"Vampire Baby" of 1917 (Vamp? Flapper?)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>    The (RH)HDAS isn't at "V," but this should be considered.  It perhaps
> started the "vamp" craze of 1917.  A check for this author's name on the
> web yielded no results, so it's offically obscure.
>    See also my "vamp" posting in the old ADS-L archives (spotted during
> my "jazz" search).
>    From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 28 November 1939, pg. 15, col. 5:
>
>_Fanny Hatton Is Dead at 70;_
>_Co-Author of 30 Gay Comedies_
>-----------------------------
>_She and Husband Startled_
>    _N.Y. With "Vampire Baby,"_
>    _Wrote Plays for 15 Years_ ....

This was apparently a successful play:

http://members.aol.com/silentmovielover/Upstairs.html

http://hometown.aol.com/silentmovielover/page4.html

http://www.jimsdeli.com/guide/landmarks.htm?main=/landmarks/42-51_w/cort-theater.htm

-- apparently 1916, with "baby vamp" Olive Thomas.

-- Doug Wilson