WXDA Record #1138
No title.
27 May 1802
Summary
Short news report about Madame Banti and her negotiations regarding the salary she should receive for her cross-dressing roles. "Madame Banti has not yet concluded her engagement with the Trustees of the Opera House. She is required to perform in male attire the ensuing season with Mrs. Billington. As she is to take the principal male characters, she demands to be paid the same as the first female singer."
Full Title
27 May 1802. No title. Times p. 3 c. A.
Publication
Times of London(Times)
Full Record
- Date
- 27 May 1802
- Provisional Category
- Breeches Actor
- Cross-dressing occupation
- Actor
- Locations
- Covent-GardenView on map
- Primary source topic
- Dressed as a man; Theatre
- Item format
- News report
- Motive
- Livelihood
- Attire
- Breeches part; Theatrical
- Sex Perceived by Recorder
- Female
- Racialization
- Unmarked
- Tone of Report
- Neutral
- Venue
- Royal Opera House
- Report Scope
- Central
- Column(s)
People Mentioned in This Record
- Banti(Subject of study)Mentions— Actress, plays a male part during the season at the Royal Opera House in 1802.