Sarah Bernhardt

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Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt (French: [saʁa bɛʁnɑʁt]; born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the more popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame Aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils; Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand. She also played male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet. Rostand called her "the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture", and Hugo praised her "golden voice". She made several theatrical tours around the world, and she was one of the early prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures. She is also linked with the success of artist Alphonse Mucha, whose work she helped to publicize. Mucha became one of the more sought-after artists of this period for his Art Nouveau style.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 22, 1844 (Paris), Died March 26, 1923 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, soprano vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	311	Not documented	approximately Sept. 1910	La plainte de Wagram	Sarah Bernhardt	Recitation	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	317	Not documented	approximately Sept. 1910	La brise conte	Sarah Bernhardt	Recitation	speaker
Edison	367	Not documented	approximately Oct. 1910	La déclaration	Sarah Bernhardt	Recitation	speaker
Edison	368	Not documented	approximately Oct. 1910	Rencontre Jesus au piuta de Jacob	Sarah Bernhardt	Recitation	speaker
Edison	369	Not documented	approximately Oct. 1910	La tirade de nez	Sarah Bernhardt	Recitation	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bernhardt, Sarah," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102790.

Bernhardt, Sarah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102790.

"Bernhardt, Sarah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.