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Dorothea Baird (1875-1933), was a very popular British stage actress who also appeared in a number of early silent films. She did some screenwriting, and directing too, and was an important advocate for charitable causes. In particular, she was responsible for raising public awareness of the plight of mothers and infants living in poverty, and the necessity of improving pre-natal and post-natal health practices.
In this gorgeous image, we see Miss Baird in the role of Iolanthe, in the play "King René's Daughter." This is a classic romance, very loosely based on the life of a 15th century princess, "Yolande" of Lorraine. Our image shows the beautiful (incidentally blind from birth), Princess Iolanthe in her cloistered garden.There is no relation between our Iolanthe, and the Iolanthe of the perhaps better known Gilbert and Sullivan musical, by the way.
If you would like to get a sense of the story, you might follow the below link to a 1913 silent film version, starring the beautiful and talented Maude Fealy, available in its entirety at Thanhouser.org. Really lovely stuff, and a very informative and generous website offering free views of over 50 wonderful silent movies!!
Make some popcorn and settle in for a real treat :)
http://www.thanhouser.org/tcocd/Filmography_files/ind1nklcx.htm
A very nice, unposted card.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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