REGINA BADET : FRENCH ACTRESS & DANCER : PORTRAIT BY PAUL BOYER : RPPC For Sale

This vintage real photo postcard features veiled pretty French actress and dancer, Regina Badet(1876-1949). She was a major star of the Opera-Comique in Paris. The name of the theater is listed on the card's top left hand corner. She made her debut at the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux where she became a principal dancer She received much acclaim for her portrayal of Conchita Perez in “The Woman and the Puppet (1910). Her stage acting led her to a brief film career (eleven movies between 1908 and 1922). The Los Angeles Herald (1906) described Badet as the “new Paris pet” and that her dances in the Opera “Aphrodite” had “caused a furor among theater goers. A critic wrote that he went to see the performance because the opera was a “masterpiece” and because he wanted to see the star soprano, Mary Garden, interpretation of her role. Instead, he reports he was most drawn to the performance by Regina Badet. Miss Badet retired from stage and screen in the early 1920’s.. Badet's photograph was taken by celebrated photographer, Paul Boyer. This postcard is in good condition (see scans).