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Greeley Dramatic Club performs "Lady Windermere's Fan" (1920)
An advertisement for a performance of Lady Windermere's Fan in 1920 by the Dramatic Club of Colorado State Teacher's College in Greeley, Colorado. Wilde's conviction for "gross indecency" in 1895 was by then long known, suggesting the choice to…
Athletes of Colorado State Teachers College ask not to be called by effeminate names (1923)
A report from Colorado State Teacher College in Greeley, where the university's male athletes request sports writers in the state avoid referring to them by names like the "teachers" as they fear being seen as effeminate.
The effeminate character of Augusto "disgusted us, as he was perhaps meant to do" (1925)
A review of a perfromance of Madame Pepita at Colorado State Teacher's College in 1925 in the Mirror. The review includes accolades for the performance of the character Augusto, an "effeminate" adventurer the audience is encouraged to root against.
Two "effeminate men" debate the question of women proposing marriage (1926)
A faux debate, held at Colorado Teacher's College in 1926 to raise funds for the debate team, featured two women--in the roles of a flapper and suffragette--debating "two effeminate men" on the question of who should propose marriage among the…
Dr. A.K. Foster preaches on Oscar Wilde and his "horrible crime" at Colorado State Teachers College (1923)
A visiting preacher to Colorado State Teachers College, in a sermon on "conscience" and "curiosity," discusses the "sex problems of today" of the United States and how Oscar Wilde's curiosity lead to his "horrible crime." Colorado State Teachers…