Finocchio's: The Carnegie Hall of Cross-Dressing - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 05:47, 4 November 2023

2023-11-04T05:47:34Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:47, 3 November 2023
Line 15:		Line 15:
	''Image: courtesy Vera Del Mar via Facebook''		''Image: courtesy Vera Del Mar via Facebook''

	<iframe src="~~http~~://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>

	'''Harry Hay describing the pickup scene at [[Finocchios poster and text\|Finocchio's]] around 1930, when he was a student at Stanford...'''		'''Harry Hay describing the pickup scene at [[Finocchios poster and text\|Finocchio's]] around 1930, when he was a student at Stanford...'''
Line 61:		Line 61:

	Not every performer fit the mold of a standard beauty. Russell Reed, for instance, weighed in at 300 pounds, billing himself as the “ton of fun.” A master of special facial inflections and gestures, his hilarious striptease that took him down to his red pajamas was an audience favorite.		Not every performer fit the mold of a standard beauty. Russell Reed, for instance, weighed in at 300 pounds, billing himself as the “ton of fun.” A master of special facial inflections and gestures, his hilarious striptease that took him down to his red pajamas was an audience favorite.

			[[Image:Russian-Hill-Runt-p6-FInocchios-Dec-6-1940.jpg]]

			'''Ad for Finocchio's in the ''Russian Hill Runt'' community newspaper, Dec. 6, 1940.'''

	Then there was Elton Paris, who would wander on stage with a deadpan expression, wearing dowdy women’s street clothes and tennis shoes, making people laugh before he said a word. Like Lavern Cummings, he could drop his falsetto voice down into the baritone range as he demonstrated on the song “Spinning Wheel” (“What goes up must come down”).		Then there was Elton Paris, who would wander on stage with a deadpan expression, wearing dowdy women’s street clothes and tennis shoes, making people laugh before he said a word. Like Lavern Cummings, he could drop his falsetto voice down into the baritone range as he demonstrated on the song “Spinning Wheel” (“What goes up must come down”).

Jeff: Text replacement - "category:Gay and Lesbian" to "category:LGBTQI"

2018-10-16T15:09:04Z

Text replacement - "category:Gay and Lesbian" to "category:LGBTQI"

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:09, 16 October 2018
Line 74:		Line 74:


	[[category:~~Gay and Lesbian~~]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1970s]]		[[category:LGBTQI]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1970s]]

Ccarlsson: added photo

2018-09-12T22:22:55Z

added photo

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:22, 12 September 2018
Line 8:		Line 8:

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

			[[Image:Finocchios-ad-via-Vera-DelMar-FB.jpg]]

			'''Finocchios ad.'''

			''Image: courtesy Vera Del Mar via Facebook''

	<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>		<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Ccarlsson at 06:19, 6 September 2016

2016-09-06T06:19:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:19, 5 September 2016
Line 34:		Line 34:
	''Photo: courtesy Paul Ryner''		''Photo: courtesy Paul Ryner''

	Further, the Finocchios ran a tight ship. Performers who arrived and left the club were expected to dress as men. “We were illusionists, not transvestites,” said one of the show’s stars, David de Alba. Joe Finocchio would claim he had the “cleanest show on Broadway,” but in the early days the police were not convinced. The exotic club had its share of raids. One bust came for selling liquor after 2:00 a.m. A Chronicle reporter noted the arrest came at 1:45 a.m. Joe did everything he could to avoid trouble. “They told me that if I run the place straight everything would be fine. They don’t want the entertainers to mingle around the customers. I promised to run it like a regular theater.”		Further, the Finocchios ran a tight ship. Performers who arrived and left the club were expected to dress as men. “We were illusionists, not transvestites,” said one of the show’s stars, [[Finocchio's, a Short Retrospective\|David de Alba]]. Joe Finocchio would claim he had the “cleanest show on Broadway,” but in the early days the police were not convinced. The exotic club had its share of raids. One bust came for selling liquor after 2:00 a.m. A ''Chronicle'' reporter noted the arrest came at 1:45 a.m. Joe did everything he could to avoid trouble. “They told me that if I run the place straight everything would be fine. They don’t want the entertainers to mingle around the customers. I promised to run it like a regular theater.”

	[[Image:Finocchio's-(outside).jpg]]		[[Image:Finocchio's-(outside).jpg]]
Line 42:		Line 42:
	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	There was another ~~dustup~~ in 1943 when the club was found to be selling booze to military personnel “outside of authorized hours.” Joe agreed to limit drinking hours for the military to between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.		There was another dust-up in 1943 when the club was found to be selling booze to military personnel “outside of authorized hours.” Joe agreed to limit drinking hours for the military to between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

	Of course, even with all the policing and self-policing, boys will be boys. “Stage-door Johnnies” were never in short supply. There were stories of after-hours carryings-on with celebrities such as Errol Flynn and David Niven. When Howard Hughes saw the show with his then-girlfriend Ava Gardner, he returned to the club and whisked away one of the performers for what turned out to be an extended relationship.		Of course, even with all the policing and self-policing, boys will be boys. “Stage-door Johnnies” were never in short supply. There were stories of after-hours carryings-on with celebrities such as Errol Flynn and David Niven. When Howard Hughes saw the show with his then-girlfriend Ava Gardner, he returned to the club and whisked away one of the performers for what turned out to be an extended relationship.

