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Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt , 1844-1923, stage name of Rosine Bernard, French actress, b. Paris. At age 13 she entered the Paris Conservatory, and later attracted attention during appearances at the Odéon (1866-72). With the Comédie Française (1872-80) she attained full stature with her sup... Read more
Edmond Rostand
Edmond Rostand , 1868-1918, French poet and dramatist. In 1890 appeared his first volume of verse, Les Musardises. His first plays were light, fanciful, and charmingly poetic, though of slight substance— Les Romanesques (1894, tr., The Romancers, 1899); La Princesse lointaine (1895, tr.... Read more
Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha , 1860-1939, Czech artist. Mucha's art nouveau style, characterized by twisting, swirling flower and hair motifs, set the style for poster art for a generation. He created celebrated posters for Sarah Bernhardt and designed sets and costumes for her plays. In his later works, primar... Read more
Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa , 1847-1906, Italian dramatic poet. After Una partita a scacchi [a game of chess] (1873) won him his first success, he devoted himself to playwriting. His plays, which deal largely with life in Piedmont and reflect the bourgeois attitudes of his day, are notable for their simplici... Read more
Hermann Sudermann
Hermann Sudermann , 1857-1928, German dramatist and novelist. His play Die Ehre (1889; tr. Honor, 1906) was one of the first successes of the burgeoning German naturalist movement. Sudermann's works became immensely popular, particularly the psychological novel Frau Sorge (1887; tr. Dame Care... Read more
Eleonora Duse
Eleonora Duse , 1859-1924, Italian actress. From a theatrical family, she made a successful appearance at 14 as Juliet and in 1879 gained recognition in Emilé Zola's Thérèse Raquin. In 1893, in New York and London, her portrayal of Dumas's La Dame aux camélias was ext... Read more
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou , 1831-1908, French dramatist. Author of some 70 plays, he won great popularity with his light comedies and pretentious historical pieces, but his reputation later declined. His best farce comedy is Divorçons! (1880, tr. 1881). Among his semihistorical melodramas are Patri... Read more
Benoît Constant Coquelin
Benoît Constant Coquelin , 1841-1909, French actor, known as Coquelin aîné [the elder]. He made his debut at the Comédie française in 1860 and achieved fame in classic comic roles, such as the valets in Molière's plays and Beaumarchais's Figaro. He made an... Read more
Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner 1858-1942, American actor, b. Cambridge, Mass. Skinner made his New York debut in 1879. After years as supporting player to Booth and Barrett, he toured with Augustin Daly and later with Modjeska . Enjoying a long and varied career, he won lasting fame in Kismet (1911). Skinner wr... Read more
acting
acting the representation of a usually fictional character on stage or in films. At its highest levels of accomplishment acting involves the employment of technique and/or an imaginative identification with the character on the part of the actor. In this way the full emotional weight of situations ... Read more

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Sarah Bernhardt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sarah Bernhardt One of the first great "stars" of the world stage, Sarah Bernhardt, known as "The Divine Sarah" (1844-1923...personality" and extravagant lifestyle. Sarah Bernhardt was born Henriette-Rosine Bernard into... Read more
Bernhardt, Sarah
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Bernhardt, Sarah (1845–1923) French...tragedienne of her era, Bernhardt rose to prominence in the...the title ‘Divine Sarah’. In the 1880s...founded the Théatre Sarah Bernhardt in Paris, where she played... Read more
Bernhardt, Sarah (-Marie-Henriette)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Bernhardt, Sarah (-Marie-Henriette) (1845–1923), French actress, known as the ‘...the present Théâtre de la Ville as the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in 1899. Her greatest successes included the younger Dumas's La Dame aux... Read more
Sarah-Bernhardt, Théâtre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, Théâtre, see BERNHARDT . Read more
Sarah Lois Vaughan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Sophisticated Lady, " and "Day Dreams"; The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan, with arrangements by the great Benny Carter; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Sarah and Basie; and Gershwin Live!, for which Vaughan won the...Alternatively and affectionately known as "Sassy" and "The Divine Sarah" (echoes of ... Read more
Théâtre des Nations
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...invited to perform in Paris at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, now the Théâtre de la Ville. The festival...organized annually by the manager of the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, with state and municipal support. During this period... Read more
François Coppée
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , 1842-1908, French poet and dramatist. He won fame with the one-act comedy Le Passant (1869, tr. 1881), in which Sarah Bernhardt made her first successful appearance. His early verse, as in Le Reliquaire (1866), linked him with the Parnassians... Read more
Garden Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Theatre, New York, in Madison Avenue. It opened in 1890 and in the following year saw the reappearance in New York of Sarah Bernhardt in Sardou's La Tosca . Other productions included Gilbert's The Mountebanks (1893), a dramatization of Ouida's Under... Read more
Edmond Rostand
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1895, tr. The Princess Faraway, 1899), written for Sarah Bernhardt; and La Samaritaine (1897, tr. The Woman of Samaria...of Reichstadt (Napoleon II), a role long played by Sarah Bernhardt. His barnyard fable Chantecler (1910) was played in... Read more
Percy, Esmé Saville
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...x2013;1957), English actor, particularly admired for his work in Shakespeare and Shaw. He studied for the stage under Sarah Bernhardt , and made his first appearance in Benson's company in 1904, later touring with him in a number of leading Shakespearian... Read more

