Channeling Theda Bara in Cleopatra

Theda Bara was the original and ultimate vamp of the silent screen. Most of her movies were lost in a fire but here are a few minutes of her performing as Cleopatra, accompanied by Fuchsia, channeling Theda's spirit into her modelling.

Original film directed by J. Gordon Edwards
Model: Fuchsia Aurelius
Photography: © Andrew Pilkington, Manicks Productions
Make up: Julia Hyland
Stage manager: Mags Martin

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[bgp]

That's not Theda Bara, but rather Helen Gardner from the 1912 version of Cleopatra (Bara's version came out in 1917).

[michaeldeshaies]

Wikipedia says only 20 seconds from Cleopatra survived. This clip is a lot longer than that!