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Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” who also helped shape what would become rock ’n’ roll, launched her career from New Orleans. Rainey was one of the few out lesbians in music at the time and ...

Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” who also helped shape what would become rock ’n’ roll, launched her career from New Orleans. Rainey was one of the few out lesbians in music at the time and ...

Female impersonation was a popular attraction for those looking for a little bit of entertainment. And while many accepted and enjoyed it because they believed it was only for entertainment purposes ...

"Michigan's Female Impersonator Weds," announced the Associated Press wire story, noting the couple had "attempted to keep the marriage a secret." In University of Michigan senior superlatives, Ames ...

In early 20th-century San Diego, the vaudeville scene was a dazzling spectacle, offering everything from slapstick comedy and death-defying stunts to high drama and soaring operatic arias.

Now retired and in his mid-80s, Bhaduri was considered the last female impersonator of “jatra,” a traveling musical theater tradition in Bengali-speaking parts of northeast India and Bangladesh. When ...

Now retired and in his mid-80s, Bhaduri was considered the last female impersonator of “jatra,” a traveling musical theater tradition in Bengali-speaking parts of northeast India and Bangladesh.

Now retired and in his mid-80s, Bhaduri was considered the last female impersonator of “jatra,” a traveling musical theater tradition in Bengali-speaking parts of northeast India and Bangladesh.