Malcolm Scott in character as Boudica.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2044786i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Malcolm Scott in character as Boudica. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced April 2022: Malcolm Scott in character as Boadicea. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Description

The female impersonator Malcolm Scott (1872-1929), in drag wearing thick robes and holding a staff or spear. He is dressed as Boudica in one of a series of burlesques based on famous female figures in British history. Scott's impersonations of famous female figures from history and popular culture were a big draw at major music halls in the days before World War I, but also included performances of pantomime dames, and comic burlesque of women popularly considered 'beauties' such as Camile Clifford.

Publication/Creation

Liverpool : Hugo Lang & Co., [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm

Lettering

Malcolm Scott as "Bodicea". Lettering printed in black on bottom recto

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044786i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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