BERNHARDT (Sarah, 1844-1923, Actress ‘The Divine Sarah’)

Vintage Postcard photo by Editeurs d’Art, Paris, signed, showing her in the rold of the Duke of Reichstadt in ‘the Aiglon’, wearing uniform and seated on a rock, 5½” x 3½”, postmarked Herault, 21st March

‘L’Aiglon’ was a play written by Edmond Rostand which was first performed on 15th March 1900 at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt (now the Théâtre de la Ville, Place du Châtelet, Paris). The title role was played by Sarah Bernhardt, dressed as a man for the occasion. The actress’s performance, praised by audiences and the press alike, was admired for the extreme sensitivity of her acting in the climactic moments of the drama. Everyone agreed that the role, the actress’s tragic performance and the character imagined by Edmond Rostand were a perfect match. ‘L’Aiglon’ marked a new stage in the actress’s legend.

Item Date:  1908

Stock No:  42773      £275

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