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Friendly Fucking Reminder: Antoinette Perry
owlmylove:
FRIENDLY FUCKIN’ REMINDER: WHAT WE CALL "THE TONY AWARDS" WAS ORIGINALLY "THE ANTOINETTE PERRY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE", NAMED AFTER THE CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRWOMAN OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING.
THE AWARDS FOR ACTRESSES WERE ORIGINALLY SILVER COMPACTS, BUT SOMEONE DECIDED THIS WAS TOO EFFEMINATE AND SLAPPED THE COMPACT’S DESIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR MODERN AWARD- THAT SPINNY SILVER MEDALLION WAS ORIGINALLY USED FOR CHECKING LIPSTICK.
ANOTHER REMINDER: I KNEW NONE OF THIS UNTIL TODAY. DON’T TOLERATE FEMALE ERASURE. REMEMBER HER NAME.
ANTOINETTE FUCKING PERRY.
Side note:
When some people talk about 'tumblr feminists' they do so in a mocking tone. A lot (the vast majority) of the site's users are young, and still learning, as most people do. Or should. Anyway...
What I think of when I hear 'tumblr feminists' is passion such as we see in the above post. I dunno about you women but I love it.
It gives me hope.
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Antoinette Perry definitely does seem to be one of the more under-appreciated 20th Century stage actresses. Such a shame, because she definitely made a major contribution to show business. 
Recced for the topic. 
I didn't know this before about the Antoinette awards. Thanks for sharing.
