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Salomania! The Salome Dance Craze

November 18, 2015by Kathleen Johnson

An analysis of the Salomania dance craze in early twentieth-century culture by Marlis Schweitzer.

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White Slave Play of Grim Power

February 19, 2015by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

This 1913 New York Times article discusses white slave play The Lure by George Scarborough, which featured a thrilling rescue scene of a white slave from a brothel. Elizabeth Robins’ […]

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Elizabeth Robins, My Little Sister (1913) by Elizabeth Robins, White Slavery
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Comstock’s Crusade Against Obscenity

December 12, 2014by Kathleen Johnson Leave a comment

  Cartoon of Anthony Comstock waging war against the wicked flesh upon the stage.

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Obscenity & Censorship, Uncategorized
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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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SEX FOR SALE: SIX PROGRESSIVE-ERA BROTHEL DRAMAS

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

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