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  1. Years in Masquerade

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 10, 1895
    Topics: Arrests, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Lady's maids, Parks, Police, Prisoners
    Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton, Violet Beacon, Violet Dell
    Description: Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, Connecticut)

  2. Women in Trousers

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 6, 1893
    Topics: Clothing, Courts, Crimes, Crossdressing, Daughters, Femininities, Gender role, Labour, Marriage, Masculinities, Mothers, Police, Smoking, Travel, Upbringing
    Subject: Emily Paxton, George Sand, Jane Dieulafoy, Josephine Cox, Louis Herman Tobush, Mary Walker, Robert Murdock Smith, Rosa Bonheur, Sarah Bernhardt, Sarolta Vay, Tom King
    Description: St. Paul Daily Globe (St. Paul, Minnesota)

  3. Women as Men

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: St. James Gazette
    Date: Aug. 8, 1890
    Topics: Crossdressing, Death and dying, Maritime occupations, Marriage, Military, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Passing (Gender), Physicians, Pirates
    Subject: Alexander Burke, Anne Bonny, Anne Jane Thornton, Hannah Snell, Hans Brandt, James Barry, Mary Parlour, Mary Read, Samuel Bundy

  4. Three Chinese Get In

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, City of Alexandria (steamship), Fong, Chu, Yi, Chin
    Description: A newspaper article from the New York Herald detailing the arrest of a Chinese female impersonator.

  5. Theatre Comique: Ernest Byne

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 29, 1874
    Topics: Actors, Female impersonators, Femininities, Theatre
    Subject: Ernest Byne, Gerard Byne, Josh Hart
    Description: The New York Herald (New York, New York)

  6. THE WIFE OF A WOMAN

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 2, 1892
    Topics: LGBTQ+ relationships, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Annie Ryan, Buffalo Evening News, Charles Hindle, Charles Vivian, Ella Wesner, Maggie Weston
    Description: A clipping from the "Buffalo Evening News" titled: "THE WIFE OF A WOMAN," discussing the relationship between Annie Hindel and Annie Ryan. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  7. The Petersburg Guard in Providence

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The New York Freeman
    Date: Jun. 13, 1885
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Burlesque, C. Henry Brenan, Merchant of Venice, Petersburg Guard, Thomas Doyle, Virginius
    Description: This item is an article in The New York Freeman newspaper Vol. 1 No. 30 that discusses Mr. C. Henry Brenan as a female impersonator and burlesque artist.

  8. The Man Countess Again

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 29, 1891
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Marriage, Masculinities, Medical examinations, Passing (Gender), Upbringing
    Subject: Marie Engelhardt, Sandor Vay, Sarolta Vay
    Description: The Sun (New York, NY)

  9. The Idyl of Wild Life

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 3, 1880
    Topics: Almshouses, Cave dwellers, Crossdressing, Hunting
    Subject: George Slater, Joseph Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Marie Louise Perry
    Description: Watertown Republican (Watertown, Wisconsin)

  10. The Costumer is the Boss

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Foo, Wong Chin
    Date: Aug. 23, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Chinese, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from the Staunton Vindicator about the costuming of the Swintien Loh theater troupe mentioning Taka Wing, a female impersonator.

  11. Ta Ka Wing and the Whole Chinese Dramatic Troupe are Doomed

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 17, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: Article in The Evening World about female impersonator Taka Wing.

  12. Six Years for Harry Mortimer: The Nimble-Fingered Female Impersonator Must Go to Prison

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Inter Ocean
    Date: Oct. 19, 1895
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Body adornment, Courts, Female impersonators, Police, Sentencing
    Subject: Harry Mortimer

  13. RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 18, 1872
    Topics: LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Josie Mansfield
    Description: A clipping from "Chicago Tribune" titled: "RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER," discussing the relationships of Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  14. ROCHESTER, N.Y.-ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Louis C. Cook, manager)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 23, 1895
    Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Florence Hines
    Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror," describing a performance featuring Florence Hines. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  15. Rehan In Chinese Eyes: An Oriental Criticism

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Fon Chong Mai
    Date: 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Daly's Theater, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald and written by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator, about Ada Rehan's performance in "The Merchant of Venice".

  16. Pink-Cheeked Reginald

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: New York Recorder
    Date: Aug. 18, 1895
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Courts, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender identity, Gender segregation in labour, Physicians, Workhouses
    Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton
    Description: The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana)

  17. Peter Sewally, alias Ann Eliza Erans, alias Beef Steak Pete

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 24, 1846
    Topics: Arrests, Black people, Crossdressers
    Subject: Beefsteak Pete
    Description: Content warning: contains potentially racist and transphobic material related to racist and transphobic language.

  18. Ninth and Arch Museum

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 26, 1893
    Topics: Black people, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Callender's Original Georgia Minstrels, Florence Hines
    Description: Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer that discusses Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator.

  19. New York's Favorite Slumming Expedition

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 12, 1899
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in the Colorado Springs Gazette about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator; includes illustrations.

  20. NEW YORK, October 17th.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 19, 1872
    Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Everret House, Josie Mansfield
    Description: A clipping from "Marysville Daily Appeal" titled: "NEW YORK, October 17th," discussing Ella Wesner and Josie Mansfield's trip to Europe. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  21. Mourning for His Cat

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 16, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: Article published in The Boston Herald that explains shows featuring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator, have been canceled because Wing is sick.

