{"product_id":"21487-bernhardt-sarah-large-signed-photograph-with-crucifix","title":"Bernhardt, Sarah. (1844-1923) Large Signed Photograph with Crucifix","description":"Large original Sarony of NY photograph, boldly signed in fountain pen and inscribed \"Souvenir le plus Sympathique et le plus affectueux \/ Sarah Bernhardt, 1906 [possibly instead 1896].\" 8.3 x 11.6 inches. Heavily chipped and cracked along the right edge with surface losses and upper right corner perished, most of which could be matted out of view for presentation. Despite these faults, this is undoubtedly one of the finest and most unusual signed photographs of Bernhardt we have encountered. \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAn extraordinary image of the great actress in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLeah, \u003c\/i\u003ean adaptation of the hugely popular 1849 \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eDeborah\u003c\/i\u003e, by German author Salomon Hermann Mosenthal, that inspired scores of translations and adaptations on both continents, as well as three silent films in the 1900’s, and which \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ebecame a star vehicle for leading ladies of the age.  \u003c\/span\u003eIn his hugely popular 1862 melodrama,\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e Leah, the Forsaken\u003c\/i\u003e, Augustin Daly tells a tale of love between a citizen and an outsider, of betrayal provoked by deception, of the wrath of the betrayed, and of wholly unexpected redemption.  \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eIn the early 1700’s, Jewish refugee Leah, fleeing persecution in Hungary, falls in love with Rudolf, a villager in Austria, where Jews are forbidden to pass a single night. Vowing eternal devotion, they plan to flee to America, a free land where they “shall teach love and brotherhood to all men.”  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1862, at the birth of the Civil War, defiance of communal prejudice for a greater communal good held a strong appeal to a liberal audience, and indeed, President Lincoln saw the play in 1865. Later revivals of the play enjoyed signal success at times when questions of refugee status were prominent in public discussion, as in 1890, when Sarah Bernhardt toured her version of the play in the US.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093783433375,"sku":"21487","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Bernhardt_Sarah_Signed_Photograph_21487a.jpg?v=1722190327","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21487-bernhardt-sarah-large-signed-photograph-with-crucifix","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}