Willie Manders. Process print, 1913.

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<p>He poses in a tweed jacket in front of a dark background, The very young (but already professional) Billie Manders, out of drag, on a publicity postcard from Scarborough, 1913. Manders was a popular Rhyl-based female impersonator: he and his troupe 'The Quaintesques' were concert party entertainers from the early 1920's right up to World War II. Billie was a performer from a very early age and a a pioneer of 'glamour drag', presenting a less exaggerated female appearance.</p>

Willie Manders. Process print, 1913.

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