A Man-Actress with Ambition!!
One Man Show Explores Life and Career of Early 20th Century Female Impersonator
Put It In the Scrapbook, an original one-person show about the life of famed female impersonator Julian Eltinge will be presented as part of the New Orleans Fringe Festival 2009. Performances will be November 12 at 7 pm, November 14 at 9 pm, and November 15 at 5 pm. All performances will be at the Skull Club, 1003 Spain St. New Orleans. LA. Tickets are $7 available at the door or in advance at www.nofringe.org .
Actor/Playwright George Contini brings to life the ...Read More
A Man-Actress with Ambition!!
One Man Show Explores Life and Career of Early 20th Century Female Impersonator
Put It In the Scrapbook, an original one-person show about the life of famed female impersonator Julian Eltinge will be presented as part of the New Orleans Fringe Festival 2009. Performances will be November 12 at 7 pm, November 14 at 9 pm, and November 15 at 5 pm. All performances will be at the Skull Club, 1003 Spain St. New Orleans. LA. Tickets are $7 available at the door or in advance at www.nofringe.org .
Actor/Playwright George Contini brings to life the true story of one of the most colorful characters in American theatre history. At one time the highest paid performer in the United States, Eltinge earned the prestige of having his own theatre built and named for him on Broadway. Put It In the Scrapbook is based on one of his final performances where, facing debt and obscurity, an aging Eltinge recalls his career in Vaudeville, Broadway, and Silent Film while the world begins to view him more as a Perversion than an Artist. Presenting the first re-creation of Eltinge’s stage routines and rare archival footage, this multi media performance examines the dark and confusing fluidity of Eltinge’s sexual persona and its ability to ultimately offer him salvation.
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