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• January 01, 1911
• Collections - Artifact

"Julian Eltinge at the GRAND this Week," 1911

Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- The Fascinating Widow -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.

• January 14, 1911
• Collections - Artifact

Ticket for a Performance of "The Fascinating Widow," Saturday Matinee, January 14, 1911

• circa 1911
• Collections - Artifact

Julian Eltinge in "The Fascinating Widow", circa 1911

Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- The Fascinating Widow -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.

• January 01, 1911
• Collections - Artifact

Grand Opera House Program for the Week Beginning January 9, 1911, "Julian Eltinge, The Fascinating Widow"

Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- The Fascinating Widow -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.

• January 01, 1911
• Collections - Artifact

"Julian Eltinge Next Week," January 1911

Vaudeville performer Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. His most well-known show -- The Fascinating Widow -- opened on Broadway in 1910. He would go on to appear in several Hollywood films, in addition to his continued stage performances.

• 1912
• Collections - Artifact

Julian Eltinge in "The Fascinating Widow" at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1912

Julian Eltinge was the most famous and highly paid female impersonator of the early 20th century. He embodied gaudy elegance, wore glamourous gowns, and perfected female mannerisms. This promotional image for the 1910 musical comedy The Fascinating Widow shows Eltinge rowing a boat with four other versions of himself in drag--each a character from the play.

• January 14, 1911
• Collections - Artifact

Ticket for the Matinee Performance of "The Fascinating Widow" on Saturday, January 14, 1911