Tag Archives: Samuel Dickson

A MASKED NOBODY CAN BE ANYBODY

“Adah Menken was the most remarkable mingling of angel and devil that ever wore petticoats.” She invented the modern cult of female celebrity. Her goal, originally, was to be famous based on talent. To be recognized as the outstanding actress … Continue reading

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MASKED SAINT ON A WILD HORSE

Are there virtues to an ambiguous past? She was masked and anonymous. Her fidelity was to the plurality of self and she was as much a puzzle at the end of her life, and such an omnipresent figure that the … Continue reading

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