Sarah Bernhardt photo by Nadar c.1860 is a photograph by David Lee Guss which was uploaded on April 24th, 2013.
Sarah Bernhardt photo by Nadar c.1860
The diva to end all divas was The Devine Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). Her repertory (acting only in French) was varied, even playing Hamlet.... more
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Sarah Bernhardt photo by Nadar c.1860
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David Lee Guss
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The diva to end all divas was "The Devine" Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). Her repertory (acting only in French) was varied, even playing Hamlet.
Her performances always sold out. On one of her nine "farewell tours" she appeared at the Tucson Opera House on April 18, 1911.
(The House is located right below the blue colored dome, up the street, on Congress, displayed in the second image and purple in the 10th.)
Her private RR car was parked right across the street at the Southern Pacific depot.
In 1912 pioneering mogul, Paramount founder (and long lived) Adolf Zukor (1873-1976) lent respectability to the "flickers" by exhibiting her four reel "Queen Elizabeth;" the first feature length film shown in the US.
Styles in film acting then were far from subtle, employing flailing hand gestures.
A year later Bernhardt had one leg amputated, although she was unsteady before the operation.
In this brief excerpt she is holding on to another actor for support.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbYnGJQ-ku0
{Note: This classic portrait by Nadar of Sarah as a teenager dates from around 1860. }
@2013 David Lee Guss Film homage, JW, Sarah Bernhardt, Nadar, c.1860-2013
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April 24th, 2013
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