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Early 1900s, possibly late 1890s RPPC of Famous Edwardian Actress Madge Lessing doffing her hat. Gorgeous smile and great costume.
Gorgeous and provocative Madge Lessing (1866-1937) was a London born actress who made it big on the American stage, and later on the screen in silent films produced in Germany. Her origins, according to one reviewer, were shrouded in mystery. In her film career, she appeared in silent movies produced by the prodigious Max Mack. An odd thing about Miss Lessing's appearances in these German films was that her film career in Germany began in 1913. Apparently she continued to make films there in 1914, '15, and '16. The point is, WWI was well underway by this time, and it's a little strange that a British born actress would be shooting films in Germany during that period. Our guess is that since she first hit the big time in New York at the turn of the century, she was probably known primarily as an American actress. She was also known, early on, as someone who liked to keep her past very private, so it seems reasonable that her British origin might have been unknown in Germany at this time. Also, since she left Germany in 1916, this fits our theory well, as it was in 1916 that the US became involved in WWI, and at that point she would have been viewed by the Germans as an enemy alien and been forced to leave that country.
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