Peter mintun cockettes collection, 19702009 bulk 19701972. Herb caensf chronicle this is the most outrageous thing ive ever witnessed. The soldout gala performance features stars from pola negri to gypsy rose lee, and features dazzling, choreographed production numbers which. Vintage poster for a nocturnal dream show by the fabulous.
Lars theoderik that looks like john rothermel in the bottom middle, but i cant be sure. He pursued an academic course at brunners business college in reading, pennsylvania. Mintun has performed with many singers and groups including the cockettes, john rothermel, and sylvester. Print showing artists rendition of clash between union and confederate troops, possibly during picketts charge, at gettysburg, pennsylvania. Jan 02, 2020 in the fall of that year, the remaining cockettes traveled to new york for a run of tinsel tarts and pearls over shanghai at the anderson theater. San francisco 60s70s gay poster art the cockettes divine sylvester mink stole john rothermel peter arden upper market street gallery. Rothermel also enjoys movies, bike riding, and good kick boxing class.
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Find katherine rothermels phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Sweet pam of the cockettes has written a book about her life as a cockette and you can click here to order. Goldie glitters, dusty dawn, jilala, john rothermel, john flowers. The troupe was formed out of a group of hippie artists, men and women, who were living in kaliflower, one of the many communes in haightashbury, a neighborhood of san francisco, california. All the key players in the cockettes hibiscus, sylvester, pam tent, john rothermel, link martin, scrumbly koldewyn, irving rosenthal, rumi missabu, divine, bambi lake, tomata du plenty, miss harlow, pristine condition and others too numerous to mention, pop up as key footnotes in multiple countercultural movements over the following 50. Filter by state all states current armed forces 1 florida 4 georgia 1 illinois 2 michigan 2 ohio 3 pennsylvania 7 rhode island 2 texas 4 virginia 2. The soldout gala performance features stars from pola negri to gypsy rose lee, and features dazzling, choreographed production numbers which culminate in a salute to. Upon his fathers death two days after heys 12th birthday, he was educated grades 7 thru 12 at a private boarding school in northern new jersey. Although a significant member of the troupe, sylvester remained a relatively isolated figure. Andrew rothermel phone, address, background info whitepages. Nyc photo by mel gordon sweet pamnyc photo by peter hujar s. Jpg pam tents new book, midnight at the palace, is a memoir of her early days with the cockettes, the anarchistic, genderbending, psychedelicsfueled theater troupe that flamed.
From the original picture painted for the state of pennsylvania under award of commission appointed by the legislature. Pam, rumiscrumbly photo by dan nicoletta book reading at monkeytown, brooklyn link martin at oak street sweet pam at book reading. See more ideas about club kids, san francisco theater and glitter beards. Apr 14, 2015 peter mintun cockettes collection, 19702009 bulk 19701972 mixed material.
In 1972 he came to san francisco and photographed the cockettes. Peter mintun cockettes collection, 19702009 bulk 1970. Finding aid to the peter mintun cockettes collection, 1970. Their brand of theater was influenced by the living theater, john vaccaros play house of the. The collection contains photographs of the cockettes, especially sylvester and john rothermel, flyers, show sequence sheets and some scripts for cockettes performances, correspondence and contracts, newspaper clippings and published articles about the cockettes, and some audiorecordings. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns. After the group disbanded in 1972, various cockettes continued to perform, often as solo performers john rothermel, who was often cast in a lead roles due to his excellent singing voice and knowledge of 20s30s music, had a successful cabaret career in san francisco, but more often as a group, although no longer billed as the cockettes. It also includes correspondence and contracts, newspaper clippings and published articles about the cockettes, and some audiorecordings. Rothermel is a member of the american psychological association. Surviving members of cockettes, who made drag popular culture. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Click here for film clips from the movie the cockettes. We found 8 records for james rothermel in dallas, dickinson and other cities in texas. Jun 14, 2014 the peter mintun cockettes collection glc 78 contains photographs of the cockettes, especially sylvester and john rothermel, flyers, show sequence sheets and some scripts for cockettes performances. We found 18 records for andrew rothermel in ohio, georgia and 8 other states. Eventually the palace started hosting solo shows for cockettes, including divine and john rothermel. Todd trexler quality reprints now available for the. It was a rough and tumble sport at the turn of the century. Marshall olds, ann harris ii, milton miron, divine, ronald reagan, richard koldewyn, allen ginsberg, goldie glitters, jilala, anthony. Katherine rothermels phone number, email, address spokeo. Join facebook to connect with john rothermel and others you may know. After a year, he moved into a new house on market street with cockettes john rothermel and daniel ware. Earlier in 1972, worman met robert croonquist, who became his life partner.
