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Category Archives: Prostitution

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London revival of “Anna Christie” by Donmar Warehouse

June 4, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

London’s Donmar Warehouse’s 2011 revival of “Anna Christie,” featuring Jude Law and Ruth Wilson, achieved the ambiguity that O’Neill so fervently believed should define the play.  The story of a […]

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Current Conversations, Eugene O'Neill, Prostitution, Uncategorized
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
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My Little Sister Reviews

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

Promoted as one of the most widely read books of 1913, My Little Sister received much press when it was published both in the U.S. and in the UK (Under […]

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Elizabeth Robins, My Little Sister (1913) by Elizabeth Robins, Prostitution, White Slavery
50,000 Girls Disappear headline

50,000 Girls Disappear a Year

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

An article in the New York Times in 1913 made the dubious claim that over 50,000 girls were abducted each year when they migrated to cities.  This is just one […]

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Immigration, Prostitution, White Slavery
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Mrs. Warren’s Profession Cartoon

December 12, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

  Cartoon portraying the volatile censorship of George Bernard Shaw’s American premiere of Mrs. Warren’s Profession in New York in 1905.  

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Obscenity & Censorship, Promotional Materials, Prostitution
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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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Play a Hooker and Win an Oscar

December 9, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

                In this article, Bernard Weintraub notes that “the first Academy Award for best actress was given in 1928 to Janet Gaynor for her […]

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Current Conversations, Prostitution
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

December 2, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

Robert E. Sherwood’s 1930 play Waterloo Bridge was adapted for the screen in 1931 directed by James Whale and starring actress Mae Clarke; the director and star would reunite later […]

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Film Clips, Prostitution
Tenderloin at Night

Tenderloin at Night (1899)

December 2, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

This film, Tenderloin at Night (1899), purports to depict a San Francisco barroom; the women in the film are described as prostitutes by Russell Campbell in his book Marked Women: […]

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Film Clips, Prostitution
Shoes

Shoes (1916)

December 2, 2014by Tory Lowe Leave a comment

This is an excerpt from Shoes (1916), directed by Lois Weber, one of the most acclaimed and commercially successful filmmakers of the era. Her films frequently dealt with such controversial […]

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Film Clips, Prostitution

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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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