Bernhardt
ROSINE SARAH, a French actress, born in Paris, Oct. 22, 1844. At an early age her Jewish parents placed her in a convent at Versailles. When 14 years old she left the convent, and entered the Paris Conservatoire. In 1862 she made her debut at the Théâtre Français, in Racine's "Iphigéne" and Scribe's "Valerie," but, not SARAH BERNHARDT achieving a success, she retired for a time from the stage. Her first great success was as Marie de Neuberg, in Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," in January, 1867. Becoming very popular by her representations, notably in " Andromaque" and "La Sphinx," she was recalled to the Français, and was soon recognized as the foremost actress in French tragedy. In 1879 she visited London with the company of the Comédie Française and was warmly received; in 1880, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1900, 1911 and 1913 she made successful appearances in the United States, and visited Switzerland, Holland, South America, Italy, Algeria, Australia, etc. In 1899 she appeared in a new rendering of BERNINA Hamlet in Paris. Her most successful rôles were Theodora, Fedora, La Tosca and Cleopatra. She exhibited at the Paris Salon sculpture and painting and wrote two plays, "L'Aveu" (1888), and "Adrienne Lecouvreur" (1907). She was made a member of the Legion of Honor in 1916.