ADELE ASTAIRE [ca. 1927, 1931] Set of 2 photos

Adele Astaire. 1927,1931. Photos. New York: Vandamm Studios, White Studios, [ca. 1927,1931]. Set of two vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white single and double weight glossy silver gelatin photos. Double weight photo is stamped “Vandamm Studios” on verso and features MS notation “Adele Astaire in the super review ‘The Band Wagon.’” The other is ink stamped by White Studio on verso and dates to ca. 1927 given Adele’s gown and hair style. Most likely a portrait for the 1927 Broadway show Funny Face. Chips at top and bottom left edges and at top right edge. Overall near fine-fine.

Adele Astaire, American dancer, stage actress and singer, started her career in vaudeville at age nine, performing with her younger brother, Fred.

A big hit on Broadway, after working with Fred for 27 years she married Lord Charles Cavendish in 1932 and left showbiz, leaving Fred to move on to Hollywood and a great film career.