The Old Maid in the Horsecar (1901)

The Old Maid in the Horsecar (1901) - Comedy Movies 1 minutes. The Old Maid in the Drawing Room. A female impersonator giggles and flirts. By the following decade, many female impersonators would be shown doing their acts on the stage and in the movies; the Eltinge Theater on 42nd Street in New York is named for Julian Eltinge, the most famous of them. This was probably the earliest "name" example for the movies. Gilbert Saroni plays an exceedingly ugly woman who coyly flirts with her fan. silent film, female impersonator, short film