Actors, one in drag, performing on stage as "The Curios". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920.

Date:
[between 1918? and 1920?]
Reference:
2043521i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Actors, one in drag, performing on stage as "The Curios". Photographic postcard, ca. 1918-1920. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The man in drag is wearing white and stands to the right of the stage, with a line of men in white suits, all adopting the same pose of pointing towards the man in drag. Some of the men's faces are painted as clowns. They are members of 'The Curios' concert party. Unidentified location, but all personnel identified on verso of print catalogued, including Flight Sergeant B.A. Dibble.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1918? and 1920?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.5 x 13.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

All boys concert party. "The Curios" Lettering indistinct

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Drag character is in a short skirt, which would indicate late stage of WW1, 1918-20."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043521i

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  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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