olgapetrova

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Petrova "Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884 – November 30, 1977) was a British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright." See also: wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-olga-petrova/ localwiki.org/hsl/Olga_Petrova

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A version of this photo appears in the September 18 New Britain Herald with the caption

Olga Petrova. actress, is back In New York after a trip abroad. She brought with her a pet monkey, little dreaming that any photographers would want to take its picture

This is why you can't trust the press: it's not a monkey, it's a ring tailed lemur. Beyond that, Olga Petrova was the stage name of British/American actress/writer Muriel Harding (1884-1977)

Thanks for the newspaper link Seuss., I'll be sure we add a note about the lemur.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Petrova "Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884 – November 30, 1977) was a British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright." "Born Muriel Harding in England, she moved to the United States and became a star of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova. Petrova starred in a number of films for Solax Studios and was Metro Pictures first diva, usually given the role of a femme fatale. During her seven years in film, Petrova appeared in more than two dozen films and wrote the script for several others. Most of her films are now lost."