Ccarlsson: added David de Alba photo

2016-09-06T06:10:13Z

added David de Alba photo

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:10, 5 September 2016
Line 27:		Line 27:

	In addition to being able to turn oneself out as a beauty there were additional requirements. Foremost, most of the performers had to be able to sing like Judy Garland or Barbra Streisand or some other established diva, no pantomimes allowed, a demand that eliminated many a beauteous baritone.		In addition to being able to turn oneself out as a beauty there were additional requirements. Foremost, most of the performers had to be able to sing like Judy Garland or Barbra Streisand or some other established diva, no pantomimes allowed, a demand that eliminated many a beauteous baritone.

			[[Image:Salomesmaller.jpg\|350px]]

			'''David de Alba as Salome at Finocchio's, early 1980s.'''

			''Photo: courtesy Paul Ryner''

	Further, the Finocchios ran a tight ship. Performers who arrived and left the club were expected to dress as men. “We were illusionists, not transvestites,” said one of the show’s stars, David de Alba. Joe Finocchio would claim he had the “cleanest show on Broadway,” but in the early days the police were not convinced. The exotic club had its share of raids. One bust came for selling liquor after 2:00 a.m. A Chronicle reporter noted the arrest came at 1:45 a.m. Joe did everything he could to avoid trouble. “They told me that if I run the place straight everything would be fine. They don’t want the entertainers to mingle around the customers. I promised to run it like a regular theater.”		Further, the Finocchios ran a tight ship. Performers who arrived and left the club were expected to dress as men. “We were illusionists, not transvestites,” said one of the show’s stars, David de Alba. Joe Finocchio would claim he had the “cleanest show on Broadway,” but in the early days the police were not convinced. The exotic club had its share of raids. One bust came for selling liquor after 2:00 a.m. A Chronicle reporter noted the arrest came at 1:45 a.m. Joe did everything he could to avoid trouble. “They told me that if I run the place straight everything would be fine. They don’t want the entertainers to mingle around the customers. I promised to run it like a regular theater.”

Ccarlsson: moved Finocchio's to Finocchio's: The Carnegie Hall of Cross-Dressing

2013-06-03T23:27:58Z

moved Finocchio's to Finocchio's: The Carnegie Hall of Cross-Dressing

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:27, 3 June 2013
(No difference)

Ccarlsson: added Art Peterson's article

2013-06-03T23:27:09Z

added Art Peterson's article

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:27, 3 June 2013
Line 3:		Line 3:
	''By Art Peterson. This article appeared in the Spring 2013 issue #202 of [http://www.thd.org The Semaphore]''		''By Art Peterson. This article appeared in the Spring 2013 issue #202 of [http://www.thd.org The Semaphore]''

	[[Finocchio's-cast.jpg]]		[[Image:Finocchio's-cast.jpg]]

	'''Finocchio’s cast, June 28, 1958 '''		'''Finocchio’s cast, June 28, 1958 '''

Ccarlsson: added Art Peterson's article

2013-06-03T23:26:35Z

added Art Peterson's article

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''
+'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''
-[[Image:gay1$finocchios-poster.jpg]]
+''By Art Peterson. This article appeared in the Spring 2013 issue #202 of [http://www.thd.org The Semaphore]''
-''Image courtesy [http://www.glbthistory.org/ Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California]''
+[[Finocchio's-cast.jpg]]
 <iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>
@@ Line 10: / Line 14: @@
 ''Video: Chris Carlsson, 1996''
@@ Line 15: / Line 62: @@
-[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1930s]]
+[[category:Gay and Lesbian]] [[category:North Beach]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1940s]] [[category:1970s]]

Lisaruth at 20:51, 29 March 2013

2013-03-29T20:51:18Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:51, 29 March 2013
Line 2:		Line 2:

	[[Image:gay1$finocchios-poster.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$finocchios-poster.jpg]]

			''Image courtesy [http://www.glbthistory.org/ Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California]''

	<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>		<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Line 9:		Line 11:
	''Video: Chris Carlsson, 1996''		''Video: Chris Carlsson, 1996''

	~~''Image courtesy [http://www.glbthistory.org/ Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern California]''~~

	[[Gay Sexuality Goes Public \| Prev. Document]] [[The Lesbian Bar \| Next Document]]		[[Gay Sexuality Goes Public \| Prev. Document]] [[The Lesbian Bar \| Next Document]]

Ccarlsson: fixing video with new iframe format

2012-07-13T05:14:58Z

fixing video with new iframe format

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:14, 12 July 2012
Line 3:		Line 3:
	[[Image:gay1$finocchios-poster.jpg]]		[[Image:gay1$finocchios-poster.jpg]]

	~~{{#ev~~:archive\|ssfHAYPIKED~~\|320}}~~		<iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/ssfHAYPIKED" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe>

	'''Harry Hay describing the pickup scene at [[Finocchios poster and text\|Finocchio's]] around 1930, when he was a student at Stanford...'''		'''Harry Hay describing the pickup scene at [[Finocchios poster and text\|Finocchio's]] around 1930, when he was a student at Stanford...'''