FRENCH LANGUAGE
Sarah Bernhardt's first tour of the United States (1880-1881) was a real event: 256 performances in 50 cities. She was considered one of the greatest actresses of her time and generated waves of enthusiasm but also violent gusts of hatred. The embodiment of absolute beauty and grace for some, she was the living representation of the tempting devil for others.
Marie Colombier, also an actress, accompanied Sarah Bernhardt on her first American tour. With vivacity and a sometimes sarcastic tone, she takes us behind the scenes of this trip and tells us about its adventures. A unique testimony on the sometimes unmentionable secrets of a star, as well as on an American society under the influence of the virtue leagues.
This book contains the part of Marie Colombier's testimony dedicated to the arrival in the United States and the first weeks in New York.
French language
96 pages
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