(via Before āFans,ā There Were āKranks,ā āLonghairs,ā and āLionsā - Atlas Obscura)
Charles Dana Gibson (of āGibson Girlā fame) drew this depiction of the āmatinee girls,ā a type of ardent theater fan at the turn of the 20th century.
This 1842 print shows Liszt and a throng of his adoring fans.
















