زنان در سینمای خاموش: تاریخچه‌های شهرت و سرنوشت

This magisterial book offers comprehensive accounts of the professional itineraries of three women in the silent film in the Netherlands, France and North America. Annette F rster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adri nne Solser; an exploration of the stage and screen careers of French actress and filmmaker Musidora and Canadian-born actress and filmmaker Nell Shipman; an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and the silent cinema from the perspective of women at work in both realms; fresh insights into Dutch stage and screen comedy, the French revue and the American Northwest drama of the 1910s; and much more, all grounded in a wealth of archival research. This Magisterial Book Offers Comprehensive Accounts Of The Professional Itineraries Of Three Women In The Silent Film In The Netherlands, France And North America. Annette Förster Presents A Careful Assessment Of The Long Career Of Dutch Stage And Film Actress Adriënne Solser; An Exploration Of The Stage And Screen Careers Of French Actress And Filmmaker Musidora And Canadian-born Actress And Filmmaker Nell Shipman; An Analysis Of The Interaction Between The Popular Stage And The Silent Cinema From The Perspective Of Women At Work In Both Realms; Fresh Insights Into Dutch Stage And Screen Comedy, The French Revue And The American Northwest Drama Of The 1910s; And Much More, All Grounded In A Wealth Of Archival Research -- Provided By Publisher. Machine Generated Contents Note: The Method Of Writing Careerographies -- Archival And Other Sources -- Nell Shipman In The Archives -- Musidora In The Archives -- Adrienne Solser In The Archives -- Note On The Usage Of Dutch And French Names For Genres And On Translations -- Pt. I Adrienne Solser, The Netherlands -- Adrienne Solser On The Dutch Popular Stage -- The Formative Years, 1885-1904 -- Pioneering Comedians In The Dutch Variete -- The Years Of Achievement, 1904-1914 -- New Entertainment Genres And Blurry Boundaries -- Entr'acte: Solser's Repertoire And Stage Persona -- The Years Of Character Comedy, 1914-1920 -- Adrienne Solser As The Amsterdam Folk Woman -- Stage History Of Amsterdam Folk Characters -- Adrienne Solser And The Dutch Silent Cinema -- Interaction On-stage And On-screen, 1896-1930 -- Mixed Programs In Dutch Varietes And Cinemas -- Staging Films: Lecturing -- Dutch Comic Film Production Until 1920 -- Reviewing Interaction Between Stage And Screen -- Dutch Comic Film During The 1920s -- Adrienne Solser As An On- And Off-screen Film Performer -- A Difficult Choice -- Adrienne Solser's Production Company, 1924-1928 -- Solser's Live Act And The Bet-character -- Solser's Career In The Cinema -- Epilogue -- Pt. Ii Musidora, France -- Musidora On The French Popular Stage -- Jeanne Roques Becoming Musidora, 1906-1912 -- Musidora's Early Acting Career -- French Popular Stage Genres -- Musidora In Music-hall And The Parisian Revue, 1912-1914 -- Of Vedettes And Their Genres -- Musidora In The Parisian Revue -- Revue And Film -- Musidora's Writings And Charicatures -- Conditions Of Musidora's Stage Career By 1914 -- Musidora And The French Silent Cinema -- Musidora As An Actress At Gaumont, 1914-1916 -- Feuillade's Dramas And Comic Films With Musidora -- Coexistence Cinema And Stage Performance -- Cine-vaudevilles And Stage Vaudeville -- Feuillade's Serials With Musidora -- Musidora As An Actress, 1916-1918 -- Musidora Speaking About Acting In La Vagabonde -- Musidora Writing, Directing, Acting And Producing Films, 1919-1924 -- Vicenta (1920) -- Pour Don Carlos (1921) -- Soleil Et Ombre (1922) -- La Terre Des Taureaux (1924) -- Epilogue -- Pt. Iii Nell Shipman, North America -- Nell Shipman On The American Popular Stage -- Nell Shipman's Stage Career, 1907-1911 -- Entr'acte: Some Reflections On The Memoirs As A Source -- The Climax Of The Stage Period -- The Barrier As Northwest Drama -- Nell Shipman's Options And Choices, 1911-1912 -- Nell Shipman And The American Silent Cinema -- Nell Shipman As A Scenarist, 1912-1917 -- Under The Crescent: Series And Novel -- Scenario The Last Empire -- Nell Shipman Acting For The Camera, 1915-1918 -- Actress At Vitagraph -- James Oliver Curwood's Northwest Dramas -- Back To Nell Shipman's Career: Options And Choices, 1918 -- The Shipman-curwood Film Producing Company, 1918-1920 -- From Wapi The Walrus To Back To God's Country -- Nell Shipman Acting With Animals -- Nell Shipman's Options And Choices, 1919-1920 -- Nell Shipman Writing, Directing, Acting In And Producing Films, 1920-1925 -- A Bear, A Boy And A Dog -- Something New And The Trail Of The Arrow -- The Girl From God's Country -- I Packed My Toys And Moved North -- The Grubstake As Nell Shipman's Magnum Opus -- Nell Shipman's Options And Choices, 1924-1925 -- Epilogue -- In Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Career Overviews -- Adrienne Solser -- Musidora -- Nell Shipman. Annette Förster. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This magisterial book offers one of the most comprehensive accounts yet of the place of women in silent film in Europe. Annette Frster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adrinne Solser; an exploration of the careers of French actress Musidora and Canadian actress Nell Shipman; an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and early cinema and the role of women in both realms; fresh insights into Dutch comedy of the silent era; and much more, all grounded in a wealth of archival research.

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