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A Fool There Was (1915 Film)
''A Fool There Was'' is an American silent drama film produced by William Fox, directed by Frank Powell, and starring Theda Bara. Released in 1915, the film was long considered controversial for such risqué intertitle cards as "Kiss me, my fool!" ''A Fool There Was'' is one of the few extant films featuring Theda Bara. It popularised the word ''vamp'' (short for vampire), which describes a ''femme fatale'' who causes the moral degradation of those she seduces, first fascinating and then exhausting her victims. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot John Schuyler (Edward José), a rich Wall Street lawyer and diplomat, is a husband and a devoted family man. He is sent to England on a diplomatic mission without his wife and daughter. On the ship he meets the " Vampire woman" (Theda Bara)-a psychic vampire described as "a woman of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Powell
Frank Powell (born Francis William Powell, May 8, 1877) was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States."Ontario Births, 1869-1912", digital copy of original handwritten birth registration of Francis William Powell, 034345, May 8, 1877, City of Hamilton, Wentworth County. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah."Frank Powell" credit listings as actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. (AFI), Los Angeles, California. He is also credited with "discovering" |
Wall Street
Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, the American financial services industry, New York–based financial interests, or the Financial District itself. Anchored by Wall Street, New York has been described as the world's principal financial center. Wall Street was originally known in Dutch as "de Waalstraat" when it was part of New Amsterdam in the 17th century, though the origins of the name vary. An actual wall existed on the street from 1685 to 1699. During the 17th century, Wall Street was a slave trading marketplace and a securities trading site, and from the early eighteenth century (1703) the location of Federal Hall, New York's first city hall. In the early 19th century, both residences and businesses occupied th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Theda is a feminine given name which may refer to: *Theda Bara (1885–1955), American silent film actress and sex symbol *Theda Marshall (1925–2005), player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *Theda Skocpol (born 1947), American sociologist and political scientist *Theda Ukena (1432–1494), regent of the County of East Frisia from 1466 to about 1480 *Theda Funnie, fictional character from the animated television series '' Doug'' See also *Theodosia (other) *Theodora (other) Theodora is a given name of Greek origin, meaning "God's gift". Theodora may also refer to: Historical figures known as Theodora Byzantine empresses * Theodora (wife of Justinian I) ( 500 – 548), saint by the Orthodox Church * Theodora of ... {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert C
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the ''Jungle Book'' duology ('' The Jungle Book'', 1894; '' The Second Jungle Book'', 1895), ''Kim'' (1901), the '' Just So Stories'' (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include " Mandalay" (1890), " Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), " The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story.Rutherford, Andrew (1987). General Preface to the Editions of Rudyard Kipling, in "Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies", by Rudyard Kipling. Oxford University Press. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".Rutherford, Andrew ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names (12 others used neither), with many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also using the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, are the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the thoroughfare is eponymous with the district and its collection of 41 theaters, and it is also closely identified with Times Square, only three of the theaters are located on Broadway itself (namely the Broadwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Frenyear
Mabel Frenyear was an American actress and chorus girl. Early life and career Mabel Frenyear was born on August 25, 1880, the daughter of Edward L. Frenyear and Eva Tollman. She began her career in Broadway theatre, appearing in plays such as ''The Girl in the Barracks'' (1899), ''The Stronger Sex'' (1908–1909), ''The Only Law'' (1909), ''Where There's a Will'' (1910), ''You Can Never Tell'' (1915), ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (1921), and ''Montmartre'' (1922). She also appeared in productions of '' The Wizard of Oz,'' '' Babes in Toyland'', ''Father and the Boys'' (1910), '' The 'Mind-the-Paint' Girl'' (1912), ''Nothing But the Truth'' (1916), and ''Kissing Time'' (1921). Frenyear took chorus roles to prepare for her role as a chorus girl in ''The Only Law.'' A Minnesota reviewer in 1921 noted that Frenyear was "really pretty and plays her part with spirit." Her stage work was not always so admired; "If Miss Frenyear would not shriek her lines unintelligibly," comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runa Hodges
Runa Hodges was a child actor during the silent film era in the U.S. She toured and appeared in person at some of the theater showings of her film series with Reliance. Hodges was born around 1907 or 1908. According to a newspaper article in ''The Missoulian'', she was first discovered when a film company was looking for someone to play a part as Cupid, and her photograph was passed along to the company. Along with working in film productions, Hodges attended the Professional Children's School in New York City. She starred in multiple 1913 films for Reliance, including ''The Little Enchantress'', ''Child Labor'', ''Runa and the Black Hand'', ''Faithful Shep'', and ''The Dream Home''. Hodges appeared in the 1915 film, ''A Fool There Was'', as the child of "The Fool". She acted the part of Stella, the daughter of Count Fabio, in the 1915 film ''The Unfaithful Wife''. The film was based on Marie Corelli's book, ''Vendetta!''. She starred in a five-reel film ''The Colonel's Oath'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Gale
Minna Gale (September 26, 1869 – March 4, 1944), also credited as Minna K. Gale and Minna Gale Haynes, was an American actress. Early life Minna Kathalina Gale was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of C. K. Gale; after her father's death, she lived in Europe and studied music and theatre in Paris and Frankfort. "She speaks two languages besides English sufficiently well to play in either of them," noted one reviewer in 1886. Career Minna Gale was known for Shakespearean roles in her early career. In 1885, at age fifteen, Gale was cast as Queen Gertrude, in Lawrence Barrett's production of ''Hamlet'' (Barrett, playing her son in the title role, was 47 years old). She stayed with Barrett's company for six seasons, sometimes as a rival to Helena Modjeska. Later, she played Ophelia to Edwin Booth's last performance as Hamlet. Her beauty was often mentioned in reviews. "If there is a young lady in this land who wishes to look bewitching when mad, she must assiduously cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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