On stage 1 production
| 1919 | Irene Vanderbilt Theatre · Original · directed by Edward Royce | 670 perf. |
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Also credited on2 works
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In the literature1 passages
- Male actors appearing in drag have long been part of the Broadway musical scene. In the late 19th Century, Tony Hart made a specialty of performing women’s roles in Harrigan and Hart shows, and other early female impersonators were Julian Eltinge (the most celebrated of all) and Bert Savoy (of the team of Savoy and Brennan). Later actors…ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
Passages naming this person, found by keyword across 178 books. A keyword match is not a biography, and a common name will pull in the wrong one.
What this page does not know
- What this person played. No cast list we hold records a character against a performer.
- Which of the credits above the roles on this record — actor — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.