This magisterial book offers one of the most comprehensive accounts yet of the place of women in silent film in Europe. Annette Forster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adrienne Solser; an exploration of the careers of French actress Musidora and Canadian actress Nell Shipman; an analysis of the interaction between the popular stage and early cinema and the role of women in both realms; fresh insights into Dutch comedy of the silent era; and much more, all grounded in a wealth of archival research.
