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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 81842, member: 44"]Here's a 1914 ad for Freeman's Face Powder in "Flesh, White, Pink and Brunette" on Amazon.com. The ad says "...women like Mrs. Sydney Drew, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Mary Robinson and scores of other famous actresses..." Modjeska isn't included in the list anymore. The ad doesn't have 1914 on it anywhere, so not really sure how they dated it other than the statement:</p><p><br /></p><p>"This is an original 1914 black and white print ad for the Freeman's Veloutine Face Powder from Freeman Perfume Company located in Cincinnati, Ohio."</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freemans-Veloutine-Cosmetics-Perfume-Cincinnati/dp/B0067754JM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Freemans-Veloutine-Cosmetics-Perfume-Cincinnati/dp/B0067754JM" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Freemans-Veloutine-Cosmetics-Perfume-Cincinnati/dp/B0067754JM</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a Freeman's Powder card with Lillian Russell that the Boston Public Library dates 1870-1900.</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/9511093992" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/9511093992" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/9511093992</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Leslie Carter was an interesting person. I didn't know anything about her until now. Seems Mrs. Leslie Carter 1st starring role was in 1895 with the height of her career on Broadway from that time to c1910. She later did Vaudeville and was a Silent Screen actress from around 1915 to the 1920s. She used her married name, Mrs. Leslie Carter, as her stage name "to spite her former husband." According to Wiki... she was called "The American Sarah Bernhardt" and "...became her generation's greatest dramatic actress."</p><p><br /></p><p>> I'm leaning towards early 1900s rather than earlier, but am not sure.<</p><p><br /></p><p>With your packet not mentioning Lillian Russell (her career was about over by 1900) and with Modjeska (her American career) and Carter's careers overlapped from 1895 to 1906, I agree with your timeframe. </p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 81842, member: 44"]Here's a 1914 ad for Freeman's Face Powder in "Flesh, White, Pink and Brunette" on Amazon.com. The ad says "...women like Mrs. Sydney Drew, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Mary Robinson and scores of other famous actresses..." Modjeska isn't included in the list anymore. The ad doesn't have 1914 on it anywhere, so not really sure how they dated it other than the statement: "This is an original 1914 black and white print ad for the Freeman's Veloutine Face Powder from Freeman Perfume Company located in Cincinnati, Ohio." [URL]http://www.amazon.com/Freemans-Veloutine-Cosmetics-Perfume-Cincinnati/dp/B0067754JM[/URL] Here is a Freeman's Powder card with Lillian Russell that the Boston Public Library dates 1870-1900. [URL]https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/9511093992[/URL] Leslie Carter was an interesting person. I didn't know anything about her until now. Seems Mrs. Leslie Carter 1st starring role was in 1895 with the height of her career on Broadway from that time to c1910. She later did Vaudeville and was a Silent Screen actress from around 1915 to the 1920s. She used her married name, Mrs. Leslie Carter, as her stage name "to spite her former husband." According to Wiki... she was called "The American Sarah Bernhardt" and "...became her generation's greatest dramatic actress." > I'm leaning towards early 1900s rather than earlier, but am not sure.< With your packet not mentioning Lillian Russell (her career was about over by 1900) and with Modjeska (her American career) and Carter's careers overlapped from 1895 to 1906, I agree with your timeframe. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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