A member of the Elvio Comedy Trio in drag. Photographic postcard, ca. 1905-1910.

Date:
[between 1905 and 1910]
Reference:
2064347i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

A member of the Elvio Comedy Trio in drag. Photographic postcard, ca. 1905-1910. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Photograph of a man dressed in character as a parlour maid.

Publication/Creation

[Europe] : [publisher not identified], [between 1905 and 1910]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

Elvio Comedy Trio This is a man dressed in woman clothes (written in black ink, verso) Lettering printed in white in top left recto.

Notes

"German (?) music-hall comedy turn The Elvio Trio, posing for publicity photographs in a studio. The character is dressed as a parlour-maid. Circa 1905-10."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2064347i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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