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  1. West Berlin: Ball Of The Year For Transvestites. 1978

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Nov. 12, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gender expression, Transvestites
    Description: Transcript and video from a drag ball held in West Berlin in November 1978.

  2. West Berlin: Boys Were Girls And Girls Were Boys At The Carnival Time Transvestites Ball. 1976

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Jan. 27, 1976
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gender expression, Transvestites
    Subject: Carnival Time Transvestites Ball
    Description: Transcript and video of participants in The Carnival Time Transvestites Ball in West Berlin, 1976.

  3. Aunty In The Drawing Room

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Comedy, Crossdressing, Drag
    Description: Man dressed in drag as formidable middle aged woman sitting gesticulating into camera. Fragment of a comedy - 'Aunty In The Drawing Room". Man dressed in drag as formidable middle aged woman ...

  4. Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 644 - Quick Change Artist, Master Drivers And Railway Vicar 1967

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: 1967
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Ricky Renee
    Description: Video clips from an outtake real featuring cabaret performer Ricky Renee.

  5. Look Out!, Mcgregor And West (1944)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 3, 1944
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Description: Comedy act of two men in drag as old women in Victorian costume - no soundtrack. Various shots of a variety act consisting of two men in drag as old women in Victorian dress. One visits the othe...

  6. MacGregor and West Issue, Swing Time (1943)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 27, 1943
    Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Marriage
    Description: Comedians from Windmill Theatre, MacGregor and West, do sketch set in a matrimonial agency. One of them is the owner of the marriage agency, the other is dressed in drag as a cantankerous old widow.

  7. MacGregor and West Issue, Side Line (1942)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: May 11, 1942
    Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Description: Animated title introducing comedians MacGregor and West of the Windmill Theatre. They perform a comedy sketch in a solicitor's office set. MacGregor is a solicitor and West (in drag) is a cantanker...

  8. Stepping Out, Warden and West Issue (1939)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 5, 1939
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Description: Warden and West, comedy stars of the Windmill Theatre: the duo are male comedians in drag playing parts of saucy old Irish women, Biddy and Fanny. The set is designed to look like a park, the two s...

  9. Okay For Hounds, Warden And West Issue (1937)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 21, 1937
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Description: Windmill Theatre drag act - Biddy and Fanny (aka comedians Warden and West). Various shots of two men dressed as old ladies sitting in a set of a drawing room. They bicker and complain about the st...

  10. Following in Father's Footsteps, No. 2, with Ralph Coram and Bill Coram (1935)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: May 27, 1935
    Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Celebrities, Crossdressing, Dance, Drag, Families
    Subject: Betty Errol, Bill Coram, Edith Grossmith, Ralph Coram
    Description: Ralph Coram hosts an entertainment segment featuring the children of famous performers. Performances include song, dance, and drag. L/S's and M/S's of Ralph Coram standing next to a microphone i...

  11. 1950? (1933)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 24, 1933
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Dancers, Drag
    Description: Men in drag perform a high kick routine. "Will it ever come to this?" M/S of a group of actors being made up for a stage performance. They are all boys in drag. The drag queens stand with th...

  12. The Jubilee Duettists (1933)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: 1933
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Male impersonators, Songs
    Description: The Jubilee Duettists perform the old-fashioned song 'Twickenham Ferry'.

  13. Miss Ella Shields (1930)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 15, 1930
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Male impersonators, Songs
    Subject: Ella Shields
    Description: Ella Shields - male impersonator - dressed in top hat and tails, enters Palm Court type set, goes to a telephone and asks "Do I want a line? - Yes, I want a line, I want Sweet Adeline". She then si...

  14. The Rivals- Some Chippings From the New Splinters Dancing Troupe (1928)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: 1928
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Dancers, Drag, Female impersonators, Performing arts
    Description: A 1920s drag act imitating chorus girls. M/S of what appears to be a troupe of chorus girls doing a high kick routine in the Pathe studio. There is one main dancer and six girls dancing behind. ...

  15. Degree Day Rag By Trinity Students (1926)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 10, 1926
    Topics: Drag, Stereotypes, Universities
    Description: Various shots of students in fancy dress messing about on the steps to an old college building; some are dressed in drag, others as racial stereotypes (Arabs, African tribesmen etc.) and historical...

  16. Ringing The Changes (1922)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 20, 1922
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators
    Subject: Bert Errol
    Description: Drag act Bert Errol is seen in his dressing room - he changes from men's clothes to women's. C/U of Bert in his dressing room. He looks into a hand mirror and primps his hair whilst a woman atte...

  17. Hetty King And George Mozart Entertain In Aid Of Hospital- Part 1 (1914-1918)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1918
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Dance, Drag, Male impersonators, Military
    Subject: George Mozart, Hetty King
    Description: Comics Hetty King and George Mozart entertain people for charity. Charity event. High angle shots of cricket match in progress and running race. M/Ss of comics on stage. One appear to be dressed...

  18. Hetty King And George Mozart Entertain In Aid Of Hospital- Part 2 (1914-1918)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1918
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressing, Drag, Male impersonators, Military
    Subject: George Mozart, Hetty King
    Description: Comics Hetty King and George Mozart entertain people for charity. Continued from previous record. Charity event. Hetty King continues to drag man over finish line. M/Ss of Hetty King dancing aro...

  19. Soldiers Concert Party (1914-1918)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1918
    Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Female impersonators, Military, Racism, Theatre, World war I
    Description: A group of actors, some in drag, perform a World War I era show. Entertainment; World War One. Military show. Pan across group of actors: A soldier with a bunch of clowns and a guy in drag in a ...

  20. The Laughter Cure (1914-1918)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: 1914
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Male impersonators
    Subject: Ernie Lotinga, Hetty King
    Description: Ernie Lotinga and Hettie King amuse wounded. Wounded and convalescent soldiers watch two entertainers in grounds of large building. Lotinga dressed as comical sailor, King as a man in suit. Audienc...