Rivals in the spotlight Tension stars in meeting of legendary actresses.(Spotlight) From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: March 23, 2006| Author: Bornstein, Lisa | COPYRIGHT 2006 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News

The Beatles or Elvis. Coke or Pepsi. Jennifer or Angelina.

Pop cultural rivalries are nothing new, and choices must be made. It was such when Shakespeare and Marlowe were writing, and when Britney and Cristina were warbling.

Among the most legendary rivals were Sarah Bernhardt and Eleonora Duse, the great stage actresses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. An imagined meeting between the two, fraugh...

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