Stars of Vaudeville #357: Francis Renault
Billed as “the Slave of Fashion” big time vaudeville female impersonator Francis Renault would display his expensive, five-figure gowns placed in the lobby for his lady fans (vastly more numerous than even his gay fans) to admire. Born Anthony Auriemma in Providence in 1893, he began performing in his native state with a performer named [...]