Bernhardt's

Bernhardt's father may, or may not, have been a naval officer called Morel.

Actress, Seductress Norman Lebrecht 2010

Where the truth lies is sometimes obscure but truth in a life like Sarah Bernhardt's is no more than a stage prop, something to be shrugged past with a dismissive quand-m ê me.

Actress, Seductress Norman Lebrecht 2010

And then, just ere our hands met, a twinkle of -- oh -- such distant and controlled geniality quickened the many tiny wrinkles in the corner of the eyes; the clear blue of the eyes was suffused by an almost colourful warmth; the face, too, seemed similarly to suffuse; the thin lips, harsh-set the instant before, were as gracious as Bernhardt's when she moulds sound into speech.

CHAPTER I 2010

We're also looking at works of art like Khnopff's Des Caresses, Waterhouse's The Siren, Klimt's Pallas Athene, a dragonfly pin ornament by Lalique, Bernhardt's inkwell representing herself as a bat-winged sphinx and a poster of her by Alphone Mucha, and some Whistler, like the various Symphonies in White and Falling Rocket.

Archive 2009-11-01 Theodora Goss 2009

Often seen as an anachronism, Duckett made a compelling case for thinking of Bernhardt's films as falling outside of the silent film classifications of "attractions" or "classical narrative."

Archive 2008-07-01 DJ Zoe Trop 2008

Often seen as an anachronism, Duckett made a compelling case for thinking of Bernhardt's films as falling outside of the silent film classifications of "attractions" or "classical narrative."

Women and Silent Screen V, Stockholm University June 2008 DJ Zoe Trop 2008

Working with Bernhardt's creative director Jerry Helling, the students refined their designs over a year, adding padding and adjusting angles.

THE DESIGN DOZEN 2007

These early chapters are so harrowing, it's hard to imagine the latest novel about Tulsa lawyer Ben Kincaid will deliver Bernhardt's usual combination of suspense, comedy, clued puzzle, and liberal socio-political messages, but it does.

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

Bernhardt's thrilling performance of _La Tosca_ has always aroused enthusiasm in London and New York, where the crowd, as a crowd, could not understand the language of the play.

The Theory of the Theatre Clayton Hamilton

"Bernhardt's back expresses a storm of fury when she imprecates vengeance," said the voice of authority.

What Dress Makes of Us Dorothy Quigley