19.00 USD
Okay, so she's not playing Salome, but she'll still go into that section :) Wonderful "Cleo" costume on Gilda Darthy, a highly regarded actress of la Belle Epoque. Sadly, we can find no biographical information on her, to speak of. A bit of juicy gossip though!
in 1917, about ten years after this photo was taken, she was appearing with the Opera Comique company on tour in New York with actor Edgard Beeckman, and apparently, as sometimes happens, the two got a bit carried away with their rehearsals. This resulted in Beeckman's wife, French (Corsican, actually) flapper and all around "Jazz Baby" Irene Bordoni, suing Beeckman for divorce on the grounds of infidelity, and also suing Mme. Darthy for alienation of affection! To give a fair hearing to both sides however, we should mention that Mr. Beeckman counter-sued for annulment, and claimed that his romantic entanglement with Mme. Darthy was entered into with the full consent of his wife.
Magnificent image, published by Carl and Max Kunzli of Switzerland, under their Parisian mark, KF (Kunzli Freres). Great use of cameos in the costume. Lots of fun! There is an odd "fault?" in the image, just above and to the left of the snake's head, we can't figure out exactly what it is, but it doesn't quite seem to be a part of the costume, and is not a fault on the card, rather on the print, or negative.
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