Ritz (Kreemah) Collection of Cockettes Records, 1970-1976

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Title:: Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records
Dates:: 1970-1976
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Preferred citation:: Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and content:: The Cockettes were a (mostly) gay male gender queer theater troupe that performed in San Francisco in the early 1970s. This collection consists of one VHS videotape compilation of the three Cockettes shows that were filmed: Palace (1970, black & white, 30 minutes), Elevator Girls in Bondage (1971, color, 59 minutes), and Tricia's Wedding (1971, color, 32 minutes). Also included are three audio cassette tapes, two for Cockettes shows Follies du Cockettes and Pearls Over Shanghai, and one radio interview in 1976. There is also a copy of the libretto for the final New York City performance of "Pearls Over Shanghai" on November 26, 1971; and two articles from French periodicals: "Comediens de la provocation leur theatre ici ne fait plus scandale," "Californie c'est la folie!" (from "Paris Match"). GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008194; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001443; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004301; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1970-1976
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US