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Wyman, Jane
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers WYMAN, Jane Nationality: American. Born: Sarah Jane Fulks in St. Joseph, Missouri...Career: 1932 — film debut (as Sarah Jane Fulks) in The Kid from Spain...90230, U.S.A. Films as Actress: (as Sarah Jane Fulks) 1932 The Kid from Spain...as Nan Hudson); My Love Came Back (Bernhardt) (as Joy ... Read more
Gish, Lillian
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...1903 – 04 — with mother and sister Dorothy, toured in Her First False Step ; 1905 — danced with Sarah Bernhardt production in New York City; 1908 – 11 — lived with aunt in Massillon, Ohio, and with mother in East... Read more
Mucha, Alphonse
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...morbid sexuality typical of the period. Some of the best known were made in the 1890s for the celebrated actress Sarah Bernhardt. Mucha also designed sets, costumes, and jewellery for her. He was successful in the USA as well as Europe, making... Read more
Film
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...French Path é film Queen Elizabeth, starring Sarah Bernhardt, for showing in New York City in 1912. Zukor used...creatively and financially with longer films. The use of Bernhardt coincided with public fascination with actors. Zukor... Read more
Jackson, Glenda
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Romantic Englishwoman (Losey) (as Elizabeth Fielding); Hedda (Nunn) (title role) 1976 The Incredible Sarah (Fleischer) (as Sarah Bernhardt); Nasty Habits (Lindsay-Hogg) (as Alexandra) 1978 House Calls (Zieff) (as Ann Atkinson); Stevie (Enders... Read more
Vaudeville
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...entertainment, films, and later, television. These included George Burns and Gracie Allen, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Sarah Bernhardt, Eubie Blake, Sammy Davis Jr., W. C. Fields, Cary Grant, the Marx Brothers, Phil Silvers, and Ethel Waters. BIBLIOGRAPHY... Read more

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A STAR'S LIFE.(Entertainment)(A one-woman play about the groundbreaking French actress Sarah Bernhardt makes its world premiere in Eugene)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 2/9/2006; 700+ words ; ...Register-Guard Once upon a time, Sarah Bernhardt was the most famous woman in...copy of each picture taken of Sarah Bernhardt on top of each other the pile...based on the life of actress Sarah Bernhardt by New York playwright and Eugene... Read more
Gordon Wagner & John Bernhardt at Tobey C. Moss.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 5/1/2001; ; 419 words ; ...to those in pieces by, say, Sarah Sze, Chris Finley and Jason...assemblagists Gordon Wagner and John Bernhardt revealed two distinct, evocative...in New York and Mexico, John Bernhardt (1921-1963) moved to Santa...began to make junk sculptures. Bernhardt built quirky patterns from... Read more
When the `Divine Sarah' captivated Worcester.(INSIGHT)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...excitement of 101 years ago, when Sarah Bernhardt rolled into town in her special...editorial in the Gazette, headed Mme Sarah Bernhardt, commented there are few persons...of people have seen the great Sarah Bernhardt act but few - comparatively... Read more
Elephant dancing: the who, the what, the wow, and the why.(MUSIC COLUMN)
Magazine article from: Interview; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; 1 SARAH BERNHARDT L'Aiglon, from In Performance (no...York, near the end of the exhibition Sarah Bernhardt: The Art of High Drama, which closed...including Who Do You Think You Are, Sarah Bernhardt? T-shirts. But they still had copies... Read more
Journalists in the front line. (Algeria)
Magazine article from: The Middle East; 2/1/1995; 700+ words ; It is a cold December afternoon in Paris and the Sarah Bernhardt cafe is full of chilled protesters, fresh from the...frequent newspaper closures, a friend walks into the Sarah Bernhardt with some terrible news. The journalist Said Mekbel... Read more
The transatlantic nature of Louise Abbema's Columbian Exposition mural sketches *.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Aurora, The Journal of the History of Art; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...numerous awards, and one of actress Sarah Bernhardt's favored portraitists, Abbema...thirteen, she met the actress Sarah Bernhardt and they became close friends...her first painted portrait of Bernhardt, exhibited at the Paris Salon... Read more
PERFORMANCE NOTES.(Arts & Literature)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/25/2006; 600 words ; Byline: The Register-Guard ACE staging of `I, Sarah' to get a run in New York The Actor's Cabaret of Eugene production of ``I, Sarah,'' an original play written by former Eugenean Bob Cabell...one-woman play is about the life of legendary European actress Sarah Bernhardt. Starring in the New York ... Read more
The First Female Stars.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Bookwatch; 2/1/2005; 90 words ; ...greenwood.com From Theda Bara to Anna Nilsson and Sarah Bernhardt, the achievements of fifteen silent film women who...produced the first comprehensive study of actress Sarah Bernhardt's work previously, and here uses original sources... Read more
Los muertos hablan: Conversación en el cementerio Père Lachaise.(TT: The dead talk: conversation at Pere Lachaise cemetery.)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...las siete de la mañana en el cementerio de Père Lachaise. Georges BIZET: Mirad... Ya llega el cortejo de vivos. Sarah BERNHARDT: Escucho las cadenas de los guardias abriendo los portones. Hoy habrá más policía que de costumbre. Miguel Angel... Read more
Prep Scoreboard.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/26/2002; 700+ words ; ...North Eugene SHOT PUT - 1, Bryn Riley, SE, 35-11 1/2 . 2, Sarah Vajgert, SE, 31-6. 3, Lauren Richey, SE, 29-1 1/2 . DISCUS...JAVELIN - 1, Amy Johnson, SE, 110-9. 2, Bass, NE, 100-5. 3, Cara Bernhardt, NE, 82-3. HIGH JUMP - 1, Stokes, SE, 4-10. 2, Chelsea Augustyniak...47. 2, Rizza, SE, 1:02.71. 3, Horgan, NE, ... Read more