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1950s Drag PerformanceBiblio.com

1950s Gender Expression and Drag Performance in a Public Space Photo Archive circa 1950s

1950réf. 236641950. American cross dressing performance photo archive depicting cisgender men modeling women's bathing suits skirts jewelry and accessories before a mixed audience circa 1950s when gender nonconformity remained vulnerable to public condemnation employment discrimination police surveillance and prosecution under local masquerade and public decency laws. The photographs record gender play within a communal entertainment setting where exaggerated poses costume changes and spectators' laughter temporarily displaced the rigid standards governing masculine appearance in postwar public life. Neither the performers' identities nor their sexual orientations are established but the event preserves a social space in which femininity could be assumed displayed and applauded by men and women. Photo archive of 10 silver gelatin photographs each 3.5" x 3.5" United States circa 1950s. The photographs show several men taking turns before an audience inside a wood paneled bar diner lodge or social hall. Performers model floral and striped bathing suits short skirts necklaces earrings head coverings sunglasses handbags and other accessories sometimes standing with hands on hips or adopting runway poses associated with fashion modeling and beauty contests. One man walks past seated spectators carrying a handbag; another poses beside a jukebox; others appear in groups as participants watch wait or compare costumes. A tattooed performer sits at a counter while applying or adjusting makeup preserving an informal backstage moment within the evening. Women and men sit close to the improvised runway and an illuminated "Exit" sign recurs behind the performers. Cross dressing revues occupied an unstable position in midcentury American culture. Professional female impersonation appeared in traveling productions and nightclub programs including the nationally touring Jewel Box Revue during the 1950s while comparable conduct outside theatrical settings could expose individuals to arrest harassment or forced disclosure. The federal Lavender Scare begun in 1950 treated homosexuality and perceived sexual nonconformity as threats to employment and national security reinforcing the pressure to conceal identities and relationships. This event appears less formal than a commercial revue locating gender performance within an ordinary social gathering where friends and patrons participated as performers witnesses and judges. Light surface wear curling occasional creasing and small edge losses with a larger tear affecting the borders of two photographs; images retain generally strong contrast. Overall in good condition. A compact visual record of men testing the boundaries of acceptable dress and gendered behavior through fashion parody embodied performance and collective amusement in 1950s America. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis1 750,00 $US≈ 1 560,41 €

1950s Drag PerformanceABAA

1950s Gender Expression and Drag Performance in a Public Space Photo Archive circa 1950s

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis1 750,00 $US≈ 1 560,41 €

[Bedwellty Pits coal mine, Wales; Tredegar Iron & Coal Co Ltd] Robert Waters of Newport [Henry Mostyn, solicitor, Usk, MonmouthsBiblio.com

Coal mining in early Victorian Wales. Manuscript copy of agreement 'for the Coal Lease' between Mrs Williams of Pen y Van Bedwellty and Messrs. Powell and Williams with Autograph Letter Signed from Robert Waters to Usk solicitor Henry Mostyn.

réf. 15667Letter: Tredegar Monmouthshire Wales. 12 July 1844. Copy agreement: 29 October 1841. Copy agreement: 2pp. 4to. Letter: 1p. 4to. The two on a single bifolium with the agreement on both sides of the first leaf and the letter on the recto of the second. The reverse of the second leaf is addressed with Penny Red stamp and Newport and Tredegar postmarks to 'Henry Mostyn Esq Solr Usk'. In good condition lightly aged and worn. The agreement begins: 'Mrs Williams to let to Mr Powell and Mr William Protheroe her Coal under lands at Pen y Van Bedwellty whilst any Marketable Coal remains unworked paying 1s/- Royalty 2520 lbs to the ton weighed at Court y bella or any other public machine. . Mr Powell and Mr William Protheroe are to work the Coal belonging to Sir H. Protheroe's representatives under the undivided lands held by them with Mrs Williams as well as some other adjoining lands.' Other topics include the 'Usual covenants' 'Way leave' 'rubbish room'. In the letter signed 'R. Waters' Waters explains that he is sending 'a copy of the agreement which was entered into by Mrs. Lawrence & Messrs. Powell & Protheroe as the basis or instruction for the Coal Lease entered into between the parties'. While conceding that the agreement 'was not signed by Mrs. Lawrence' Waters explains that it was made 'with her sanction & approval & in the presence of all the parties interested therein.' Bedwellty Pits coal mine was sunk in 1850 by the Tredegar Iron & Coal Co. Letter: Tredegar [Monmouthshire, Wales]. 12 July 1844. Copy agreement: 29 October 1841. unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni80,00 £GB≈ 95,21 €

[Drag Performance – Broadway – Sheet Music – Female Impersonation] [Julian Eltinge] Johnson, Howard; Meyer, George W; et alBiblio.com

Collection of Five Pieces of Sheet Music Composed for Drag Performer Julian Eltinge 1910–1917

