Weegee: A Night At The Opera

Arthur Fellig, known as Weegee for his uncanny ability to beat the police to a crime scene, took this picture on the opening night at New York's Metropolitan Opera. The encounter between the society women and the snarling drunk on the right feels like a stroke of luck. In fact, Weegee's assistant had picked up one of the regulars at a local bar, plied her with cheap wine and, on Weegee's signal, sent her lurching into the frame.

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So they're not drag queens, then?

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