In his spirit, Velas has hosted old-fashioned ice-cream socials, an Ides of March celebration and an annual séance series, at which silent-movie vamp Theda Bara recently showed up, in a rather ...

Season 14, Episode 9. Season 14 Episode 9 | 29m 17s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Theda Bara’s Memoirs, Cedar Point Historical Museum, James Gayles, Aaron Gonzales. Aired 05/16/2025 ...

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 ...

The Washington Post reported that the image could be that of screen femme fatale Theda Bara, who epitomized the vamp (female vampire) image and was a huge star during the silent age of cinema.

The Brief. Century-old graffiti under the Lincoln Memorial may depict silent-film star Theda Bara, with a profile sketch and the word "Vamp" found on the pillars in the basement.

Century-old graffiti under the Lincoln Memorial may depict silent-film star Theda Bara, with a profile sketch and the word "Vamp" found on the pillars in the basement. National Park Service ...

Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of the former president is the sketch of a woman suspected to be Theda Bara — a scandalous silent film star from the time of the Memorial’s construction.

The National Park Service theorizes that a century-old sketch made by a worker in the Lincoln Memorial’s undercroft depicts Theda Bara, silent film’s first “Vamp.” ...

Ever since silent film audiences swooned for Rudolph Valentino and the vamp Theda Bara, the movies have packed a sexual charge. But filmmakers have always had trouble dealing with sex head-on.

Ever since silent film audiences swooned for Rudolph Valentino and the vamp Theda Bara, the movies have packed a sexual charge. But filmmakers have always had trouble dealing with sex head-on. While ...

Ever since silent film audiences swooned for Rudolph Valentino and the vamp Theda Bara, the movies have packed a sexual charge. But filmmakers have always had trouble dealing with sex head-on.

Not the tempestuous Cigarette of the Theda Bara vintage [1916 version] when Under Two Flags was a highlight in that silent film vamp’s career, Colbert nonetheless makes the somewhat bawdy cafe ...