White Slave Play of Grim Power
This 1913 New York Times article discusses white slave play The Lure by George Scarborough, which featured a thrilling rescue scene of a white slave from a brothel. Elizabeth Robins’ […]
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My Little Sister Reviews
Promoted as one of the most widely read books of 1913, My Little Sister received much press when it was published both in the U.S. and in the UK (Under […]
50,000 Girls Disappear a Year
An article in the New York Times in 1913 made the dubious claim that over 50,000 girls were abducted each year when they migrated to cities. This is just one […]
The Fight (1913) by Bayard Veiller
Part of the 1913 – 1914 season of white slave plays, The Fight offered a thrilling brothel rescue scene, a feminist protagonist, and unveiled political corruption. It was ultimately censored […]
Frohman Announces Production of My Little Sister
New York Producer Charles Frohman announced in 1913 that he was staging Elizabeth Robins’ My Little Sister. His associate, Alf Hayman, made a well-publicized announcement after returning from Europe that he […]
My Little Sister Advertisements
Publicity for the book version of My Little Sister advertised it as “the story you can’t forget.” Another advertisement proclaimed the book to be “the most widely-discussed novel in New York to-day.” […]
Dealers in White Women Reviews
This 1904 melodrama by Martin Hurley portrayed the rescue of an unsuspecting daughter from the vice den of a white slaver. There are three reviews. Dealers in White Women […]
Rediscovering Kate Carew
Kate Carew was a reporter and caricaturist who reported on white slavery, among other topics, in 1910. […]
Evelyn Nesbit in My Little Sister (1919)
This review of the film adaptation of Elisabeth Robins’ My Little Sister (1919) appeared in the magazine Moving Picture World. The review describes the “sensation” the play caused upon its […]
Fay Bainter’s Biography
This biography of Fay Bainter appeared in the fan magazine Hollywood in 1938 to promote Bainter’s Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938). The biography makes mention of her star-making role […]