FAQ
Welcome to the vintage theatre showdown! The Vintage Theatre Actress Tournament to determine the hotness of vintage theatre ladies will start in April, and submissions are currently open! Hot male actors will come soon, but I’m in a ladies mood at the moment.
Can I currently submit hot ladies?
Yes! Submissions will be open until April 6th 11:59pm EST
How do I submit a hot lady?
Find the submission form here! Include her name, a photo, a few theatre credits, and any propaganda you’d like. Please read the criteria before submitting.
What are the criteria for submissions?
Your hot lady must:
Have a significant theatre career - ie, more than two theatre credits to her name, have played leading or featured roles, won awards, etc.
Have had a decent chunk of their career take place pre-70s (if they made their stage debut in an ensemble in 1969 but then became famous in years to come, I’m not counting it)
Exceptions to the above will be accepted at my discretion - for example, maybe she only played one or two shows but earned a Tony Award. To take into account the racism of past theatre, exceptions will be made nearly always for the sake of inclusivity and diversity
What counts as theatre?
I am accepting performers from plays, musicals, revues, and operas. Other types of stage performers (for example, comedians and ballerinas) will be accepted on a case by case basis, provided a case could be made that their stage career involved a degree of acting. I’m accepting Broadway, West End, worldwide productions, tours, even regional theatre counts!
What counts as vintage?
The timeline to be considered vintage for this tournament is 1900-1969. A lady can have a significant chunk of her career post 1970 or in the 19th century, but at least some of it has to be within this time frame.
Can I submit propaganda?
Only as part of the submission form. Once the tournament begins I will start reblogging and posting propaganda that is tagged or in my inbox. In the meantime however I’ll still reblog some pictures or gifsets of hot ladies!
Why did you use this photo/propaganda/etc…?
Propaganda is entirely submitted. I try to remain as impartial as possible and will simply post the propaganda that is submitted to me, however I will not use negative propaganda.
If you dislike the photo used for an actress, send me an alternative and I’ll see what I can do!
How will the pairs be selected?
For round 1, depending on how many ladies end up making the cut, I’ll probably pit similar decades against each other and then be more random in following rounds.
There is a lot of overlap between theatre stars and film stars, and a great many major vintage film stars had successful theatre careers as well. So, in order to avoid the last rounds turning into a hot movie star competition, round 1 will see the incredibly famous movie stars pitted against each other. This is in the spirit of fairness to give lesser known actresses with only theatre careers more of a fighting chance.