Showing posts with label Lina Cavalieri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lina Cavalieri. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

This Dancer Looks Like That Dancer


The National Police Gazette, New York, N.Y. 12/4/1915

Proofing was rather lax in the past. This is the only mention of Lina Cavalieri mentioned in the entire tabloid (mostly a sporting paper) and it is a photo of Guerrero. There is a great resemblance between the two in early Reutlinger photos.

I've seen contemporary newspaper articles on Guerrero containing photos of the Australian dancer Saharet. In fact, there is a book called Der Tanz, I think published in the 1920s or 1930s, where she is represented by a photograph of Saharet. Saharet, though a can-can dancer, was photographed many times in Spanish costume. 

There is one photo postcard of Guerrero, where "Cavalieri" is airbrushed out and "Guerrero" is typed in.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Regardez par transparence

 Regardez par transparence or a "Hold to light" postcard. Hold to light postcards were popular novelty cards during the late 19th - early 20th century. This series has drawn "statues" of famous performers and when the card is held to the light, a photographic image can be seen. Famous beauties include Caroline Otero, Lina Cavalieri, Liane de Vries and others. The photographic image is by Reutlinger circa 1899.