The Barrison Sisters were a risqué vaudeville act which performed in the United States and Europe from about 1893 to 1897; in the United States they were advertised as The Wickedest Girls in the World.

Pearl Eytinge was a New York-born actress, author, producer, playwright and activist who once said "There is no vice on earth of which I have not partaken". Her addiction to drink and drugs ended her stage career and it was said of her that: "Pearl Eytinge the women slew Pearl Eytinge the artist". In later years she lectured on the dangers of drug taking.