Harold Chapman and Mark Leslie performing a revue for the Bow Bells. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Harold Chapman and Mark Leslie (Bow Bells)

Harold Chapman appears in drag wearing a dark dress with a white ruffled collar and sleeves, and heeled black lace-up boots. Chapman, who was very popular in drag, stands across from Mark Leslie who wears blackface make-up, white clothes, a white hat, and a light colored suit. Both lean against stacked geometric plinths. Chapman and Leslie were members of the 56th (London) Division concert party, called Bow Bells, which was particularly active on the French front from 1916.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

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Identifier: ht24wj68c
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1910 to 1919?
Genre: Photographs
Prints
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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