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A speakeasy, little bohemia that attracted "free-thinking" people and was the site of a lot of prostitution and female impersonation
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An image of Garrick Theatre (May 1958, Chicago Tribune) where Vesta Tilley, male impersonator, performed male and female roles in the play "Algy" in October 1903
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A layout of Haymarket Theatre, a place where Vesta Tilley, male impersonator, was voted best dressed man in Chicago (1903) but also performed here in March 1898.
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an image of male impersonator Hetty King

Female impersonator appearances (1882)
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Opened in 1969 and still in service, this one of the oldest drag bars in the city (cited in a publication in 1975 for having "female impersonators")
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In a clip from the documentary Studs on a Soapbox (2000), Studs Terkel talks about Chicago-style television of the 1940s and '50s, and in particular his show Studs' Place, a live sitcom set in a Chicago diner.

Watch the full documentary for free…
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Saddle The Pony.mp3

Jig - Solo Tin Whistle
Miss Monaghan.mp3

Reel - Solo Uilleann Pipes
The Bantry Hornpipe.mp3

Hornpipe - Solo Fiddle
The Reel of Mullinavat.mp3

Reel - Solo Tin Whistle
The Kilkenny Hornpipe.mp3

Hornpipe - Solo Fiddle
The Shaskeen Reel.mp3

Reel - Solo Tin Whistle
Cahirciveen.mp3

Air - Solo Fiddle
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Power, Distinction, Display: Excavating Elites
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