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Female impersonation is a type of theatrical performance where a man dresses in women's clothing for the sole purpose of entertaining an audience.[1]

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  1. 56 relations: American Civil War, Andrew Tribble, Black Vaudeville, Blackface, Bothwell Browne, Broadway theatre, Burlesque, Cambridge University Press, Castrato, Cisgender, Closeted, Creativity, Cross-gender acting, Drag queen, Female impersonation, Gender identity, George Kunkel (theatre manager), George W. Munroe, Gilbert Sarony, Grand Opera House (Manhattan), Great Migration (African American), Harlequin Enterprises, Heteronormativity, Homosexuality, Immigration to the United States, Jim Crow (character), Julian Eltinge, Köçek, LGBT, Mack Sennett, Minstrel show, Neil Burgess (comedian), New York City, New York Clipper, New York University, Onnagata, Otokonoko, Oxford University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Progressive Era, Queer, Rowman & Littlefield, Russell Brothers (vaudeville), San Francisco, Sex work, Taylor & Francis, Theater in the United States, Theatre of ancient Greece, Thomas L. Moxley, Travesti (theatre), ... Expand index (6 more) »

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Andrew Tribble

Andrew Tribble (1879–1935) was an African-American actor, comedian and female impersonator of the early 20th century who played a variety of women characters at Chicago's Pekin Theatre, on Broadway and in touring companies throughout the United States.

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Black Vaudeville

Black Vaudeville is a term that specifically describes Vaudeville-era African American entertainers and the milieus of dance, music, and theatrical performances they created.

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Blackface

Blackface is the practice of performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment.

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Bothwell Browne

Bothwell Browne (born Walter Bothwell Bruhn;(March 7, 1877 - December 12, 1947)was a Danish American stage and film performer, best known as a female impersonator.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling Theatre as the proper noun in their names.

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Burlesque

A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Castrato

A castrato (Italian;: castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto.

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Cisgender

The word cisgender (often shortened to cis; sometimes cissexual) describes a person whose gender identity corresponds to their sex assigned at birth, i.e., someone who is not transgender.

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Closeted

Closeted and in the closet are metaphors for LGBT people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual behavior.

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Creativity

Creativity is the ability to form novel and valuable ideas or works using the imagination.

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Cross-gender acting

Cross-gender acting, also called cross-gender casting or cross-casting, refers to actors or actresses portraying a character of the opposite sex.

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Drag queen

A drag queen is a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes. Female impersonation and drag queen are female impersonators.

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Female impersonation

Female impersonation is a type of theatrical performance where a man dresses in women's clothing for the sole purpose of entertaining an audience. Female impersonation and Female impersonation are female impersonators.

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Gender identity

Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender.

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George Kunkel (theatre manager)

George Kunkel (January 21, 1823 – January 25, 1885) was an American theatre manager, impresario, actor, singer-songwriter, and playwright.

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George W. Munroe

George W. Munroe (1857 – January 29, 1932) was an American actor and comedian who specialized in female impersonation. Female impersonation and George W. Munroe are female impersonators.

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Gilbert Sarony

Gilbert Saroni, also written Gilbert Sarony, was a cross-dressing performer in vaudeville as well as early Edison Manufacturing, American Mutoscope, and Siegmund Lubin films. Female impersonation and Gilbert Sarony are female impersonators.

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Grand Opera House (Manhattan)

Pike's Opera House, later renamed the Grand Opera House, was a theater in New York City on the northwest corner of 8th Avenue and 23rd Street, in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

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Great Migration (African American)

The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970.

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Harlequin Enterprises

Harlequin Enterprises ULC (known simply as Harlequin) is a romance and women's fiction publisher founded in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1949.

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Heteronormativity

Heteronormativity is the concept that heterosexuality is the preferred or normal sexual orientation.

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Homosexuality

Homosexuality is sexual attraction, romantic attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

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Immigration to the United States

Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of its history.

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Jim Crow (character)

The Jim Crow persona is a theater character developed by entertainer Thomas D. Rice (1808–1860) and popularized through his minstrel shows.

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Julian Eltinge

Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator.

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Köçek

The köçek (plural köçekler in Turkish) was typically a very handsome young male slave effeminate dancer (rakkas), who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer.

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LGBT

is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender".

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Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American producer, director, actor, and studio head who was known as the "King of Comedy" during his career.

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Minstrel show

The minstrel show, also called minstrelsy, was an American form of theater developed in the early 19th century.

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Neil Burgess (1846/51–1910) was an American vaudevillian comedian who specialized in female impersonation of elderly "widders".

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Clipper

The New York Clipper, also known as The Clipper, was a weekly entertainment newspaper published in New York City from 1853 to 1924.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Onnagata

, also, are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre.

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Otokonoko

is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Palgrave Macmillan

Palgrave Macmillan is a British academic and trade publishing company headquartered in the London Borough of Camden.

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Progressive Era

The Progressive Era (1901–1929) was a period in the United States during the early 20th century of widespread social activism and political reform across the country.

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Queer

Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.

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Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.

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Russell Brothers (vaudeville)

The Russell Brothers were Irish American vaudeville entertainers, John Russell (August 1854May 3, 1925) and his brother James Russell (October 1859January 31, 1914).

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San Francisco

San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.

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Sex work

Sex work is "the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation.

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Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.

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Theater in the United States

Theater in the United States is part of the old European theatrical tradition and has been heavily influenced by the British theater.

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Theatre of ancient Greece

A theatrical culture flourished in ancient Greece from 700 BC.

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Thomas L. Moxley

Thomas L. Moxley (c. 1828, Baltimore — 7 July 1890, Baltimore) was an American actor, blackface minstrel show entertainer, and theatre manager. Female impersonation and Thomas L. Moxley are female impersonators.

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Travesti (theatre)

Travesti is a theatrical character in an opera, play, or ballet performed by a performer of the opposite sex.

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University of California Press

The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.

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University of Illinois Press

The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is an American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.

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Vaudeville

Vaudeville is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France at the end of the 19th century.

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West Coast of the United States

The West Coast of the United Statesalso known as the Pacific Coast, and the Western Seaboardis the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin is a 1919 American silent comedy and World War I film from producer Mack Sennett.

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See also

Female impersonators

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_impersonation

Also known as "female illusionist", Female illusionist, Female impersonator, Female impersonators.

, University of California Press, University of Illinois Press, Vaudeville, West Coast of the United States, William Shakespeare, Yankee Doodle in Berlin.