Interesting read , full of detail covering late 1870 to 1920 history of theatre & of one of the most famous of them all Vesta Tilley , The early male impersonator . It covers her early life in a large family whom she bravely supported with her earnings , through to her eventual marriage to a soon to become m.p. Vesta bought about an enormous change in perception of women on the stage with her inspired close attention to her male attire . From poverty through to being presented at court to the King & Queen , & early Royal Variety Show . Her songs were sung in the trenches in W. W. 1 by her large gro up of male fans , & made Musical Hall " respectable " . Attention was given to the feminist point of view , which did not interest me personally, but published by Virago , perhaps I should have expected that.Read full review
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