#Edwardian actress

[heaveninawildflower]

I posted the FAB silk postcard of the American actress, Maude Fealy a couple of weeks ago and said that I would post some more about her, here a are few more images of Maude from my collection of postcards and photographs.

The first postcard shows Maude as Alice Faulkner from the play 'Sherlock Holmes.' The third one shows Maude as Eunice from 'Quo Vadis'.

The sixth postcard shows a winning photograph by Burr McIntosh from the French magazine 'Paris Figaro Illustre.' Maude's photograph was sent to their competition (to find the most beautiful woman in the world) by the American photographer, William Burr McIntosh. Maude was the winner, chosen from out of 30, 000 entrants from all over the world.

Some information about Maude from Wikimedia.

Maude Mary Hawk was born on March 3/4, 1881-3 in Memphis, Tennessee (the dates vary depending upon the source) the daughter of actress Margaret Fealy and James Hawk, who divorced. Maude took her mother's name, Fealy.

In 1896, she made her debut at the Elitch Theatre in Denver playing various children's roles. Her first appearance was during the week of July 19 in Henry Churchill de Mille's The Lost Paradise. In 1905, Churchill de Mille's son Cecil B. DeMille was hired as a stock player at Elitch Theatre, and Maude appeared as the featured actress in several plays. Their friendship continued for decades, including when DeMille cast Maude in his film The Ten Commandments.

Maude made her Broadway debut in the 1900 production of Quo Vadis, again with her mother.

Maude toured England with William Gillette in Sherlock Holmes from 1901 to 1902. Between 1902 and 1905, she frequently toured with Sir Henry Irving's company in the United Kingdom, and by 1907, she was the star in touring productions in the United States.

In Denver, Colorado, Maude met a drama critic from a local newspaper named Louis Hugo Sherwin (son of opera singer Amy Sherwin). The two married in secret on July 15, 1907, because, as they expected, her domineering mother did not approve. The couple soon separated and divorced in Denver in 1909. Maude then married actor James Peter Durkin. He was a silent film director with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company. This marriage ended in divorce for non-support in 1917. Soon after this, Maude married John Edward Cort. This third marriage ended in a 1923 annulment and was her last marriage. She bore no children in any of the marriages.

Maude died on November 10, 1971.

#Maude Fealy #Sherlock Holmes #Edwardian postcard #vintage postcards #Edwardian actress #theatre

[seventh-victim]

promotional photo for British stage and film actress, Ethel Warwick  c.1900

#black and white photography #British Actress #edwardian actress #ethel warwick #1900

[oflightbeguile]

#edwardian #edwardian fashion #edwardian actress #Victorian actress #Victorian #gothic #american gothic #dark naturalism

[illustratus]

#pauline chase #stage actress #actress #theatre #edwardian #lady knight #lady #knight #armour #medieval #middle ages #joan of arc #stage #play #london #photography #photograph #art #history #miss pauline chase

[mahgnib]

#edwardian #actress #singer #vintage hats #circa 1903 #Gabrielle Ray

[silentdivasblog]

Lady of The Day 🌹 Ivy Close ❤️

#silent film #silent era #silent actress #ivy close #silent cinema #edwardian stage actresses #vintage beauty

[mr-oscarwilde]

Photograph taken of stage actress Ione Bright in 1912 (Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)⁠

#beautiful #ione bright #photography #1912 #edwardian #actress #history #1910s #antique #luther s white #photograph #portrait #hair #<3 #my post

[lilyelsie]

From country to stage - Mrs. Iam Bullough is returning to the stage for a short while. Her salary will go to the Disabled Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund. - 1915

#Lily Elsie #edwardian #theatre #actress

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Mabel Taliaferro, American actress (1908, 1916)

via wikimedia.org, wikimedia.org

#mabel taliaferro #old photo #old photograph #vintage photograph #vintage photo #old hollywood #vintage hollywood #silent film #silent film stars #silent film actress #silent movies #silent cinema #edwardian era #edwardiana #edwardian photography #1900s #1910s #early 20th century #1908 #1916 #e

[victorianchap]

🔸 Portrait photography by W. & D. Downey - of actress Miss Gabrielle Ray, circa 1900-1905. #victorianchaps #goodolddays #oldphoto #vintage #gabrielleray #actress #beauty #nostalgia #portrait #pastlives #victorian #edwardian #retro #1900s https://www.instagram.com/p/CoZIEIiAHHc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#victorianchaps #goodolddays #oldphoto #vintage #gabrielleray #actress #beauty #nostalgia #portrait #pastlives #victorian #edwardian #retro #1900s

[empress-alexandra]

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper - British actress, theatrical manager and producer, ca. 1913

Additional color versions are available on my Instagram.

#Dame Gladys Constance Cooper #Gladys Constance Cooper #Gladys Cooper #actress #edwardian #victorian #1913 #1910s #british #colored photography #history colored #digital coloring #b&w picture coloring

[weird-tea]

So I may have sorta dream cast the characters of Dracula using photographs from the time...

#Dracula #Dracula Daily #Jonathan Harker #Mina Murray #Lucy Westenra #Quiney Morris #Arthur Holmwood #John Seward #Dr Van Helsing #Brides of Dracula #I gave them names as they are never named in the book #appart from Doligen which is kinda canon in that sorta it happened in a deleted scene sort of way #Read Dracula's guest everyone #Dracula is the actor Henry Irving #Lucy is actress Bird Millman #Doligen is actress An Hardingn #I'm not sure of the rest I'm sorry #Take note of Arthur's curls #They are very important to Lucy #Edwardian beauty standards were all about dark hair and fair skin #So Lucy being the Brunette while Mina is the blonde actually works with Lucy being the Beauty #I like how it's kinda flipped from nowadays #first time I've really noticed the repetitons of three #with the three suitors and the three vampire sisters #kinda cool

[vintagestagehotties]

Submissions are closed!

The Vintage Theatre Actress poll will begin on Saturday, April 13th! Feel free to submit propaganda to my inbox

#vintagestagehotties #whoever it was in that submission form who’s really really into edwardian peter pan actresses i think you might be my platonic soulmate

[northforestt]

Maude Fealy 

#I love Maude #Maude Fealy #edwardian #silent film actress #vintage #flowercrown

[ritasv]

#Minnie Ashley #Beatrice Chanler #actress #Edwardian

[noirbeduzz]

— Marie Doro, (1882 - 1956) Photographed by Napoleon Sarony, 1909.

#Marie Doro #vintage #1900s #edwardian era #early 1900s #photography #Classic #Aesthetic #Gothic #Lady #actress #19th century #Edwardian