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Who wore it best?

Various actors dressed for Chantecler, a play written by Edmond Rostand and set in a barnyard.

Lucien Guitry, 1910:

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Gertrude Hoffmann, 1910:

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Simone le Bargy, 1910:

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Maud Jay, Frances Kapstowne and Davy Burnaby, 1910:

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Maude Adams, 1911:

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Bonus contestant! although most characters were feathered, the play did feature other animals, like this dog:

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And these frogs (I wish I had a clearer photo):

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The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Utah, March 28, 1922 From Wikipedia: Jimmy Walters is a bashful man. Because of his unfortunate reaction to the sight of bare shoulders Jimmy is in danger of becoming a recluse. Also a prude. Therefore, his friends decide...   High-res

The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Utah, March 28, 1922

From Wikipedia: 

Jimmy Walters is a bashful man. Because of his unfortunate reaction to the sight of bare shoulders Jimmy is in danger of becoming a recluse. Also a prude. Therefore, his friends decide he should be cured. They take him to a certain fancy-dress ball where he will see so much flesh he will never again be frightened by a little. The ball is raided and in escaping, Jimmy, dressed as a lady, climbs through the window of a Turkish-bath parlor [on ladies night] next door. Fearing arrest, he has a brisk time of it avoiding the attendants, and later, being discovered, it is a little difficult for him to explain to his wife that he did not deliberately plan the masquerade.