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The Show-Off - a round-up of reviews
The Show-Off, Louise Brooks' fifth film, was officially released on this day in 1926. The film is a comedy-drama about an insufferable braggart who disrupts the lives of a middle-class family. We all...
View ArticlePrix de Beauté burlesque performer - Homage to Louise Brooks
Prix de Beauté is a Los Angeles-based burlesque performer and producer who takes her name from the 1930 French film, Prix de beauté, starring Louise Brooks. She performs solo and in groups, and...
View ArticleSeeking expert in French Musette
I wonder if an expert in early French popular music could offer any clues as to the name of the small orchestra playing a Tango in this scene from Prix de beauté (1930).Please email the Louise Brooks...
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Prix de beauté - early American newspaper reference
This newspaper clipping, from September 13, 1929 may represent one of the earliest, if not the earliest, American newspaper reference to Prix de beauté, the 1930 film starring Louise Brooks. This...
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Prix de beauté - A round up of reviews
Prix de beauté was officially released in France on this day in 1930. The film was shot as a silent, and then adapted for sound. The sound version is available on DVD. On rare occasions, the silent...
View ArticleA musical homage to Miss Europe, featuring Suzy Solidor
Louise Brooks starred in the 1930 French film, Prix de beauté, which is sometimes called Beauty Prize or Miss Europe, in English speaking countries. Since the late 1920s, a European beauty pageant...
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Miss Europe postcards
The 1930 French film, Prix de beauté (also known as Miss Europa), tells the story of a typist named Lucienne (played by Louise Brooks) stuck in a dull job whose life changes when she wins a beauty...
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Valentino Is Dead
It was 88 years ago that Rudolph Valentino died. His passing made headlines across the United States and the world. Here is but one example. Louise Brooks - then a young actress - was acquainted with...
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Street of Forgotten Men - a round-up of reviews
The Street of Forgotten Men, Louise Brooks' first film, was officially released on this day in 1925. The film is a drama, an underworld romance set among professional beggars in the Bowery of New York...
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Louise Brooks' first film review on this day in 1925
On this day in 1925, Louise Brooks received her first notice as an actress. Though not listed in the film’s credits, the Los Angeles Times took note of Brooks' brief appearance in The Street of...
View ArticleLouise Brooks Society celebrates 19 years online
The Louise Brooks Society celebrates 19 years on the internet. Since its launch in August of 1995, more than two million people have visited this pioneering website. The New York Times said, "The...
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Bobbed hair as a mask
I came across this striking 1924 photo of a stage actress sporting a rather exaggerated bob. I have never seen such stylized cut - especially in the way the points of the bob reach across Jean Bodine's...
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Homage to Louise Brooks: Teatro della Lulu
Mars Toyko is a visual artist working in miniature 3-D diorama who has created "Teatro della Lulu (Homage to Louise Brooks)." The artist sent an email to alert me to her work. She wrote, "I have been a...
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John Philip Sousa and Louise Brooks
A while back, I purchased a CD of John Philip Sousa's music for wind bands. The disc contains a track of some interest, The Atlantic City Pageant March (1927). According to the linear notes, "During...
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Follow Louise Brooks on Twitter
The Louise Brooks Society is on Twitter @LB_Society. As of today, the LBS is followed by more than 2,700 individuals. Are you one of them? Why not join the conversation? Be sure and visit the official...
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Silent film star Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore (1899-1988) was one of the most popular and beloved stars of the American silent screen. Remembered primarily as a comedienne in such films as Ella Cinders (1926) and Orchids and Ermine...
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Intrigue and Comedy Abound (in case of mistaken identity)
One of the curious items I've run across over the years is this incorrectly captioned pair of photographs. This one - pictured below - confuses Louise Brooks and Colleen Moore and their respective...
View ArticleLouise Brooks - Digital painting by Jeff Stahl
Time lapse digital speed painting of Louise Brooks by Jeff Stahl done in Photoshop CS5 with Wacom tablets Cintiq 12wx and Intuos 4L. Real time: 1h16min. Music: "The Russian Princess" by Jeff Stahl,...
View ArticleAny Way the Wind Blows - The Green Pajamas - tribute to Louise Brooks
The Green Pajamas performing "Any Way the Wind Blows" in this tribute to the film, PANDORA'S BOX, and it's star, Louise Brooks. I love it.
View ArticleThe Art of Time Travel Act I Louise in the Late Afternoon Pt. 1
The Art of Time Travel Act I Louise in the Late Afternoon Pt. 1. I think you will recognize the song.
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