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How Long Have You Been Gay?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Richard Jones

Isn’t it strange how the connotation of certain words changes over time? Take the word gay for example. Today it is either associated with same sex relationships or else it is used, mostly by teenagers, to denote stupidity. […]

Tagged Her Majesty's Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Jack the Ripper, La Traviata, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Prostitution in London, Punch, The Great Social Evil

Maud Allan and the Cult of the Clitoris

Posted on November 16, 2012November 15, 2012 by Richard Jones

On March 8th 1908, Canadian born dancer Maud Allan made her English debut at the Palace of Varieties (now the Palace Theatre) and caused an absolute sensation. She appeared in the Vision of Salomé, which was was loosely based on Oscar […]

Tagged Berlin Black Book, Dance of the Seven Veils, Eileen Villiers-Stewart., Margot Asquith, Maude Allan, Noel Pemberton Billing, Old Bailey, Oscar Wilde, Palace Theatre, Salome, The cult of the clitoris