For several months in 1984 Sean Martinfield served as the master of ceremonies at the famed Finocchio’s female impersonators cabaret in North Beach. He would introduce his fellow cabaret acts, help the performers with their costume changes, and oversee the lighting effects.
Martinfield, 69, a native San Franciscan, would also sing his own set dressed up as the female chanteuse Pat O’Shea. It was the stage name his mother had performed under as a cabaret singer in Oregon.
