Judge, 1920-11-20 · page 23 of 32
Judge — November 20, 1920 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a dramatic profile photograph and biographical sketch of **Bebe Daniels**, a young silent film actress. The satire is gentle: the caption ironically notes that her serious, brooding pose might suggest she's a French tragic actress, but she's actually a Texas-born performer who began in stage stock companies and rose to prominence in major film studios (Robin-Pathé, Famous Players-Lasky, and Realart). The humor lies in the contrast between her pretentious artistic pose and her practical American show-business background. At nineteen, she's already achieved significant "career" success—a point made with slight skepticism (note the quotation marks). The final line—that she's "equally effective as an ingénue and as a vamp"—suggests she's a versatile actress capable of playing diverse roles, a valuable skill in silent film's broad emotional vocabulary.
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for Juvcr From this pose one might think Bebe Daniels a French tragedienne. Not her. Born in Texas, educated in a convent in Los Angeles, she can boast a “‘career,” though but nineteen. She played child parts in stock companies Photo by in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and is now a Realart star after assuming leading parts in Robin-Pathé and Famous Players-Lasky pictures of note. She doubles in emotion, and is equally effective as an ingénue and as a vamp.