Category: Henri Manuel

Loïe Fuller in Tragedy of Salome

Loïe Fuller (1862 – 1928) in the Dance of Fear from Salomé (Lyric Pantomime), 1895 or 1896 (*)

(*) Retrieved from: Fifteen years of a dancer’s life, with some account of her distinguished friends / with an introduction by Anatole France (Boston: Small, Maynard & Co.,1913) | src NYPL Research Catalog

Henri Manuel (1874-1947) ~ Loïe Fuller in Robert d’Humières’ Tragédie de Salomé at the Théâtre des Arts, Paris, 1907 | src Ader
Henri Manuel (1874-1947) ~ Loïe Fuller (1862 – 1928) in attrezzo for the Tragedy of Salome, 1896 | src getty images

The dancer Aniéka Yan · 1920s

Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Role portrait of the dancer Aniéka Yan. Published in Cinéa magazine, May 1921
Henri Manuel ~ Dancer Anika Yan. Portrait of the dancer Anika Yan (Aniéka Yan), 1926 | src getty images

Loie Fuller par Henri Manuel

Henri Manuel (1874-1947) ~ Loïe Fuller in Robert d’Humières’ Tragédie de Salomé at the Théâtre des Arts, Paris, 1907 | src Ader
Henri Manuel (1874-1947) ~ Loïe Fuller (1862 – 1928) in attrezzo for the Tragedy of Salome, 1896 | src getty images

Who is Musidora?

Photographie publicitaire de Musidora revêtue de son collant noir devenu iconique grâce au film Les Vampires de Louis Feuillade, ca. 1915 | Musidora, qui êtes-vous?
Who is Souricette? Musidora with her dog, Lacsalé. French cigarette card by Cigarettes Le Nil, nº 38. Photo by Henri Manuel | src flickr

In this cigarette card […] she is dressed in her famous costume from Les vampires. It’s a typical outfit worn by the thieves operating in hotels. […] In French, those thieves are called ‘souris d’hôtel’. ‘Souricette’ being a kind of diminutive form of ‘souris’, maybe that’s where the publishers got their idea.” Quoted from Flickr

Musidora as Irma Vep

Publicity shot of Musidora wearing her iconic maillot from the 1915 film Les Vampires by Louis Feuillade (ca. 1915) | src IMdB
Henri Manuel :: Photographie de Musidora (Irma Vep) allongée. (ca. 1915) | src La Cinémathèque Française | related post

Musidora par Henri Manuel

Henri Manuel ~ Photographie de Musidora allongée, tirage original monté sur carton avec cachet et signature du photographe et grande signature autographe de Musidora sur l’épreuve. | src La Gazette Drouot

Published in: Revue Variétés: Le Surréalisme en 1929. Bruxelles, juin 1929. Famous special issue of the Brussels magazine Variétés devoted to Surrealism in 1929 by André Breton and Louis Aragon.

Henri Manuel ~ Photograph of Musidora lying down, original print mounted on cardboard with stamp and signature of the photographer and large autograph signature of Musidora on the print. Not dated, probably around 1916.