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  1. Mongols Badly Duped

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1893
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Bow Wah, Charles Waldstein, Chinese People
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to enslavement.
  2. Mott Street's Sharp Critics

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 9, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from the Omaha Daily Bee mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.
  3. 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.
  4. New York Deserted

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 6, 1889
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from The Evening Star mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. News of the Theatres

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Sun
    Date: Aug. 7, 1892
    Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk
    Description: A clipping from The Sun sharing various theater news stories, including Gowongo Mohawk's upcoming performance tour in England.
  8. No Japanese Actresses

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1895
    Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Asian people, Danjuro, Ichikawa Danjuro, Japanese Actor, Japanese People
    Description: A Omaha World-Herald newspaper article about a Japanese actor and female impersonator, Ichikawa Danjuro.
  9. North Morgantown

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 6, 1899
    Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Seneca Indians
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, The Indian Mail Carrier (Play)
    Description: Praise for American Indian Actress Go-Woo-Go Mohawk in her play Wep-Ton-No-Mah, The Indian Mail Carrier. Published in the newspaper Daily New Dominion.
  10. OUR VARIETY ARTISTS.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 17, 1881
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, The Cincinatti Enquirer
    Description: A clipping from "The Cincinnati Enquirer" discussing the salaries of performers including Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  11. PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, Wep-Ton-No-Mah
    Description: A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah."
  12. 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".
  13. Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgie Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Greenville Times
    Date: Sep. 28, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from The Greenville advertising a performance by Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels featuring The Great Gauze, a female impersonator.
  14. Richards & Pringle's Performance Announcement

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
    Date: Jan. 2, 1899
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic promoting a performance by Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels featuring the Great Gauze, a female impersonator.
  15. 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.