  22. Men Who Portray Women in Plays

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: New York Herald
    Date: Dec. 10, 1893
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Labour, Performing arts, Students, Theatre
    Subject: Charley Wykeham, Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez, Etienne Girardot, Richard Harlow

  23. Matinee Christmas Day

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 18, 1872
    Topics: Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Neil Burgess

  24. Just Like in Pekin

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: This item is an article published in the New York Herald with that mentions Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. Uses extensive racist language.

  25. Joy Reigns In Chinatown

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing, The Swintien Lok Chinese Dramatic Company, Troupe
    Description: Article published in the New-York Tribune about a performance by Taka Wing, a famous Chinese female impersonator.

  26. Johnstone Bennett's Chat

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The World
    Date: Mar. 20, 1894
    Topics: Actors, Male impersonators, Theatre
    Subject: Johnstone Bennett, The Amazons

  27. Jewesses on a Frolic

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1845
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Judaism, Masculinities

  28. In Man's Attire: Catherine Coombs Worked with Men for Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1897
    Topics: Artists, Crossdressing, Femininities, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Masculinities
    Subject: Catherine Coombs, Charley Wilson, London Telegraph

  29. Impersonator Willis: Arrest of an Alleged St. Louisman in New York

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Republic Bureau
    Date: Feb. 19, 1895
    Topics: Androgyny, Arrests, Clothing, Female impersonators, Gender identity, Police, Social norms, Taboos
    Subject: Charles Willis

  30. High Jinks for Chinatown

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 22, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Koong Ming, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing
    Description: This item includes a clipping from the Boston Herald detailing a performance starring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.

  31. He is the Greatest of the Chinese Actors

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1899
    Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Theater
    Subject: Ada Rehan, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai, Merchant of Venice
    Description: This item is an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer about China actor and female impersonator, Fon Chong Mai. This article talks about his talent as an actor, Chinese theater, and his im...

  32. GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 5, 1882
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, Grand Opera House, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "GRAND OPERA HOUSE," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  33. Grand Opening: Theatre Mascotte Saloon

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 6, 1899
    Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators
    Subject: Jessie Thomas
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to racist language.

  34. Gossip of the Stage

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Chaize, W.
    Date: 1891
    Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Florence Hines, Georgia Minstrels, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company
    Description: Article in the New York Age about Florence Hines, the Black male impersonator

  35. Fon Chong Mai Sees Ada Rehan as Portia

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai
    Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic detailing Fon Cong Mai's response to a production of "The Merchant of Venice."

  36. Fame's Favorites: How Notoriety or Honor Comes to Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 16, 1890
    Topics: Appearance, Boys, Clothing, Passing (Gender), Siblings, Weddings
    Subject: Princess Lilukalani, Sarolta Vay, Simon Breser, Sophie Furst

  37. Eventful Life of Famous Rosa Bonheur

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 11, 1899
    Topics: Animals, Artists, Childhood, Clothing, Crossdressing, Families, Painting, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair

  38. Ella Zoyara: Death of the Noted Circus Female Impersonator

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: San Francisco Chronicle
    Date: May 28, 1879
    Topics: Circus, Female impersonators, Theatre, Theatre groups
    Subject: Ella Zoyara, Omar Kingsley

  39. Chinese Female Impersonator Is Surprised

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 24, 1899
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Chinese People, Fon Chang Mai
    Description: An article published in the Hot Springs Weekly Star about Fon Chang Mai, a Chinese female impersonator.

  40. Chinese Actors At The Windsor

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: Article published in the New York Tribune about Tak-a-Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. It talks about the feminine clothing and calls Tak-a-Wing a "he-she".

  41. China's Great Actor.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: New York Herald
    Date: Nov. 2, 1898
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai, Son Fong Quon
    Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator.

  42. China Stars Are Here

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: White, Charley
    Date: Jun. 22, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Chinese People, Moo Sing Jee, Taka Wing
    Description: An article in The Evening World interviewing Chinese American female impersonator Taka Wing about a performance.

  43. Caught Again

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Newark Daily Advertiser
    Date: Aug. 25, 1846
    Topics: Appearance, Black people, Clothing, Crossdressing
    Subject: Peter Sewally

  44. BROOKLYN PARK THEATER.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 8, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "BROOKLYN PARK THEATER," advertising a performance of Ella Wesner at the Brooklyn Park Theater. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  45. Brooklyn Park Theater.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 10, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Brooklyn Park Theater," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  46. Baltimore

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 12, 1860
    Topics: Crossdressing, Equestrian sports, Government, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Louis XVI, Md'lle Zoyara, Pierre Beaumarchais
    Description: The Daily Exchange (Baltimore, MD)

  47. Annie Hindle's Strange Career

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Date: Jul. 10, 1892
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag kings, Drag queens, Male impersonators, Weddings
    Subject: Annie Hindle, Annie Ryan, Charles Hindle, Charles Vivian, G. C. Baldwin, Gilbert Saroney, Louise Spangehal

  48. An Amalgamationist in Limbo for the Second Time

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 9, 1842
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Peter Sewally
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to the use of racist language.

  49. A Woman's Strange Career

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 18, 1880
    Topics: Almshouses, Cave dwellers, Crossdressing, Hunting, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: George Slater, Joseph Israel Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Marie Louise Perry Wilson, Mary Slater
    Description: The Sun (New York, NY)

  50. A Woman Was Arrested

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 20, 1882
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, FtMs
    Description: Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN.)