 Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Bothwell Browne was the top female impersonator of the West Coast.He performed at the Grand Opera House and Central Theater, among other venues, went on tour with United Vaudeville, and later appeared in the film Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919), produced by Mack Sennett.At this time being a female impersonator was seen as something for the straight white male, and any deviation was punished.