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Traditional Carnival has been well documented with a vast array of books published on the subject. However, few of them, if any, mention gay Carnival krewes or the role of gay Carnival within the larger context of the season. Howard Philips Smith corrects this oversight with a beautiful, vibrant, and exciting account of gay Carnival.
Gay krewes were first formed in the late 1950s, growing out of costume parties held by members of the gay community. Their tableau balls were often held in clandestine locations to avoid harassment. Even by the new millennium, gay Carnival remained a hidden and almost lost history. Much of the history and the krewes themselves were devastated by the AIDS crisis. Whether facing police raids in the 1960s or AIDS in the 1980s, the Carnival krewes always came back each season. A culmination of two decades of research, Unveiling the Muse positions this incredible story within its proper place as an amazing and important facet of traditional Carnival.
Based on years of detailed interviews, each of the major gay krewes is represented by an in-depth historical sketch, outlining the founders, moments of brilliance on stage, and a list of all the balls, themes, and royalty. Of critical importance to this history are the colorful ephemera associated with the gay tableau balls. Reproductions of never-before-published brilliantly designed invitations, large-scale commemorative posters, admit cards, and programs add dimension and life to this history. Sketches of elaborate stage sets and costumes as well as photographs of ball costumes and rare memorabilia further enhance descriptions of these tableau balls.
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UNVEILING
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MUSE
UNVEILING
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The Lost History of Gay Carnival in New Orleans
HOWARD PHILIPS SMITH
Foreword by
Henri Schindler
University Press of Mississippi / Jackson
www.upress.state.ms.us
Support for this publication has been generously provided by the John Burton Harter Foundation. Additional funding also provided by the LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana.
The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of American University Presses.
The author has made diligent efforts to contact parties holding copyright to materials reproduced in this book. If any credits have been inadvertently omitted, the author and publisher shall endeavor to include them in any future edition, following written notification.
Copyright 2017 by University Press of Mississippi
All rights reserved
Manufactured in China
First printing 2017
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Smith, Howard Philips, author.
Title: Unveiling the muse : the lost history of gay carnival in New Orleans / Howard Philips Smith ; foreword by Henri Schindler.
Description: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017015271 (print) | LCCN 2017017382 (ebook) | ISBN 9781496814029 (epub single) | ISBN 9781496814036 (epub institutional) | ISBN 9781496814043 (pdf single) | ISBN 9781496814050 (pdf institutional) | ISBN 9781496814012 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781496814067 (mobi)
Subjects: LCSH: CarnivalLouisianaNew OrleansHistory. | GaysLouisianaNew OrleansSocial life and customs. | LesbiansLouisianaNew OrleansSocial life and customs.
Classification: LCC GT4211.N4 (ebook) | LCC GT4211.N4 S65 2017 (print) | DDC 394.2509763/35dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017015271
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For Michael Joseph Bonnet
The joyous, chaotic Carnival season distinguishes New Orleans from all other American cities and particularly those with gay communities. New Orleans gays use this time of year to show the rest of America just how wondrous their city can be. Although bedlam and wholesale cavorting are reserved for Mardi Gras day, the true glory of Carnival is represented in the more than two hundred balls that take place between Epiphany and Shrove Tuesday. Some balls are considered low class; others are highly exclusive. The gay balls of New Orleans are even more elite than those given in straight society. It is not unusual to see a member of Comus go begging for a ticket to a gay tableau. Whereas some straight krewes have more than two hundred members, gay carnival organizations are smallunder fifty membersand limit the number of guests to fewer than a thousand. The preparations are more arduous, the costumes more fanciful and refined, and the tableau more imaginative for the gay balls, where themes and decorations are jealously kept secrets.
The special experience of going to a gay Mardi Gras ball, it is said, is only exceeded by actually participating in one.
Impact Magazine, Carnival Supplement, March 1979
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Drag pioneer Harvey Goodwin performing as his alter ego, Harvey Lee, at the Club My-O-My on the Lake-front, 1950s. Female impersonators sang live at the club, entertaining tourists as well as prominent figures such as Al Capone and Tallulah Bankhead. Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture.
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