associated with prominent drag performers and venues including Charles Pierce, Jim Bailey, T......
Archive of drag performance and female impersonation music ephemera, 1910s–1950s, documents the role of stage performance, popular song, and nightclub culture in the development of early twentieth century queer entertainment. The material centers on performers who shaped female impersonation traditions in vaudeville, cabaret, and nightclub circuits, preserving evidence of repertoire.....
