page_title: Francis Leon
hierarchical_section_title: Francis Leon
caption_attribution_description: English: Cabinet card image of American vaudeville actor and female impersonator Francis Leon (b. 1844). In costume as a woman. From a collection dated 1919. Cropped version. TCS 1.640, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
context_page_description: Francis Leon was a blackface minstrel performer best known for his work as a female impersonator. He was largely responsible for making the prima donna a fixture of blackface minstrelsy.
context_section_description: Francis Leon (born Francis Patrick Glassey; 21 Nov 1844 – after 1883) was a blackface minstrel performer best known for his work as a female impersonator. He was largely responsible for making the prima donna a fixture of blackface minstrelsy.
caption: Francis Leon in his female persona
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