Book Review

Sheila Niles (30-B-2) FPE

FEMALE IMPERSONATOR'S HANDBOOK, by "Pudgy" Roberts: Capri Publishers, Newark, N.J. 121 pp + 7 of photos; $3.00 paperback, 1967.

This little book is well worth its price, even in soft-cover and even though it is specifically NOT directed (page 103) to those "who enjoy dressing and going into the streets to 'fool people"", by which the author

means drag queens as well as us. He goes on to add "There is nothing wrong in transvestism. However, it is a category quite different than professional female impersonation and should not be confused with it, nor entered into, entered into, to practice any transvestite practices." As Roberts says, with charming humility, in the preface, his "ability as an author can be set aside as of little importance." This is illustrated in the above quotation, but it truly IS of no importance when compared with the absolute sincerity that glows from every page. He is a REAL pro, and well worth listening to, even when the message was not meant for us. Incidently, he now runs a column in "Candid Press", a scandal weekly published at 2715 No. Pulaski, Chicago 60693, called "Spotlight on Impersonation". You might try there for the book too, as I never DID find Capri in Newark, 10 miles

away.

His approach is refreshingly direct; by page 8 he has you taking inventory of your face and figure and not liking what

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