Tag: Flapper-era novel

A lighted marquee frames an old postcard showing the campus of Selig Polyscope Studios

Selig Polyscope: Lights, Camera, Tigers!

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Imagine a time when movies were a brand-new, thrilling spectacle. A time when exotic animals roamed film sets, and adventure unfolded in real-time. That’s the world of Selig Polyscope, a pioneering film studio that stamped its mark on early Hollywood, and it’s a world I’ve woven into the very fabric of Silver Echoes.

Selig Polyscope, founded by William Selig, wasn’t just a movie studio; it was a menagerie, a zoo, and a living, breathing adventure. They were famous for their serial, The Adventures of Kathlyn, a 1913 epic that captivated audiences with its daring heroine and jaw-dropping use of real animals. Continue Reading →

Black and white historical photo of a. woman performing an aerial feat by handing from a trapeze rigging by her teeth.

Silver Echoes Showcase: Meet the Daring ‘Iron Jaw’ Aerialist

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Meet Tiny Kline, the daring 'iron jawed' aerialist and queen of the Slide for Life.

Tiny Kline (1891-1964), born Elvira Emma Klemke, was a Hungarian-born Jewish immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1905. While her stage name might suggest a diminutive stature, Tiny Kline possessed a spirit and talent that were anything but small. She was a pioneering female stunt performer, best known for her breathtaking Slide for Life, a feat that captivated audiences and cemented her place in entertainment history. Tiny Kline inspired several scenes in Silver Echoes.

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A lighted marquee surrounds the front cover of Silver Echoes, and these words from the Midwest Review: “Book clubs and libraries will find Silver Echoes a memorable, well-written, winning story that deserves top recommendation for its outstanding attention to psychological and social detail and its strong foundations in nonstop action and surprising discoveries.”

‘A Winning Story’ -Midwest Review

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“Book clubs and libraries will find Silver Echoes a memorable, well-written, winning story that deserves top recommendation for its outstanding attention to psychological and social detail and its strong foundations in nonstop action and surprising discoveries.”

Midwest Review has joined the growing number of critics raving about Silver Echoes.

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The Tiger Queen: The Roar That Redefined the Roaring Twenties

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The Tiger Queen. The clinking of glasses fades. The sultry saxophone falls silent. All eyes are drawn to the cage, where the smoky haze parts to reveal not sequins and feathers, but the primal gleam of a tiger's eye.

This is no ordinary speakeasy act. This is Silver Dollar Tabor, a woman who traded the glitter of burlesque for the raw power of the jungle, a woman who defied expectations and danced with danger itself.

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BlueInk Review Just In!

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prestigious editorial review

"Silver Echoes, Rosenberg's newest historical novel, is as sharp as small daggers, and her images leap off the page. If the narrative’s hectic pacing, fragmented scenes, and amnesiac gaps are occasionally disorienting, they are also thrilling."

~ BlueInk Review

"Following the success of Gold Digger (2019), Rebecca Rosenberg delivers a sparkling and fiercely tragic biofic of Baby Doe Tabor’s daughter, the dazzling Silver Dollar Tabor. This is really the tale of both Baby Doe and her daughter. Anchored around a 1932 frame story, Baby Doe tries desperately to save her husband’s legacy, a failing silver mine in Leadville, Colorado. She works with Silver’s old friend, Carl Erickson, to write his movie about the Tabors. Flashback chapters reveal all that Baby Doe doesn’t know about her daughter's difficult life.

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Jim Colosimo and Dale Winter

Silver Echoes Spotlight: Dale Winter

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From Ziegfeld glamour to mobster's widow, Dale Winter embodied the Jazz Age

Admirers and the envious whispered Dale Winter's name. Beauty and stage presence propelled her through the Ziegfeld Follies, her star soaring on Broadway. Hollywood beckoned, and her sophisticated allure made her a sought-after actress, though true superstardom eluded her grasp. Newspaper columns chronicled her every move, from stunning gowns to her whirlwind social life. She epitomized Jazz Age elegance.

In my Roaring Twenties novel, Silver Echoes, Dale Winter eerily foreshadows Silver Dollar Tabor's future as Silver descends into darkness.

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