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I posted the FAB silk postcard of the American actress, Maude Fealy a couple of weeks ago and said that I would post some more about her, here a are few more images of Maude from my collection of postcards and photographs.
The first postcard shows Maude as Alice Faulkner from the play 'Sherlock Holmes.' The third one shows Maude as Eunice from 'Quo Vadis'.
The sixth postcard shows a winning photograph by Burr McIntosh from the French magazine 'Paris Figaro Illustre.' Maude's photograph was sent to their competition (to find the most beautiful woman in the world) by the American photographer, William Burr McIntosh. Maude was the winner, chosen from out of 30, 000 entrants from all over the world.
Some information about Maude from Wikimedia.
Maude Mary Hawk was born on March 3/4, 1881-3 in Memphis, Tennessee (the dates vary depending upon the source) the daughter of actress Margaret Fealy and James Hawk, who divorced. Maude took her mother's name, Fealy.
In 1896, she made her debut at the Elitch Theatre in Denver playing various children's roles. Her first appearance was during the week of July 19 in Henry Churchill de Mille's The Lost Paradise. In 1905, Churchill de Mille's son Cecil B. DeMille was hired as a stock player at Elitch Theatre, and Maude appeared as the featured actress in several plays. Their friendship continued for decades, including when DeMille cast Maude in his film The Ten Commandments.
Maude made her Broadway debut in the 1900 production of Quo Vadis, again with her mother.
Maude toured England with William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes from 1901 to 1902. Between 1902 and 1905, she frequently toured with Sir Henry Irving's company in the United Kingdom, and by 1907, she was the star in touring productions in the United States.
In Denver, Colorado, Maude met a drama critic from a local newspaper named Louis Hugo Sherwin (son of opera singer Amy Sherwin). The two married in secret on July 15, 1907, because, as they expected, her domineering mother did not approve. The couple soon separated and divorced in Denver in 1909. Maude then married actor James Peter Durkin. He was a silent film director with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company. This marriage ended in divorce for non-support in 1917. Soon after this, Maude married John Edward Cort. This third marriage ended in a 1923 annulment and was her last marriage. She bore no children in any of the marriages.
Maude died on November 10, 1971.
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#edwardian#edwardian fashion#edwardian actress#Victorian actress#Victorian#gothic#american gothic#dark naturalism
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#pauline chase#stage actress#actress#theatre#edwardian#lady knight#lady#knight#armour#medieval#middle ages#joan of arc#stage#play#london#photography#photograph#art#history#miss pauline chase
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Billie Burke (1905)
via wikimedia commons
#billie burke#old photo#fashion history#historical fashion#edwardian#edwardian era#edwardiana#edwardian fashion#vintage actress#classic beauty#classic actress#20th century actress#turn of the century#1900s fashion#early 20th century#early 1900s#1900s#1905#e
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Oscar Bluhm (German, 1867–1912) • Soirée • 1907
This painting, dated 1907, depicts a social event with the two main female figures – the one standing with a gentleman, the other sitting with her back to the viewer – are wearing rather risqué dresses for the Edwardian era.
I like the painting, so I thought I'd use it as a springboard to discuss its atypical choice of dresses for the era. What's mostly seen in Edwardian evening attire, circa 1907, looks like this:
Plenty of lace, yes but generally not sleeveless or cut too low in front or back. Drapey, sheer panels and wraps were popular, as shown in the image on the left. On the right we see a dress with an S silhouette, which lasted only a couple of years and gave way to the more relaxed fashions depicted in the left image.
I did, however, find several photographs of actresses from the early 1900s who are wearing what we now call "bodycon" dresses; curve-hugging, sleeveless or off-shoulder, and low-cut.
The actress on the right is Ethel Barrymore.
So perhaps the women depicted in the painting are actresses, daring socialites, or escorts.
#art#fashion history#painting#genre painting#art history#daring dresses#women's fashion history#edwardian fashion#belle époque#robe de diner#actresses of the belle époque#ethel barrymore#the resplendent outfit blog#fashion history blog
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Lady of The Day 🌹 Minnie Ashley ❤️
#american stage performers#edwardian stage actresses#singer#minnie ashley#socialite#philanthropy#facinating#vintage beauty
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British Edwardian Actress
Constance Worth (ca.1919)
#constance worth#british edwardian actress#ca.1919#beautiful british actress#stage and screen#1910s#cropped photo#b/w photography
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Photograph taken of stage actress Ione Bright in 1912 (Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
#beautiful#ione bright#photography#1912#edwardian#actress#history#1910s#antique#luther s white#photograph#portrait#hair#<3#my post
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Postcard of Miss Lily Elsie by totallymystified
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From country to stage - Mrs. Iam Bullough is returning to the stage for a short while. Her salary will go to the Disabled Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund. - 1915
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Howards End (1992, James Ivory)
11/11/2024
#howards end#film#1992#james ivory#e. m. forster#vanessa redgrave#anthony hopkins#helena bonham carter#emma thompson#Academy Award for Best Actress#65th Academy Awards#london#20th century#edwardian era#Wickham#german empire#Holographic will#academy awards#Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay#ruth prawer jhabvala#Academy Award for Best Production Design#Luciana Arrighi#Academy Award for Best Picture#ismail merchant#Academy Award for Best Director#Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress#Academy Award for Best Cinematography#Tony Pierce-Roberts
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🔸 Portrait photography by W. & D. Downey - of actress Miss Gabrielle Ray, circa 1900-1905. #victorianchaps #goodolddays #oldphoto #vintage #gabrielleray #actress #beauty #nostalgia #portrait #pastlives #victorian #edwardian #retro #1900s https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZIEIiAHHc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#victorianchaps#goodolddays#oldphoto#vintage#gabrielleray#actress#beauty#nostalgia#portrait#pastlives#victorian#edwardian#retro#1900s
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Submissions are closed!
The Vintage Theatre Actress poll will begin on Saturday, April 13th! Feel free to submit propaganda to my inbox
#vintagestagehotties#whoever it was in that submission form who’s really really into edwardian peter pan actresses i think you might be my platonic soulmate
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Billie Burke, 1909
via wisconsinhistory.org
#billie burke#old photo#historical fashion#fashion history#edwardian#edwardian era#edwardiana#edwardian fashion#1900s fashion#belle epoque#classic actress#vintage actress#1900s#early 1900s#early 20th century#1909#e
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— Marie Doro, (1882 - 1956) Photographed by Napoleon Sarony, 1909.
#Marie Doro#vintage#1900s#edwardian era#early 1900s#photography#Classic#Aesthetic#Gothic#Lady#actress#19th century#Edwardian
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