Tag: silent era actress

Evi Eva, late 1920s

Atelier Balázs, Berlin :: German actress Evi Eva. German postcard by Ross Verlag, nº 3518/2, 1928-1929. | src Truus, Bob & Jan too on Flickr

«Die Frau auf der Schildkröte»

«Lisa Kresse (als Nyar), die Hauptdarstellerin von “Die Frau auf der Schildkröte” | Lisa Kresse (as Nyar), the leading actress of “The Woman on the Tortoise” (Toni Attenberger, Germany, 1920)»
Deutsche Tänzerin und Stummfilmschauspielerin Lisa Kresse. Advertisement in film industry periodical Der Film, nº 9, 28 February 1920 issue. Anonymous photographer, not identified photographer. | src wikimedia

Theda Bara, Screenland, 1923

Melbourne Spurr :: Vamp and actress Theda Bara as Cleopatra (1917). Caption reads: “Theda Bara in the hey-day of her fame. Her inspired press agent gave it out that Theda was born in the shadow of the pyramids.” Published in Screenland magazine, June 1923 issue. | src dr macro

Mme Korda · Shadowland 1923

Madame Korda (*). Photo by Keystone View Co. Published in Shadowland magazine, March 1923. | src internet archive

Caption reads: Madame Korda (*). An Italian (sic) stage and screen star of extraordinary beauty and versatility. Photo by Keystone View Co.

(*) Hungarian born actress and silent film era star in Germany and Austria. Maria Corda, sometimes Maria Korda, née Mária Antónia Farkas (1898-1976) 

Full page scan. Shadowland magazine, March 1923 (page 20) | src internet archive

Theda Bara, 1916-1917

Silent film actress Theda Bara, possibly from The Eternal Sappho (1916). Stamped on the verso is “Miss Bara, Fox, How’s the Eternal Triangle”. Her name is also there written in pencil, and “Barbara Kitson, 1917” is written in pen along the top. | src House of Mirth