The number of women performers in Calcutta declined drastically, from over seventeen thousand in the 1870s to three thousand in 1890, because of

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The decline in the number of women performers in Calcutta during this period can be attributed to the acceptance by Calcutta's elite of British norms around women's behavior, which likely led to a decrease in the social acceptability of women performing publicly.

The Number of Women Performers in Calcutta Declined Drastically, from Over