Palaces Loredan & Farsetti, Venice, Italy, 1915 via
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Yvonne Arnaud by Bassano (1912)
Yvonne Arnaud (1890 – 1958) was a French pianist, singer and actress.
After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Arnaud acted in musical comedies.
until 1911, she performed with leading orchestras throughout Europe and the US. In 1911 she decided to try the stage instead of the concert hall and obtained an engagement at London’s Adelphi Theatre as understudy to Elsie Spain in the role of Princess Mathilde in The Quaker Girl, first going on stage in that role on 7 August 1911. She next played the leading role of Suzanne in the musical The Girl in the Taxi (1912), earning popularity with her vivacity and charming French accent.
Around 1920 she switched to non-musical comedy and drama and was one of the players in the second of the Aldwych farces, A Cuckoo in the Nest, a hit in 1925.
She also had dramatic roles and made films in the 1930s and 40s, and continued to act into the 1950s.
She occasionally performed as a pianist later in her career.
Yvonne Arnaud by Bassano, whole-plate glass negative, November 1912
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Yvonne Arnaud by Bassano, whole-plate glass negative, November 1912
© National Portrait Gallery, London
- Yvonne Arnaud by Bassano, whole-plate glass negative, November 1912
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Auguste Rodin & Jacques-Ernest Bulloz: Kate Simpson (1910-1913)
Auguste Rodin & Jacques-Ernest Bulloz, Kate Simpson, 1910-1913 via
Gladys Cooper by Bassano (1912)
Gladys Cooper by Bassano, 1912 via
Vintage Corticelli Dress Ad (1919)
1919 Ad: Vintage Corticelli Silk Dress featuring Violet Heming Stage Movie Actress via
British Actress Julia James by Bassano (1910s)
Princess Clara Ward Postcard
Clara Ward (1873 – 1916) was a wealthy American socialite who married a prince from Belgium. Her main talents were being beautiful by the standards of the time, and being famous. She combined the two by posing on various stages, including at least the Folies Bergère and probably also the Moulin Rouge, while wearing skin-tight costumes.
Postcard of theater star Clara Ward, ca. 1900s via
Victorian/Edwardian Circus Acts
Evelyn Nesbit by Otto Sarony (1901)
Lady Carnarvon by Paul César Helleu (c.1901)
Paul César Helleu, Lady Carnarvon, ca. 1901.
Almina Victoria Marie Alexandra Wombell was the illegitimate child of Alfred de Rothschild, but grew up loved and pampered. She maintained a loving relationship with her father, who was exceptionally wealthy. The Carnarvon family needed an influx of money to maintain their estate at Highclere Castle. Almina, wealthy and accomplished, fell in love with George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, the future 5th Earl of Carnarvon. Later, he became famous for excavating Tutankhamon’s tomb. The two lived a glamorous life set against the increasing tensions of a pre-World War I. When it quickly became obvious England was entering the war, Almina used her influence and wealth to turn Highclere Castle into a hospital for wounded soldiers. Her approach of individual care, home cooked meals, and holistic ideas were revolutionary at that time, and she found a natural talent for nursing. For four years she worked at both Highclere and later in London, establishing another hospital and gathering the best equipment and talent to help heal the wounded soldiers via
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