Malcolm Scott, smoking a cigarette. Photographic postcard by J.G. Capstaff, 191-.

  • Capstaff, J.G.
Date:
[between 1910 and 1919]
Reference:
2044803i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Malcolm Scott, smoking a cigarette. Photographic postcard by J.G. Capstaff, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

The female impersonator Malcolm Scott (1872-1929), dressed in a suit with a hat and cigarette standing with his hands in his pockets against a painted studio backdrop. 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

Newcastle (82 Heaton Road) : J. G. Capstaff, [between 1910 and 1919]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044803i

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Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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