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Two black actors, one in drag, dance together on stage. Coloured process print, ca. 1903.

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Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

Jack Brown, in drag, is dancing with his partner, Charles Gregory, holding an umbrella; Gregory wears a top hat and smart attire. His cane leans against the painted backdrop. This offset litho printed card would indicate that the image was sufficiently popular to be produced in large quantities. Brown and Gregory performed the Cake-Walk, a very popular dance, as part of “Les Joyeux Nègres"at the Nouveau Cirque in Paris from 1902-1903.

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Item Information:

Identifier
dv13zt53g
Collection
James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution
Wellcome Library
Date Issued
Jan. 1, 1903
Genre
Photographs
Prints
Subject(s)
Charles Gregory
Jack Brown
Topic(s)
BIPOC
Black LGBTQ+ people
Cakewalk (Dance)
Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ people of color
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
1 print : process print, with watercolour ;
Language
English
Rights
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