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Perfume and performance
Perfume has long been used to scent the body and shape our sense of self. But in 1915, one play staged in New York City found a rather creative use for this fragrant liquid substance. The writer and curator Lizzie Ostrom explains.
Photo: A perfume spray bottle (成人快手)
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