{"product_id":"17628-bernhardt-sarah-dumas-alexandre-l-etrangere-signed-presentation-copy-to-sarah-bernhardt","title":"[Bernhardt, Sarah. (1844–1923)] Dumas, Alexandre. (fils, 1824–1895) L'Étrangère - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY TO SARAH BERNHARDT","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePresentation copy of the French author's play \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eL'Étrangère, s\u003c\/i\u003eigned and inscribed by Dumas on the half-title to the important French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who starred in the original production. He pens (translated from the French): \"To Mademoiselle Sarah Bernhardt, with the apologies, thanks, and unreserved compliments of the author, A. Dumas.\" 148 pp. Hardcover, 8vo, handsome contemporary red morocco with gilt; raised bands, title and Bernhardt's initials in gilt at the foot of the spine; silk endpapers. Neatly restored, faint water stain to endpapers; some light internal foxing; overall fine. The present volume \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eappears in the catalogue of the Library of Sarah Bernhardt (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ia800900.us.archive.org\/22\/items\/bibliothquedemme00bern\/bibliothquedemme00bern.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ia800900.us.archive.org\/22\/items\/bibliothquedemme00bern\/bibliothquedemme00bern.pdf\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1695570897250000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2l3_pKh4jHkkafb882XuvM\" style=\"\"\u003ehttps:\/\/ia800900.us.archive.or\u003cwbr style=\"\"\u003eg\/22\/items\/bibliothquedemme00b\u003cwbr style=\"\"\u003eern\/bibliothquedemme00bern.pdf\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eas lot 159, images included here for reference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eSarah Bernhardt had a long association with Alexandre Dumas père and fils: it was the elder Dumas who took her to attend her first play at age 15 (where she was overcome by emotion and wept uncontrollably), and then coached her for her audition to the Paris Conservatory. Her breakthrough performance was in a revival of Dumas' \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eKean \u003c\/i\u003ein 1868. She then went on famously to star in Dumas fils' play \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLa Dame aux Camélias\u003c\/i\u003e, a role which would become her signature. Among her other Dumas roles was that of Mistress Clarkson in the present play, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eL'Étrangère, \u003c\/i\u003epremiered at the Théâtre-Français on February 14, 1876. Although this work, a comedy on modern Parisian life, is not generally considered one of Dumas' finest, Bernhardt won accolades for her performance.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093656424607,"sku":"17628","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Dumas_Bernhardt_LEtrangere_17628_04.jpg?v=1722189487","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17628-bernhardt-sarah-dumas-alexandre-l-etrangere-signed-presentation-copy-to-sarah-bernhardt","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}