A Mythical Monkey writes about the movies: Cheesecake, Circa 1915

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Cheesecake, Circa 1915

I'm working on another of those mammoth essays, this about the films of 1915 generally, which I am determined to post by Saturday at the latest.

In lieu of content, how about some photos of the best actresses of that year?

Theda Bara

Francesca Bertini

Geraldine Farrar

Musidora

Anna Q. Nilsson

Clara Williams

6 comments:

Jeanie Callaghan said...: Is there any doubt at all that Theda Bara was the ultimate femme FATALE! Love these pics. I'm planning more art using silent film star images. Nothing compares!; April 28, 2011 at 4:33 PM
Mythical Monkey said...: I wish there was more of her work available, especially Cleopatra, which judging from the still photos must have been a real hoot.; April 28, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Maggie said...: Apparently there was no second date with Theda.; April 28, 2011 at 5:14 PM
Mythical Monkey said...: But what a way to go.; April 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Who Am Us Anyway? said...: Hey! Is Theda flipping me off again? I think she is!

But now, Geraldine Farrar ... that's an expression and a gaze to remember! Holy Leaping Lizards!; April 29, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Víctor M. Lázaro said...: Theda Bara (Arab Death) had everything to became into a spectacular actress.

About Theda Bara, Have you checked this website? http://silentladies.com/PBara.html. Here you can find a really good gallery of this actress (just in case you didn't know).

A greeting from the snail.; May 1, 2011 at 4:32 AM