Listening to Gender: Women and the Théâtrophone

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Title

Listening to Gender: Women and the Théâtrophone

Subject

This collection focuses on the representation of women in théâtrophone illustrations and advertisements.

Description

Women played an important part in making the théâtrophone successful in Paris. From working as telephone operators to serving as fashionable publicity icons, women were the face of modern listening.

Contributor

Megan

Collection Items

"The Théâtrophone"
Creator, Jules Cheret, was a French Poster illustrator and Graphic Designer nicknamed "father of the modern poster". He is also known as the "father of womens liberation" for his portrayal of free and happy women in his posters. Worked directly onto…

"A distraction"
The 1889 Exposition Universelle (World Fair) prominently showcased several exciting new technologies, among them the théâtrophone. For a small fee, fair-goers could use this new technology to listen to a few minutes of a live operatic performance at…

"General View of the Central Station of the Théâtrophone Company"
These locations would function as transmission centers for Théâtrophone subscriptions to its patrons. There would have also been coin-operated receivers placed in hotels and cafés that would charge 50 centimes for 5 minutes of listening. Subscription…

"Théâtrophone listening in the salon of a Parisian 'grand hôtel'"
"Fig. 1 - Listening of the theatrophone in the living room of a large hotel in Paris - External appearance of the device."
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