Sylvia Breamer — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

Australia has given to the world many notable stage folk, but none have been more appealing than that native daughter of Sydney, Silvia Breamer.

Most of her early life was passed on that island continent. She dreamed of a stage career while young, struggled to realize it when she was older, and gained it from sheer insistence when she was discovered to have a mind of her own.

She had the usual varied experience in Sydney while securing her foothold. Then a manager secured the rights to a number of American successes, and Sylvia began fitting right into the parts, one after another, with such ease and grace that she made a name for herself, although her tours were confined to Australia.

Undoubtedly the wide range of Yankee plays aided in training Miss Breamer for bigger things, and stood her in good stead years later when the cinema attracted her. She eventually helped put over such stage productions as The Argyle Case and Bought and Paid For.

Her reputation as an actress outstripped her feet. Recognizing that fact, Miss Breamer sailed for the United States to discover whether a pretty and sound young actress was wanted as an import.

She was. But it was not the stage that secured her services. The ever-alert photoplay studio presented her the opportunity to act without an audience. Miss Breamer was found to screen well, and constant application overcame so-called stage faults.

She soon assumed important roles and advanced steadily to eventual stardom.

Her “type,” as well as her native ability, aided her much. In consequence she reached the “masterpiece” field somewhat sooner than many other entries into the new field.

She played in “The Family Skeleton.” This was followed by such well-known productions as “Missing” and the “Common Cause.”

Later screen features in which she scored were “My Lady’s Garter,” a Tourneur [Maurice Tourneur] production, and “We Can’t Have Everything,” for Artcraft.

For J. Stuart Blackton she played in Missing, The Common Cause, “The Moonshine Trail,” “A House Divided,” “Dawn,” “My Husband’s Other Wife,” “Respectable by Proxy” and “The Blood Barrier.”

One of her latest productions was “The Attic of Felix Baru,” in which she appeared with Wallace Beery, Estelle Taylor and Forrest Stanley.

Miss Breamer is five feet seven inches tall; weighs 125 pounds. She is of brunette type, with dark brown hair and eyes.

This actress is fond of outdoor sports, particularly swimming. Her home is in Hollywood.

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Sylvia Breamer on the porch of her Hollywood home.

Portrait by Roman Freulich (1898–1974) • Los Angeles

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)