Own a piece of divine, sylvester, and the cockettes artist todd trexler is making his historic posters available for the first time in 40 years. The final result of friedkins work was a book, the gay essay. Rothermel was born in richmond township, pennsylvania. See more ideas about club kids, trans art and glitter beards.
The peter mintun cockettes collection glc 78 contains photographs of the cockettes, especially sylvester and john rothermel, flyers, show sequence sheets and some scripts for cockettes performances. The sylvester book, the fabulous sylvester is now available. Although he played only one year in the major leagues, he surely played professional baseball before 1899 and possibly after 1899. The cockettes were an avant garde psychedelic hippie theater group founded by hibiscus george edgerly harris iii in the fall of 1969. Martin worman and john rothermel noehill in san francisco. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. The official cockettes paper doll book last gasp ecofunnies co.
One of those images is of peter arden mintun and john rothermel at the palace theater. Gradually, more and more members of the cockettes left town or accepted other engagements and by the autumn of 1972 the group dissolved. Own a piece of divine and sylvester and the cockettes. Glitter, acid and bearded queens sweet pam details her. For three days it was turned into an art gallery celebrating the cockettes, with paintings by john flowers and altars for martin worman, who had died of aids in 1993, and for john rothermel who was in. If you know of any others, please email the cockettes. The collection contains photographs of the cockettes, especially sylvester and john rothermel, flyers, show sequence sheets and some scripts for cockettes performances, correspondence and contracts, newspaper clippings and published articles about the. Sweet pam left, john rothermel and pristine condition of the cockettes, circa 1972. Sweet pam, john rothermel, and pristine condition clay geerdes in anticipation of the televised wedding of president nixons daughter tricia, the cockettes made a film called tricias wedding, featuring a transvestite tricia, a drunken mamie eisenhower, a party crashing lady bird johnson, and a drag eartha kitt spiking the punch with lsd. Todd trexler quality reprints now available for the first.
His maquette of the book is on exhibit and its also available through daylight editions. View john rothermels profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Life with the cockettes link to page the 2002 documentary film, the cockettes by david weisman and bill weber was featured at the sundance film festival and has won numerous awards. Her skies burn blue, her sunsets dazzle pink and red, and images with fall foliage are ablaze with red, yellow and orange. Janet rothermel rothermels landscape paintings are awash in color.
Truman capote when you walk down the street and you see somebody sitting in a mud puddle and they invite you to jump in and you do, thats the cockettes. James joyce published a book of love poems called chamber music. James rothermel in texas tx 8 records found whitepages. Upon graduating from secondary school, heys moved to miami shores, florida, to the home of his maternal aunts. The cockettes sweet pam, john rothermel and pristine condition.
You found it this is the official cockettes web site by cockettes webmasterfan moon trent of san. Martin worman papers 19602008 new york public library. Find robert rothermels phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. See more ideas about underground film, hippie trippy and sylvester singer.
A klieg light and red carpet opening for the cockettes, who inspired by kenneth angers book hollywood babylon, bring the sleazy side of hollywood to the palace theatre stage. Bobby rothermel played in the true golden age of baseball. John rothermel s, 77 theresa, ny background report at. Impressed by sylvesters androgynous outfit and flamboyant personality, dunnigan encouraged his new friend to move to the city of san. Bibliographythe cockettes this is a chronological bibliography of books featuring the cockettes.
Dec 18, 2012 own a piece of divine, sylvester, and the cockettes artist todd trexler is making his historic posters available for the first time in 40 years. In the fall of that year, the remaining cockettes traveled to new york for a run of tinsel tarts and pearls over shanghai at the anderson theater. Surviving members of cockettes, who made drag popular culture, to. John waters the wildest drag show in the world, free or otherwise. Rothermel is a professor of political science at mansfield university. Issues with sets, sound and rehearsal time led to a disastrous opening that was savaged by critics.
The cockettes were an avant garde psychedelic hippie theater group founded by hibiscus. An unrestored poster with bright color and a clean overall appearance. Starring hibiscus, divine, sylvester, fayette hauser, john flowers, john rothermel, and john waters. Rothermel tony partner corporate, finance and investments new york. The reunion was held in a storefront on mission street in san francisco. Hibiscus came to live with them because of their preference for. Due to his talent playing 1920s and 1930s songs, mintun was recruited by john rothermel to become the piano accompanist for the cockettes, an experimental theater troupe. Now john rothermel, for instance, was a very key figure. Peter mintun cockettes collection, 19702009 bulk 19701972 mixed material. Rothermel takes pleasure in spending time with her husband and daughter. He taught school in blandon township, pennsylvania, from 1876 to. Sep 11, 2014 in 1972 he came to san francisco and photographed the cockettes.
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