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Greetings all. I started this site back on September 24, 2019. I recently decided to switch servers to wordpress from Godaddy, as this site does not generate income and by this switch, I am saving myself a considerable amount of money ($50 / year compared to over $200). With that being said, it gives me…
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originally posted on July 12, 2026 First off, I greatly apologize for not updating the site. I did not realize it had been over a year (!) since last updating it and I guess time does fly. Speaking of flying, I am presenting a magazine article that was sent to me by Ed Barnard. This…
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originally posted on January 9, 2025 Well it took a winter storm to finally get me to finish up this synopsis! I meant to have this done months ago, but life gets in the way. Typically in these reconstructions I use various magazine and newspaper reviews as source material but that was not the case…
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originally posted on September 19, 2024 Back with another article by Valeska, this time from the May 26, 1912 issue of The Commercial Tribune newspaper. How Any Woman Can Defy Nature and Make Herself into a Queen of Beauty By Miss Valeska Suratt, the World’s Greatest Exponent of Self-Made Beauty Well my dear sisters, I…
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originally posted on March 24, 2024 This is a reprint of an article that appeared in the May 19, 1912 Cincinnati Commercial Tribune newspaper. In the Witchery of her Self-Made Beauty. We transmit below the first little message from Valeska Suratt to our readers: My Dear Friends: It is somewhat embarrassing to speak of myself,…
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originally posted on September 6, 2023 I have another piece of sheet music I would like to share with you. This sheet music is based on the 1911 vaudeville comedy “The Red Rose”, written by Harry B. and Robert B. Smith and music by Robert Hood Bowers. The show featured Valeska Suratt. I do not…
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Originally posted on April 6, 2023 Sorry for the lack of updates! I have way too many projects going on with next to no time. That being said, I have a real treat for you with this posting! During my typical research of newspapers and magazines of yester year, I started to get a bit…
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originally posted on June 29, 2022 On June 28, 2022 (Valeska’s birthday!), we had Valeska Suratt day at Terre Haute, Indiana! This event was in the planning stages for some time and it was great to finally have a day of recognition for Valeska! The event would be held at the Indiana Theatre as well…
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originally posted on April 28, 2022 Here’s another book alert! Efren Mendieta has wrote a biography of Valeska titled “Valeska Suratt: The Forgotten Heroine of the Early 20th Century.” The book can be found on Amazon for those wishing to check it out!
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Originally posted on April 10, 2022 New Valeska appearance in the recent fictionalized novel, “The Stuff That Dreams are Made of” by Christopher DiGrazia! Here is a synopsis of the book: “Hollywood, 1917. Silent movie queen Theda Bara is filming her epic, Cleopatra – “the one they’ll remember me for.” But when a studio extra…
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