My Portrayal of Silent Screen Siren Barbara La Marr

The dead do tell tales... at least, Barbara La Marr does.

Join me at Hollywood Forever on Saturday, October 11 as I don my seamed stockings to portray silent screen vamp Barbara La Marr in a one-woman performance piece that I wrote about her compelling life. The performance is the finale to the Los Angeles Art Deco Society's annual celebration of some of early Hollywood's most outstanding figures. Come hear Barbara's fascinating tale as well as learn about the lives and works of others who made Hollywood and history, including director Cecil B. De Mille, action hero Douglas Fairbanks, silent screen god Rudolph Valentino, and many more. For show times and ticket information, please visit: https://artdecola.org/.

Some commentary on the show:

* " In regards to the Barbara La Marr show as performed by Sherri Snyder, I have had the privilege of seeing it on several different occasions. I was amazed and thrilled to see this very beautiful and talented young woman step back in time to recapture the tempestuous life of my mother during the silent days of Hollywood." ---Donald Michael Gallery (aka Marvin Carville La Marr)

* "I wanted to thank you again for your fabulous portrayal of Barbara LaMarr today at Hollywood Forever. You captivated the tour goers. The performance was truly riveting as you unveiled the drama behind the woman. Wow! It was fantastic." ---Frank Cooper, Art Deco Society of Los Angeles

* "Don said he really feels the essence of his mother in your words, movements, and smile." ---Patricia Gallery, wife of Donald Gallery (aka Marvin Carville La Marr)

* "She does for Barbara La Marr what Val Kilmer did for Jim Morrison." --Sara Henderson

To learn more about the life and work of the talented Miss La Marr, feel free to peruse the tribute website I created for her: www.barbaralamarr.net

Left image: Barbara La Marr on the cover of Motion Picture Classic / Center and right images: my portrayal of Barbara (center image: Los Angeles Times photo by James Staub)