En travesti

En travesti (literally "cross-dressed") was the conventional theatrical portrayal of women by male actors in drag. Up to the late 17th Century this was necessary because the law considered performance on stage by actual women to engender immorality.

travesti

See also:


 * Pantomime
 * Dame
 * Cross-dressing
 * Principal boy
 * Onnagata
 * Commedia dell'arte
 * Travesty

Travestie En travesti En travesti Травести (амплуа)