AMBISEXTROUS VAUDEVILLE.

December 10, 2008
1910s, Music, Women

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Miss Vesta Tillery
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Miss Vesta Tillery “the dandiest fellah turned sixteen”

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Thanks to the University of Saskatchewan’s extremely thorough archive of gay and lesbian culture I bring to you — Ambisextrous Vaudeville. This archive features brilliant sheet music covers along with the most famous drag personas in British and American Vaudeville. I posted the best of the fellahs—women dressed as dandies.

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  1. Jennette
    on December 10th, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Victoria Woodhull wasn’t gay, but she’s my fave. She didn’t always wear men’s clothing, but she cut her hair short, sometimes wore pants, and traded on Wall Street!

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Victoria_Woodhull.jpg/225px-Victoria_Woodhull.jpg

  2. kellyr
    on December 10th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Owww Wee! I love that hair and crumpled knot.

  3. Bree
    on December 10th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    Yay Saskatchewan!! Who knew that gay and lesbian culture would be their strong suit?? Mysterious yet gratifying.

  4. kellyr
    on December 11th, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    Yeah, Saskatchewan, who knew?!?!?!? I love it.

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