Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records

Dates: 1970-1976

Collection Number: 1996-37

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 linear foot

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: The Cockettes were a (mostly) gay male gender queer theater troupe that performed in San Francisco in the early 1970s. The collection includes audiovisual recordings and other material.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Kreemah Ritz collection of Cockettes records. Collection Number: 1996-37. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

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

Indexing Terms

Gay men

Drag

Theater

Music