Jessie Reed, ca. 1918

From vintage and original photograph by the renowned New York City based commercial photographer C. Smith Gardner featuring Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and "notorious gold digger" Jessie Reed. This fantastic costumed portrait dates to the early days of her career as a showgirl; we believe this to be from her turn on the stage during "The Passing Show of 1918". It wouldn't be long after that she would be lured away from the Shubert Brothers by Florenz Ziegfeld to dance for him in his Follies. Photograph measures 7" x 10" without margins on a glossy double weight paper stock. Photographer's blind stamp in bottom right corner. Photographer's ink stamp, Culver Service ink stamp and handwritten notations on verso.Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.More about Jessie Reed:Beautiful and mercurial Jessie Reed was discovered by Jake Schubert in 1918 and put in the cast of his revue, "The Passing Show." Her dark good looks and graceful dancing captured attention, so Schubert installed her in the Sigmund Romberg musical "Sinbad" where her skill determined Florenz Ziegfeld to steal her for his 1919 Midnight Frolic. She stayed on in Ziegf

Date

c. 1918

Photographer / author

C. Smith Gardener

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

image

Original size

1,242 × 1,644 pixels

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