Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt , of her true name Marie Henriette Bernardt , was a French actress of theater , born the October 22nd 1844 with Paris, dead the March 26th 1923 with Paris.
She was called the gold voice or divine the . She is often regarded as the largest actress of the 19th century.

Life and career

Exit of the Conservatory in 1862, it enters to the Comédie-Française which it leaves in 1866 for the Odéon. It is revealed by playing the Passer by of François Coppée in 1869 and triumphs like queen in Ruy Blas in 1872, which is worth to him to be recalled by the Comédie-Française where it plays in Phèdre in 1874 and in Hernani in 1877.

In 1880, it resigns with glare of the “French” and creates his own company with which it leaves to play and make fortune abroad.
She plays London, with Copenhagen, the the United States 1880 - 1881, in Russia 1881. She meets Thomas Edison with New York and records there on cylinder a reading of Phèdre.
Returned in France, it directs the Théâtre of the Rebirth starting from 1893, then the Théâtre of the Nations where it plays the Lady with the camellias .

Sarah Bernhardt also had as a lover Charles Haas, Jewish society man very popular to whom it dedicated a true passion, whereas treated it to him as a light woman and misled it without states of heart. After their rupture, they remained however friendly until the death of Haas.

In December 1894, it calls upon Alfons Mucha to draw its posters. These six years of collaboration give a second breath to his career.
Towards the end of this one, Sarah Bernhardt becomes also actress of the silent film. Its first film is the Duel of Hamlet in 1900. She will turn eight, including two autobiographical works from there, the last being Sarah Bernhardt with Beautiful-Isle 1912 which describes its daily life.
In 1914, one gives the to him Légion of honor. Then it is cut down by a leg in 1915, at the 70 years age, which does not prevent it from continuing to play sitted. Its personal life was filled enough. At the 20 years age, of a connection with noble a Belgian, Charles-Joseph-Eugene-Henri, Prince de Ligne, it has her only child, Maurice Bernhardt, who will become writer. Later, she will know several lovers, artists such as Gustave Doré and Georges Jules Victor Clairin or actors such as Mounet-Sully and Lou Tellegen. In 1882, it Marie with London with an actor of Greek origin, Aristides Damala, but this one is depend on the Morphine and their relation hardly lasted. She will remain however his legitimate wife until the death of the young actor, in 1889 at the 34 years age.

She also gave her support for Emile Zola at the time of the business Dreyfus.

Sarah Bernhardt published several books and plays. She is one of those to have inspired the character of the actress Berma, described by Marcel Proust in With the research of time lost . Sometimes Proust indicated it in its correspondence by " Haras" , its first name with back.

She died in the arms of her son, Maurice, the March 26th 1923. She is buried with the cemetery of the Father-Lachaise, with Paris.

Roles

Films

Books

  • In the Clouds, Impressions of a Chair Carpenter (1878).
  • the Consent, drama in an act in prose (1888).
  • Adrienne Lecouvreur, drama in six acts (1907).
  • My double life (1907).
  • a Heart of man, part in four acts (1911).
  • Small idol (1920).
  • the Art of the Theater: the voice, the gesture, the pronunciation, etc .

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