TY  - EJOUR
A1  - Neal, Allison
TI  - Mashers and murderers - Music hall male impersonators and their depiction in Neo-Victorian fiction
T2  - European Drama and Performance Studies 2015 – 2, n° 5. Consuming Female Performers (1850s-1950s)
JO  - European Drama and Performance Studies (ISSN 2045-8541), 5, 2015 – 2
DO  - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4842-3.p.0145
SN  - 2045-8541
SP  - 145
EP  - 162
AB  - The most famous male impersonator at the turn of the century was Vesta Tilley. However, some of her predecessors and contemporaries have been much overlooked. Performers such as Hetty King, Millie Hylton and Bessie Bonehill aided in establishing the ‘masher’ as a ‘must see’ act for all patrons of the music hall. This article details and examines these performers and their acts to understand the appeal and influence they had on their audiences.
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2015/10/28
DP  - Classiques Garnier
PB  - Classiques Garnier
CY  - Paris
LA  - eng
UR  - https://shop.staging.classiques-garnier.net/european-drama-and-performance-studies-2015-2-n-5-consuming-female-performers-1850s-1950s-mashers-and-murderers-en.html
Y2  - 2025/12/06
ER  -