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La Princesse des Canaries was an opera bouffe by Charles Lecocq that premiered in the 1880s and continued to be quite popular for many years. An English language version, Pepita, was also produced and like the original, met with great success.
Paulette Del Baye was a popular stage performer of la Belle Epoque, and following the First World War, also made a number of silent films. One of them, "The Fruitful Vine," made in 1921, is notable for the appearance of a young Basil Rathbone, who is now well remembered for his film portrayals of Sherlock Holmes, but then, as a worldly old shoe salesman once confided in me, "...the game's a foot..." to which I coquettishly responded, "But surely, my good sir, it is my leg that you are pulling."
Somebody get the hook!.
Lovely image by Saul Boyer of Paris, postmarked in what looks like 1905, or '06.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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