Dressler in lampshade hat · 1909

[Marie Dressler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing lamp shade style hat on her head], ca. 1909 [detail]
[Marie Dressler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing lamp shade style hat on her head], ca. 1909 | src L. of Congress

Maria Bard by Geiringer & Horovitz

Atelier Geiringer & Horowitz ~ Maria Bard in ‘Die Hotelmaus’, Vienna, 1927 | src Ostlicht Spring auction 2024 Lot 25
Maria Bard in ‘Die Hotelmaus’, Vienna, 1927. Studio label “Trude Geiringer / Dora Horovitz”

Billy Blei von Trude Fleischmann

Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Rollenbild der Schauspielerin Sibylla Blei (1897-1962), um 1925 | src Wien Museum
Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Rollenbild der Schauspielerin Sibylla Blei (1897-1962), um 1925 | src Wien museum

Erika Wagner by Fleischmann

Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Erika Wagner (1890-1974), Schauspielerin, Rollenbild, um 1925 | src Wien Museum
Trude Fleischmann (1895-1990) ~ Erika Wagner (1890-1974), Schauspielerin, Rollenbild, um 1925 | src Wien Museum

Theda Bara in Cleopatra · 1917

Theda Bara (anagram of Arab death, 1885-1955), in Cleopatra (1917) | src alamy
Theda Bara (b. Theodosia Burr Goodman, 1885-1955), in Cleopatra (1917) directed by J. Gordon Edwards | src alamy
Theda Bara in Cleopatra (J. Gordon Edwards, 1917). Studio publicity still, Fox Film | src alamy
Theda Bara in Cleopatra (J. Gordon Edwards, 1917). Studio publicity still, Fox Film | src alamy
Detail from image # 1: Theda Bara in Cleopatra (1917) | src alamy

Olga Petrova by de Strelecki

Jean de Strelecki ~ Camera study of stage and film actress Olga Petrova (born Muriel Harding), 1910s | src abebooks

Olga Petrova, born Muriel Harding in England, Petrova moved to the US and rose to success in vaudeville before entering the film industry. She was best known for “The Vampire” (1915), “Bridges Burned” and “Daughter of Destiny” (1917), and “Tempered Steel” (1918). She retired from film in 1918, but continued working as a stage actress .

Jean de Strelecki ~ Camera study of stage and film actress Olga Petrova (born Muriel Harding), 1910s | src abebooks