Meet America's most famous female impersonator

One of the most well-known female impersonators at the beginning of the century is Julian Eltinge.

At the conclusion of his performances, he stunned the crowds by taking off his wig and revealing that he was a guy because his mimicry of women was so convincing.
Eltinge eventually rose to the position of one of the most paid entertainers in the country and sold out theaters all over the world.His Broadway productions of "Fascinating Widow" and "The Crinoline Girl" enjoyed successful runs, and in the 1920s, he rose to fame in Hollywood.Even King Edward VII requested him to perform.

who was so moved by what he saw that he sent Eltinge an English Bulldog to express his gratitude.Despite his fame, Eltinge faded from view in the 1930s as anti-cross-dressing laws spread across America and kept entertainers like Julian from appearing in public.
He passed away before drag made a comeback decades later, and his career never fully recovered.Postcards from Eltinge's female imitation presentations, like this one, serve as a reminder that drag has a long history and has endured over the years.

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The Empire Theatre, which had been constructed in 1912 on 7th Avenue and weighed 7.4 million pounds, was moved on tracks to a new location near 8th Avenue on Sunday, March 2. Few people who attended the performance were aware that the theater had previously been known as the Elton's Theatre in honor of Julian Elton, a celebrated female illusionist and prominent figure in theater and film during the first third of the 20th century.

In contrast to female impersonation in vaudeville, which came from variety shows and saloon entertainments, which consisted of portraying elderly Crohn's and parodies of women in outlandish costumes, style draws its roots from a specialty of the blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century. These shows featured gender impersonations of women played seriously as fashionable, delicate and refined on Jews.

Julia squatted happily AddThis completely his impersonations were sophisticated and clever satires of the feminine image as established by a civilization that was controlled by men at the height of

gist success of Elton I first saw Elton in a vaudeville performance when I was 10 years old at the Keith Albey theater in Boston on Washington Street. I was attending school at the time and decided to play hooky to see this performance, which was the first one of the day. I purchased his ticket and found myself in a darkened theater. Syme Silverman, the founder and editor of Variety, described Elton as an actor who has no peer as great a performer as there stands on the stage today.
Elton Chipiya and the audience, although he was

clothed in extravagant clothing, with his hair puffed up with a band. Oh Louis, your moves were so exquisite, and he was so wonderfully lighted. When the show ended, I decided to go backstage, so I entered an alley.I once met a stern stage manager who told me I was too young to speak to Mr. Lengs. I responded that I knew him, to which he replied, "You're too young.

then you can enter and find Elton in a kimono and in a closet. I told him I wanted to be a female impersonator like he was and he said I was too ambitious and I wouldn't recommend it. He then gave me the most fervent and enthusiastic advice.clap my bottom and sign with the warmestI took a picture and came.