M. Defreyn (Sarah Yacco)

An operetta star who later developed a recording and film career. In the postcard offered here, Defreyn imitates Sadda Yacco (Kawakami Sadayakko; 1871-1946), a Japanese kabuki artist who performed to enthusistic audiences in Paris at the turn of the 20th century.

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Identifier: zc77sq40p
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
Creator(s): Le Carnet Mondain
G. Dupont
Henri Defreyn
Date Created: 1903
Genre: Ephemera
Subject(s): Henri Defreyn
Places: France
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 13.8 x 9 (centimeters)
Language: French
Rights: No known copyright
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M. Defreyn (Sarah Yacco)

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