Day: February 19, 2016

Front facade of Houghton Library

Male impersonators in early 20th century American sheet music

In the aughts and teens of the 20th century, a few female vaudeville performers, British and American, had great success with male impersonation acts. In performance, they sang romantic love songs (as boys or young men), comic songs and bragging songs. Here are a few examples of their songs as published sheet music. Florence (or…