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Ephemera of Gay Interest - before 1970

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Les p'tits jeun' hommes
The little young men
L'assiette au Beurre, Paris, France, 1909


Sixteen page issue of the satirical / anarchist magazine L'Assiette au Beurre with full-page illustrations, with captions by the Hungarian artist Miklós Vadász, depicting gay men (not all young) in different social situations.

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Theatre Programmes
In order of production. For playscripts, click here.

The Eagle Has Two Heads (L'Aigle à deux têtes)
by Jean Cocteau adapted by Ronald Duncan
Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1947, 4pp, very good, £6.00


This production (directed by Murray MacDonald, cast Cicely Paget-Bowman, Raymond Jaquarello, Eileen Herlie, James Donald, Webber Alexander, David Read) is described in detail on this website dedicated to James Donald.

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Intimate Relations (Les parents terribles)
by Jean Cocteau
Streatham Hill Theatre, 1951, 12pp, slightly rumpled, £6.00


This production (translation Charles Frank, presented by Jack Waller, produced by Judith Furse, cast Ballard Berkeley, Cicely Paget-Bowman, Fay Compton, Robin Lloyd, Sarah Lawson) appeared at the Strand in 1951. The play was probably performed in Streatham before its West End opening. An advertisement on p9 announces the July 2 opening of What a Man, a farcical comedy starring Brian Reece and Roma Beaumont.

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