Tag: 1920s

The dance lives in me… (1925)

«The Dance Lives in Me, and I in the Dance». Anna Robenne interviewed by George Engelhardt. Art Lovers Magazine, December 1925 issue. Published monthly by Art Publications, Inc. | src internet archive

Mme. Anna Robenne, 1925

«The artist must be healthy, especially the dancer». Mme. Anna Robenne interviewed by George Engelhardt. Art Lovers Magazine, December 1925 issue. Published monthly by Art Publications, Inc. | src internet archive

Sybil Bursk · de Mirjian · 1926

FROLICS magazine. Sept., 1926, Vol. 1, No. 4, published monthly by Frolic Publishing Company. Inc. | src internet archive
Sybil Bursk in «The Great Temptations» (De Mirjian Studio, NY). FROLICS magazine. Sept., 1926, Vol. 1, No. 4. | src internet archive

Nazimova interview, 1926

Nazimova interviewed by Adela Rogers St. Johns for Photoplay magazine, October 1926. | src internet archive

“I did ‘Salome’ as a purgative”, declares Nazimova. “The trash I had played made me sick with myself. I wanted something so different, so fanciful, so artistic, that it would take the taste out of my mouth”. Costume designs for Salome were Natacha Rambova’s (including the iconic wig).