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

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 .

Il Fauno (1917)

Nietta Mordeglia (Fede/Faith, the model) in Il Fauno (Faun), 1917

Il Fauno ~ Nietta Mordeglia (Faith, the model) in Il Fauno (Faun), 1917. Director: Febo Mari; productor: S.A. Ambrosio / Museo Nazionale del Cinema (src Cineteca MNC on vimeo)

Nietta Mordeglia (Fede/Faith, the model) in Il Fauno (Faun), Febo Mari, 1917

Gina Manès in Cœur fidèle

Gina Manès in the French silent film Coeur fidèle (Jean Epstein, 1923) | The Daily Illini ~ University of Illinois

Gina Manès in the French silent film Cœur fidèle (Jean Epstein, 1923)

French silent film Cœur fidèle aka The Faithful Heart aka True Heart (Jean Epstein, 1923)

French silent film Cœur fidèle aka The Faithful Heart aka True Heart (Jean Epstein, 1923) | silent films on blu-ray

La madre e la morte (1911)

Mary Cléo Tarlarini (la madre / the mother) in La madre e la morte (S. A. Ambrosio, 1911) — Mary Cléo Tarlarini (la madre / the mother) in La madre e la morte (Arrigo Frusta, 1911)

La madre e la morte (Arrigo Frusta, 1911) – musica di Simone Farò / src Cinemateca Museo Nazionale del cinema on Vimeo
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All Nazimova in That Sort

Alla Nazimova as Diana Laska in "That Sort". Photo: White. Published in Theatre Magazine, December 1914. | internet archive — Alla Nazimova as Diana Laska in “That Sort”. Photo: White. Published in Theatre Magazine, December 1914. | src internet archive

Alla Nazimova as Diana Laska in “That Sort”. Photo: White. Published in Theatre Magazine, December 1914. | src internet archive

The Chalice of Sorrow (1916)

A powerful emotional drama "The Chalice of Sorrow" [aka, The Fatal Promise] with Cleo Madison. The Story of a Fruitless Love, directed by Rex Ingram. Moving Picture World, November 1916 — A powerful emotional drama “The Chalice of Sorrow” [aka, The Fatal Promise] with Cleo Madison. The Story of a Fruitless Love, directed by Rex Ingram. Moving Picture World, November 1916

Bluebird Photo-Plays began advertising in Moving Picture World, January 8, 1916. Burton Rice created the advertisements for Bluebird Photo-Plays that appeared in Moving Picture World beginning April 15, 1916. On December 23th, 1916 MPW published a short article on Burton Rice and his plans of moving to Europe. He left the US, moved to Paris and mailed his artwork to Bluebird Photo-Plays in New York City. In 1917 Rice produced fewer works for Bluebird Photo-Plays. Ethel Rundquist was hired to fill-in for Rice and eventually replaced him.

In the second half of the 1920s, Rice began using the pen name, Dynevor Rhys. From 1930 to 1935 Rice, as Rhys, was credited with almost three dozen covers for The Delineator. He contributed drawings to Harper’s Bazaar.

A powerful emotional drama “The Chalice of Sorrow” [aka, The Fatal Promise] with Cleo Madison. The Story of a Fruitless Love, directed by Rex Ingram. Motion Picture News, October 1916

The Price of Silence (1916)

The drama of a woman who trusted and the price she paid. "The Price of Silence", with Dorothy Phillips & Lon Chaney. From the story by W. Carey Wonderly. Directed by Joseph De Grasse. | Moving Picture World, December 1916 — The drama of a woman who trusted and the price she paid. “The Price of Silence”, with Dorothy Phillips & Lon Chaney. From the story by W. Carey Wonderly. Directed by Joseph De Grasse. | Moving Picture World, December 1916

Bluebird Photo-Plays began advertising in Moving Picture World on January 8, 1916. Burton Rice created the advertisements for Bluebird Photo-Plays that appeared in Moving Picture World beginning April 15, 1916. On December 23th, 1916 MPW published a short article on Burton Rice and his plans of moving to Europe. He left the US, moved to Paris and mailed his artwork to Bluebird Photo-Plays in New York City. In 1917 Rice produced fewer works for Bluebird Photo-Plays. Ethel Rundquist was hired to fill-in for Rice and eventually replaced him.

In the second half of the 1920s, Rice began using the pen name, Dynevor Rhys. From 1930 to 1935 Rice, as Rhys, was credited with almost three dozen covers for The Delineator. He also contributed drawings to Harper’s Bazaar.