What happened to Sarah Bernard?

The ‘Divine Sarah’ had her right leg amputated on February 22nd, 1915. She had injured her leg when performing Victorien Sardou’s play Tosca (on which Puccini’s opera was based), in which she was the heroine who finally hurls herself off a castle wall to kill herself in despair.

Was Sarah Bernhardt French?

Sarah Bernhardt, original name Henriette-Rosine Bernard, byname the Divine Sarah, French la Divine Sarah, (born October 22/23, 1844, Paris, France—died March 26, 1923, Paris), the greatest French actress of the later 19th century and one of the best-known figures in the history of the stage.

Did Sarah Bernhardt really sleep in a coffin?

She played 19-year-old Joan of Arc when she was 46, and was credible in many male roles, including Hamlet. She kept a coffin in her bedroom, and on at least one occasion, slept in it. Throughout World War I, she performed for soldiers, even though her leg had been amputated.

Did Sarah Bernhardt sound like a Jew?

“Accused” of sounding “like a Jew,” French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) wrote, “I am a daughter of the great Jewish race, and my somewhat uncultivated language is the outcome of our enforced wanderings.”

Was Sarah Bernhardt a French actress?

Sarah Bernhardt: A French Actress on the English Stage. Oxford, New York, Munich: Bloomsbury Academic, 1989. Bergman-Carton, Janis. “Negotiating the Categories: Sarah Bernhardt and the Possibilities of Jewishness.”

When did Sarah Bernhardt play Hamlet?

Sarah Bernhardt (1844 – 1923) as Hamlet. London, circa 1890. Institution: U.S. Library of Congress. French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), called the “Divine Sarah” by her many fans and recognized as the first international stage star, remained proud of her Jewish identity.

Was Sarah Bernhardt the first international stage star?

On the stage it is certainly typified in Sarah Bernhardt (Stokes, 15, quotes from Symons). The French actress Sarah Bernhardt, named by her fans the “Divine Sarah,” is recognized as the first international stage star.