16.00 USD
Geraldine Farrar. She really was adorable! Perhaps some film enthusiast out there will share our memory of a scene from the wonderful film "The Third Man," in which Valli, performing onstage, and wearing a powdered wig like Miss Farrar's, shares a smile with the audience, thereby "breaking the fourth wall," as they say. This image, for us, immediately brings that scene to mind.
Geraldine Farrar was born in 1882, in Massachusetts, In 1901 Berlin she enjoyed tremendous acclaim following her debut as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. One of her fans was the eldest son of the Kaiser, Crown Prince Wilhelm, with whom she was reputed to have had an affair.
Returning to the United States, Miss Farrar was a member of the Met, from 1907 until her retirement in 1922. In between opera seasons she appeared in a number of silent films, and was followed about by crowds of enthusiastic young women who earned the name Gerry-flappers!
This is a gorgeous card, probably printed very early on in her career while she was still in Berlin.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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