Bulletin
Bulletin

Author: Malden Public Library (Mass.)

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13:

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Sarah
Sarah

Author: Robert Gottlieb

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2010-09-21

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0300168799

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Everything about Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, from her obscure birth to her glorious career--redefining the very nature of her art--to her amazing (and highly public) romantic life, to her indomitable spirit. Well into her seventies, after the amputation of her leg, she was performing under bombardment for soldiers during World War I and toured America for the ninth time. Though the Bernhardt literature is vast, this is the first English-language biography to appear in decades, tracking the trajectory through which an illegitimate--and scandalous--daughter of a Jewish courtesan transformed herself into the most famous actress who ever lived, and into a national icon, a symbol of France.--From publisher description.

Time
Time

Author: Briton Hadden

Publisher:

Published: 1924

Total Pages: 904

ISBN-13:

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Sarah Bernhardt's First American Theatrical Tour, 1880-1881
Sarah Bernhardt's First American Theatrical Tour, 1880-1881

Author: Patricia Marks

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2003-03-13

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780786414956

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On October 15, 1880, with great excitement and fanfare, two Sarah Bernhardts set sail for New York from Le Havre for a theatrical tour of the United States. One wanted to introduce French culture to a backward country, and the other wanted to make money. As an actress, she behaved in a fashion that amused and scandalized her audiences, and as a woman, she was an unwed mother and a shrewd businessperson. Bernhardt's multiple personas and "otherness" were what fascinated the American public; her name, her eccentricities, and her genius had already made her world famous. Sarah Bernhardt's first American theatrical tour, from her arrival in 1880 to her return to Europe in May 1881, is chronicled here. She traveled as far west as Kansas City and as far south as New Orleans, all the while sparking cultural commentary about her performances, her artwork, and her lifestyle. This book provides an overview of the contemporary reviews, caricatures and satires, considers Bernhardt's reception by the American press and American audiences, and discusses the way in which the Bernhardt iconography was created and the assumptions that underlie it.