" La Dame aux Camelias - Sarah Bernhardt - Theatre de la Renaissance "

Bernhardt managed the Theatre de la Renaissance from 1893-1899. During this time she also starred in many of its productions. La dame aux camelias, based on the Authors experience, tells the story of a popular courtesan and her forbidden romance with a society gentleman. While their love is true, she turns her back on him to save him from the shame of her past. The totality of her sacrifice does not come to light until Camille is on her deathbed. The story inspired, in part, the movie Moulin Rouge. [An original periodical page, more than 110 years old.]