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Douglas Byng in drag during a pantomime. Photograph, 1952.
- Date
- 1952
- Reference
- 2045290i
- Part of
- James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.
- Pictures
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Description
Douglas Byng in high glamour drag in the early fifties: he wears a white fur stole, has styled blonde hair and wears a long white dress, standing in front of an embossed leather screen. The English actor and cabaret performer Douglas Byng (1893-1987) was one of the great stars of the English variety stage. He appears here in 'Glamour Dame' drag, a genre which he was instrumental in developing in the 1920s. Before that, pantomime dames were grotesque parodies making no attempt at 'female impersonation'
Publication/Creation
Preston (Fylde Street) : Repro by Debron (Photo Advts.), 1952.
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2045290i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
The James Gardiner Collection
Location Access Closed storesNote
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed storesNote