Otto Sarony :: Dancer Ruth St. Denis in Rhada, 1908 / src: NYPL
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Tag: costume
Marion Davies and Antonio Moreno in Beverly of Graustark (1926) / src: IMDb
Jazz Age Silent Film Star
Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Follies Girl, 1920′s.
A risqué jazz age portrait of the tragic star taken when she was the
reigning wild child of showgirls who danced for the Ziegfeld Follies
under the colorful ‘nom de plume’ of Imogene “Bubbles” Wilson. / souce: eBay
American actress Marion Davies in Beverly of Graustark (Sidney Franklin,
1926) / source: IMDb
Sylvie par Henri Manuel · 1909
Sylvie (1883–1970) was a French actress, who played supporting parts in French and Italian films from 1912 till 1965. In her last film, she finally played the leading role.
Dominican actress Maria Montez in Sudan, 1945
Triadisches Ballett (Triadic Ballet) is a ballet developed by Oskar Schlemmer. It premiered in Stuttgart, on 30 September 1922, with music composed by Paul Hindemith, after formative performances dating back to 1916, with the performers Elsa Hotzel and Albert Berger. The ballet became the most widely performed avant-garde artistic dance and while Schlemmer was at the Bauhaus from 1921 to 1929, the ballet toured, helping to spread the ethos of the Bauhaus. / src: light color sound
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