Theda Bara was not who she appeared to be. To silent film audiences a century ago, she was the first sex symbol of the silver screen, the sultry “vamp” with the dark, brooding eyes who embodied ...

The woman’s profile is drawn on concrete deep in the undercroft of the Lincoln Memorial. She has dark lipstick, dark eyebrows and dark eye makeup. A cigarette hangs from her mouth. Beside her face, ...

Cincinnati’s first movie superstar – silent screen actress Theda Bara – will be celebrated with a panel discussion and rare film clips and photos at the Main Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton ...

Today is Thursday, July 20, the 201st day of 2006 with 164 to follow. Theda Bara ( /ˈθiːdə ˈbærə/ thee-də bar-ə; July 29, 1885 – April 13, 1955), born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent ...

Here’s a titillating tale from the crypt. Experts believe the Lincoln Memorial sits above a racy secret. Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of the former president is the sketch of a woman ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In this hallucination of a one-person show, a genderqueer teen who goes missing ...

An artist’s sketch of a woman hidden on concrete walls deep in the undercroft, or basement, of the Lincoln Memorial for over a century may be graffiti of the early film star Theda Bara, a National ...

From Wikipedia Theda Bara (born Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the most popular actresses of the silent era, and ...