18.00 USD
Anna Fougez (pronounced Foo-jay but with that soft "g" sound like in Beau "G"este) was born Annina Pappacena on July 9th 1894, in Taranto Italy.
She was a singer, a sciantosa, a star of the Italian light opera, and an actress who appeared in a number of silent films from the mid 1910s into the early 20s. She was also, naturally, a wonderful postcard queen! She passed away in 1966 at the age of 72, but is still honored and remembered today in Italy, and internationally.
Below is a link to a very short clip from the 1921 silent film Fiore Selvaggio where we can catch a quick glimpse of her in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZY0BV9D8w
and another link to an audio track with images that lets you hear Signorina Fougez sing "Vipera," from a 1919 recording.
A very nice Ballerini and Fratini card of a stage production with Anna Fougez. We find portraits of her with some regularity, but this is the first of these stage set images we've found.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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