W. & D. Downey (British, active 1860 – 1920s) ::
Sarah Bernhardt as the
Empress Theodora in Sardou’s “Theodora”, London, 1884.
Albumen silver print. / source: Getty.edu
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:: Russian stage actress Maria Germanova as The Witch, in Konstantin Stanislavski’s production
of Maurice Maeterlinck’s play ‘The Blue Bird’, at the Moscow Arts Theatre, 1908. / source: cerca de la cerca and The New York Public Library
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** Photographer’s name on verso of the postcard: “К. Фишер Mockba”
Bert Stern :: ‘The Life and Times of Sigmund Freud’, a scene from the play by Robert Wilson, Vogue, August 1970
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From the early 20th century Swedish play,
Ett drömspel (Swedish) / Ein Traumspiel (German) /
A Dream Play
by August Strindberg, published in 1902. The premiere of the piece was on April 17, 1907 in Svenska Teatern in Stockholm. / source: imgur
Actress Harriet Bosse in Strindberg’s play ‘To Damascus’ 1900 [In 1900, Strindberg met the young artist Harriet Bosse (1878-1961) at a performance of the Midsummer Night’s Dream in which she played the role of the puck. Fascinated by her exotic appearance, he offered her the role of the lady in his drama After Damascus.] / src: August Strindberg
Ferdinando Scianna :: Capizzi, Messina, Sicily, Italy, 1982 / src: magnum photos
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English actress and singer Lily Elsie in A Chinese Honeymoon in 1903. / source: lily-elsie.com
Foulsham & Banfield :: Miss
Lily Elsie as The Merry Widow
by George Edwardes’ company, 1907. Vintage postcard. Rotary Photo. / src: retro-vintage-photography
The Dodge Twins in ‘A Night in Venice’ at the Shubert Theatre, 1929
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Exercising on the Beach, 1930′s / src: National Science and Media Museum
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