Amateur actors, some in drag, pose on stage in "Gee-Whizz". Photographic postcard, 1917.

1917. Europa's concert party in "Gee-Whizz" 1917

Some men in drag sit under umbrellas, on the laps of other men; as a man in drag is greeted by a gentleman with a top hat. The Europa Concert Party performing a piece entitled 'Gee Whiz'. No record has been found of which unit or division this particular concert party was attached to: at least 80% of all units and divisions in operation at the Western Front formed entertainment concert parties. The impression catalogued is dated 1917, and signed by Frank Scott

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

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Identifier: d791sg47q
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: Jan. 1, 1917
Genre: Photographs
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Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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