Agency through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875-1925Main MenuIntroductionIntroduction to the book and information about ways to navigate the content.The American Experiment: Circus in ContextCircus performers and American history timelineRouting the Circus: The Things They CarriedCircus Routes Map, 1875-1925Ethnological Congresses and the Spectacleby Rebecca FitzsimmonsOutsiders in Demand: Chinese and Japanese Immigrant Performersby Angela Yon and Mariah WahlShattering Gender Roles: Women in the Circusby Elizabeth HarmanSide Show Sounds: Black Bandleaders Respond to ExoticismAnnexed Circus Musicians by Elizabeth C. HartmanNative Performance and Identity in The Wild West Showby Mariah WahlShowmen's Rests: The Final CurtainCircus Cemetery Plots by Elizabeth C. HartmanList of PerformersPerformers covered in this exhibitBibliography & Further ReadingsBibliography and readings for each chapterAcknowledgementsAngela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1
Nellie Coupe
12021-03-25T07:54:10-07:00Angela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1382944Biographyplain10399142021-04-01T06:46:10-07:00Angela Yon72f2fd7a28c88ceeba2adcf2c04fee469904c6f1A world of its own, the Main Band was a place of great pride in the circus. A field of work dominated by men, one woman stood alone with a cornet in hand. Nellie Coupe was a famous cornetist who performed in many halls and was even praised by the current President of the United States for her skills. Being in such a male dominated field had its challenges, but Nellie used her exceptional skill to become the star of the big band, having her name advertised on its own and in more prominent text than the rest of the band.
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