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Category Archives: Gender

Nobodys Sister

Nobody’s Sister, The Masses, January 1915

April 16, 2015by Tyler Groff Leave a comment

A short story that explores themes of prostitution and poverty. James-Hale-Nobodys-Sister-January-1915-Vol.-6-No.-4

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Actresses & Actors, Gender, Prostitution
Why Does the Sensous

Why Does the Sensuous Appeal Prevail on Stage, Theatre, November 1915

April 16, 2015by Tyler Groff Leave a comment

An essay that explores stage presence and de Wagstaffe’s notion of the “sensuous appeal.” William-de-Wagstaffe-Why-Does-the-Sensuous-Prevail-on-the-Stage-November-1915

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Actresses & Actors, Costume Designers, Gender, Spectatorship
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The Fight Publicity Materials

December 10, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

One of the most infamous censored brothel plays of the 1913 season.

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Gender, Promotional Materials, Prostitution, The Fight by Bayard Veiller, White Slavery
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Freak Plays, Theatre, July 1915

December 9, 2014by Tyler Groff Leave a comment

Freak Plays–Theatre–July, 1915

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Actresses & Actors, Costume Designers, Directors, Fashion, Gender
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The Stage Struck Girl, Theatre, November 1915

December 9, 2014by Tyler Groff Leave a comment

The Stage Struck Girl–Theatre November 1915

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Actresses & Actors, Gender, Spectatorship
The Red Kimona

The Red Kimona (1925)

December 9, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

This is an excerpt from The Red Kimona (1925), directed by Dorothy Davenport – a.k.a. Mrs. Wallace Reid, an actress married to popular matinee idol Wallace Reid. She took his […]

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Film Clips, Gender
The Cheat

The Cheat (1915)

December 9, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

The Cheat (1915) was directed by Cecil B. DeMille for Paramount Pictures, and stars Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa (noted as the screen’s first Japanese American film star). The film […]

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Film Clips, Gender, Race
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Is the Stage a Perilous Place for the Young Girl, Theatre, January 1915

December 2, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Edith-Wynne-Matthison-and-Lillian-Russell-Is-the-Stage-a-Perilous-Place-for-the-Young-Girl-December-1914-and-January-1915

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Actresses & Actors, Gender, Obscenity & Censorship, Spectatorship

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SEX FOR SALE: SIX PROGRESSIVE-ERA BROTHEL DRAMAS

Sisters in Sin: Brothel Drama in America, 1900 – 1920

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