The Gallery of Achievers: The Inescapable Sarah Bernhardt | Victorian Paris
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Be a little careless in your hearing and when I give you my name, it sounds as if I’m saying, Sarah Bernhardt. I love it. Perhaps…
Archive Profile | JAMES AGATE [1877 – 1947] | Theatre Critic
Saturday 2nd March 2002 James Evershed Agate [1877 – 1947] was the renowned theatre critic of The Sunday Times. He started there in 1923 and worked on the paper until … Continue reading
Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1925) by Lafayette as Hamlet, 1899 More photos via Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
The Gallery of Achievers: The Inescapable Sarah Bernhardt | Victorian Paris
Be a little careless in your hearing and when I give you my name, it sounds as if I’m saying, Sarah Bernhardt. I love it. Perhaps I’d have done better if I’d … Continue reading
Rare 1910 Audio: Sarah Bernhardt, ‘The Most Famous Actress the World Has Ever Known,’ in Racine’s Phèdre | Open Culture
The French actress Sarah Bernhardt is often remembered as the first international superstar. Her hypnotic presence and flamboyant personality are legendary. “She could contrive thrill after thrill,” wrote Lytton Strachey of … Continue reading
ON THE ROAD WITH FRENCH ACTRESS GABRIELLE REJANE (VINTAGE REAL PHOTO POSTCARD)
This vintage real photo postcard features French theatre actress Gabrielle Rejane standing on the sideboard of her chauffeur driven limousine. A little boy (most likely her son) peaks over her … Continue reading
Sarah Bernhardt as Doña Maria de Neubourg, Queen of Spain in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo (1878)
Ruy Blas is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. The scene is Madrid; the time 1699, during the reign of Charles II. Ruy Blas, an indentured commoner (and a poet), dares … Continue reading
Profile • Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner)
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“Walk! Not bloody likely. I am going in a taxi.” This famous line from George Bernard Shaw‘s Pygmalion was first spoken by Mrs Patrick Campbell in the original…
Sarah Bernhardt and the Dying Costumer: 1880
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? Sarah Bernhardt in Phèdre by Racine. An episode from the life of the great actress: I was given, on signing the contract, 100,000…
The Divine Sarah at a Séance: 1892
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BERNHARDT RAGES AT A SPOOK SÉANCE Not Being Able to Understand How Spirits Are Materialized She Denounces Members of Her Company as Confederates DRAMATIC…
First Night Design | The Divine Sarah
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The Divine Sarah © First Night Vintage “Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.” Throughout last week,…
Profile • Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner)
“Walk! Not bloody likely. I am going in a taxi.” This famous line from George Bernard Shaw‘s Pygmalion was first spoken by Mrs Patrick Campbell in the original production in 1914. At the time … Continue reading
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