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Ida Rubinstein in Le Martyr de St. Sebarstien
French postcard by RA, no. 109. Photo: A. Bert. Publicity still for the production Le Martyr de St. Sebastien (1911).
“ Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian-Ukrainian ballerina of the Ballets Russes,...

Ida Rubinstein in Le Martyr de St. Sebarstien

French postcard by RA, no. 109. Photo: A. Bert. Publicity still for the production Le Martyr de St. Sebastien (1911).

Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian-Ukrainian ballerina of the Ballets Russes, choreographer, actress and maecenas from the Belle Epoque.

Source: mudwerks
Ida Rubinstein postcard vintage Publicity still stage production Le Martyr de St. Sebastien Russian-Ukrainian ballerina choreographer Belle Epoque actress costume stage 1911 A. Bert
“A 1911 photograph of Margarita Xirgu includes a dedication written in Catalan to the director Enric Jiménez. Xirgu, an actress and director, brought Federico García Lorca’s plays to life.
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(via Overlooked No More: Margarita Xirgu, Theater Radical Who Staged Lorca’s Plays - The New York Times)

A 1911 photograph of Margarita Xirgu includes a dedication written in Catalan to the director Enric Jiménez. Xirgu, an actress and director, brought Federico García Lorca’s plays to life.

Source: The New York Times
Margarita Xirgu actress director vintage 1911 Enric Jiménez catalan Federico García Lorca radical theater
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“ Flying skeleton dime novel cover, Western Weekly No. 38, August 17, 1911, “The Sky Demon; or, Rainbolt, the Ranger” by Oll Coomes. Originally appeared in Starr’s American Novel No. 67 (1871); and reprinted in Beadle’s Pocket...
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Flying skeleton dime novel cover, Western Weekly No. 38, August 17, 1911, “The Sky Demon; or, Rainbolt, the Ranger” by Oll Coomes. Originally appeared in Starr’s American Novel No. 67 (1871); and reprinted in Beadle’s Pocket Novels No. 35 (1875); Beadle’s Half Dime Library Nos. 300 (1883) and 1160 (1905); New Dime Novels No. 583 (1884); and Pocket Library No. 271 (1889).

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