Word: aiglon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...repertoire opened with L'Aiglon, written by Edmond Rostand for Bernhardt. Following the example of that great actress, Mme. Simone plays the leading male rôle, that of Napoleon's son. She will follow with Naked, a play by Pirandello, new to America. For the third week, the play will be Mme. Sans-Gêne Classics will complete the repertoire...
...intense individuality cramped by the rooted traditions of the Francais, she left it after repeated quarrels. Her greatest part was probably that of Zanzetti in Coppee's Le Paseant. She has appeared in over 200 roles, among them Hamlet and her other celebrated masculine part, l'Aiglon. Bernhardt was almost fanatically patriotic, and engaged extensively in war work both in the War of 1870 and the World War. It was during the latter that she was forced to have her leg amputated, an operation to which she submitted with spirits unimpaired. She died cheerfully, jesting with those about...
Sarah Bernhardt is an immortal artist in various senses. She has recovered from her recent supposedly fatal illness. Her first performance after her recovery will be in The Sphinx, by Maurice Rostand, son of Edmond Rostand, famous author of Cyrano de Bergerac, Chanticler, L'Aiglon...