Julian Eltinge in drag. Coloured photographic postcard, ca. 1907.

Date:
[ca. 1907]
Reference:
2044894i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Julian Eltinge in drag. Coloured photographic postcard, ca. 1907. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

He is wearing a large dress and posing in front of a blurred background. Julian Eltinge (born William Dalton, 1881?-1941), was perhaps the most successful American female impersonator of the twentieth century. By 1904 he was already appearing on Broadway, and by 1910 he was starring in a series of shows designed to display his acting and singing skills, which had long runs on Broadway, and which toured Europe. He appeared on film (notably with Rudolph Valentino) and continued a successful career in clubs and cabarets into the 1930s.

Publication/Creation

[Berlin] : GG Co. Gerlach, [ca. 1907]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.6 x 8.5 cm

Lettering

The American star "Eltinge" Lettering printed in white on top recto

Notes

The photograph is a hand colored postcard with applied metallic glitter
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

References note

Clare Barlow, Queer British art, 1861-1967, London: Tate Publishing, 2017, p. 180

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044894i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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