K. Scott-Barrie in character as "The entertainer". Photographic postcard, 191-.

Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2044847i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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K. Scott-Barrie in character as "The entertainer". Photographic postcard, 191-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : Bacon, [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 8.9 cm

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Lettering

Scott-Barrie (The entertainer). Lettering printed in white on bottom recto

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "He is wearing men's evening dress with lipstick and a beauty spot. Kemsley Scott-Barrie (real name Edward Woolhouse, 1883-1918) was a sea-side concert party entertainer who started his career in Scarborough. He graduated from concert-parties to pantomime and music-hall. He was something of a pioneer in that his female characters were not grotesque dames, but glamorous ladies. In male clothing he presented a distinguished and completely masculine appearance. As a soldier in the Prince of Wales' Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment in World War I, one may assume he took part in concert parties, but he was killed in action in the closing weeks of the war, October 1918. He is buried in France."
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Wellcome Collection 2044847i

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in ‘The Cult of Beauty’ at Wellcome Collection, London, 26 October 2023 – 28 April 2024

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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