Sarah BERNHARDT (1844-1923). Photograph with autograph dedication signed and P.A.S. by François Coppée and Jules Massenetphoto 17 x 11 cm, framed 29.5 x 25 cm (adhesive on reverse of mount). Photograph (by Downey in London) of the actress as Zanetto in François Coppée's comedy Le Passant, which she premiered at the Odéon on January 14, 1869. On the mount, dedications by the actress, the author and the composer of the play's music, for journalist and music critic René Thorel (1877-1916). Sarah Bernhardt: "à mon cher et charmant René Thorel Souvenir affectueux Sarah Bernhardt 1910". François Coppée: 5 lines from a dialogue between Zanetto and Silvia. Jules Massenet: 6 bars (song and lyrics) from the Sérénade du Passant: "Mignonne voici l'avril, le soleil revient d'exil". On verso, signature and address of René Thorel.

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