Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1925) by Lafayette as Hamlet, 1899 More photos via Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
Vivien Leigh in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) | FROM THE BYGONE
Source: Vivien Leigh in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) | FROM THE BYGONE
Beautiful Moira Shearer Dancing in The Red Shoes (1948) | FROM THE BYGONE
The Red Shoes is a 1948 British film about a ballet dancer, written, directed and produced by the team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, known collectively as The Archers. … Continue reading
Ballet Russes, The Firebird, Expressionist | kinneretstern
Valentina Blinova in L’Oiseau de feu [The Firebird], Ballets Russes, Sydney, 1936-1937 From the State Library of New South Wales. Source: Ballet Russes, The Firebird, Expressionist | kinneretstern
Sarah Bernhardt as Doña Maria de Neubourg, Queen of Spain in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo (1878)
Ruy Blas is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. The scene is Madrid; the time 1699, during the reign of Charles II. Ruy Blas, an indentured commoner (and a poet), dares … Continue reading
Ethel Barrymore for “Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines” (1901)
Ethel Barrymore (1879 – 1959) was a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Regarded as the First “First Lady of the American Theater” she and her brothers, John and Lionel, … Continue reading
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) as ‘Cleopatra’ (1895)
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Circa 1895: Actress Lillie Langtry as Cleopatra. via berkshireeagle.com Circa 1895: Actress Lillie Langtry as Cleopatra. via pinterest.com Actress Lillie Langtry as Cleopatra postcard.…
Miss Flora Robson Has a Secret…
Mary Elizabeth Braddon‘s sensational 1862 novel, Lady Audley’s Secret, was first adapted for the stage in 1863. In 1930, Tyrone Guthrie [1900-1971] produced a version for the Cambridge Festival Theatre with Flora Robson as … Continue reading
Decadance and Fashion: Costume Treasures
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Theatre is a space that grants opportunity for collaboration, inviting artists of different medias to join together to create something much larger than themselves.…
On This Day • Edith Head • Costume Designer • 1897-1981
Grace Kelly poses in an evening gown designed by Edith Head. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On this day in 1987, the great American costume designer Edith Head was born. She won … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 