1917réf. List3648New York City: Leo. Feist Inc. and others 1917. Five pieces of sheet music see full inventory below. Overall very good plus. Julian Eltinge 1881–1941 was the most commercially successful and popular female impersonator of his time. Beginning with drag performances in his adolescence he developed a convincing portrayal of female characters—shocking audiences at the end of shows by revealing that he was in costume—and had a successful career on the vaudeville circuit and on Broadway followed by appearances in several silent films and as mores around crossdressing changed in nightclubs. Offered here are five pieces of sheet music written for Eltinge three of which are from the 1910 musical comedy The Fascinating Widow. A New York Times review of the Widow remarks that “once over the initial unpleasantness of the idea of female impersonation which is not easy for people of delicate sensibilities there is nothing especially displeasing about Mr. Eltinge’s efforts at femininity” and notes Eltinge’s popularity and ability to draw crowds.1 Titles Included: “In the Land of Wedding Bells.” Howard Johnson and Geo. W. Meyer. New York: Leo. Feist Inc. 1917. 4 pp. Very good plus. “The Crinoline Girl”. Julian Eltinge and Percy Wenrich. New York: Leo. Feist 1914. 6 pp. Very good. “The Fascinating Widow”. E. Ray Goetz and Kerry Mills. New York: F.A. Mills Inc. 1911. 8 pp. Near Fine. The Fascinating Widow “Jack-O-Lantern Moon”. Julian Eltinge Jack Mahoney and Percy Wenrich. New York: The Wenrich-Howard Co. 1913. 6 pp. Very good. The Fascinating Widow “With Down-Cast Eye”. Otto Hauerbach and Karl Hoschna. New York Chicago San Francisco London and Paris: M. Witmark & Sons 1910. 6 pp. Excellent. 1 “Eltinge in Musical Play. Female Impersonator Seen at the Liberty in ‘The Fascinating Widow.â€™” The New York Times September 12 1911. Leo. Feist Inc. and others unknown

Auger Down Books · États-Unis300,00 $US≈ 267,50 €

[Drag Performance – Broadway – Sheet Music – Female Impersonation] [Julian Eltinge] Johnson, Howard; Meyer, George W; et alABAA

Collection of Five Pieces of Sheet Music Composed for Drag Performer Julian Eltinge 1910–1917

Auger Down Books · États-Unis300,00 $US≈ 267,50 €

[Wright's Patent Drag (the Proprietor, No 22 Church Street, Soho [subsequently 138 Holborn Bars]), London [Baddeley, engraver; nBiblio.com

Nineteenth-century coach building. Lithographed handbill advertisement for 'Wright's Patent Drag' i.e. brake for a horse-drawn coach with two illustrations by Baddeley and four testimonials. With accompanying engraving.

réf. 13865'Royal Pier Hotel Ryde July 25th 1842.' 'Office of the Proprietor No. 22 Church Street Soho London' amended in manuscript to '138 Holborn Bars'. Text: 2pp. foolscap 8vo 35 x 20.5cm. Engraving: 12 x 16cm with corners clipped. Both items in fair condition on aged paper. The text is cropped at the head through a royal crest and has rounded corners at the head and trimmed corners at the foot. The engraving has traces of grey paper mount on reverse. The text has lithograph illustrations of two side-views of four-wheel carriages with the drag applied beneath the cropped crest and above the title 'WRIGHT'S PATENT DRAG.' Text consists of around 60 lines in copperplate. After explaining 'the great benefit obtained by unskidding the wheel before reaching the bottom of a hill' it gives 'Directions for use' referring to the accompanying engraving. 'It can be applied without regard to the pace in case of accident and may be accomplished by a child ten years of age.' Text ends with four testimonials: first from George Rendall William Lambert Coachman and John Whittington Coach Builder proprietors of 'the Rocket Coach running daily from Newport to this place Ryde and Ventnor'; second from the 'Mining Journal Railway & Commercial Gazette'; third from the 'United Service Gazette; fourth from the 'Sporting Review' 'Much trouble is saved and no little time consequently gained when Carriages are descending hills by the adoption of Wright's Patent Drag; an invention which we pronounce to be "all Wright and no mistake!"'. The engraving is a side-view of a four-wheel carriage with royal crest and 'VR' for 'Victoria Regina' on the side. Captioned at foot: 'WRIGHT'S PATENT DRAG.' From the archive of William Silk b.1824 coachbuilder of the firm Silk & Sons Long Acre London. Scarce: no copies traced on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat. 'Royal Pier Hotel, Ryde, | July 25th, 1842.' ['Office of the Proprietor, No. 22 Church Street, Soho, London' , amended in manusc unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni80,00 £GB≈ 95,21 €

Adventures of Priscilla; Drag History & Cross-DressingBiblio.com

LGBTQ Film History The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 1994 Press Photographs Drag and Trans Representation in Australian Cinema

1994réf. 201941994. Elliott Stephan director. The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 1994 documents drag performance transgender identity and queer mobility within late twentieth-century cinema situating its narrative in the Australian Outback as three performers travel together and encounter varied social environments. The film follows characters portrayed by Guy Pearce Hugo Weaving and Terence Stamp with Stamp's role as Bernadette presenting a transgender woman within a narrative that foregrounds resilience performance and community. Released during a period of expanding international visibility for LGBTQ stories the film received critical recognition for its costume design and visual presentation winning the Academy Award for Best Costume Design at the 67th Academy Awards and later developed into a stage musical that extended its cultural reach. Its portrayal of drag and transgender experience contributed to broader shifts in representation within global cinema during the 1990s. The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. PolyGram Filmed Entertainment: Australia 1994. Archive of four original silver gelatin press photographs each measuring approximately 8 x 10 inches. Images include Terence Stamp as Bernadette in formal attire and Guy Pearce both in and out of drag including a performance costume featuring elaborate feathered design. Photographs retain the compositional clarity typical of studio-issued promotional stills intended for press and publicity use. Produced at a time when LGBTQ narratives were gaining increased prominence in international film these photographs align with the circulation of queer cinema across national boundaries and the role of visual promotion in shaping audience reception. The emphasis on costume character and performance reflects the film's engagement with identity as both lived experience and theatrical expression. As a group the images contribute to the documentation of late twentieth-century LGBTQ representation in film and the visual culture surrounding its promotion. Images crisp with no visible edge wear; overall very good condition. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis850,00 $US≈ 757,91 €

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