Malcolm Scott in character as an English queen. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Malcolm Scott. "Daily Sketch" photo. To Vera yours sincerely Malcolm Scott.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

The female impersonator Malcolm Scott (1872-1929), in drag. Scott's impersonations of famous female figures from history and popular culture were a big draw at major music halls in the days before World War I. His 'homely' appearance made him a good pantomime Dame, but he would also burlesqe some of the great beauties of the day. Here he is in Tudor costume, as one of the wives of King Henry VIII, or possibly as Mary, Queen of Scots

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Identifier: xw42n822c
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 ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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