Poster advertising Sarah Bernhardt and her company from the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, at the Grand Théâtre de Génève, 1897.
Poster
1897 (printed)
1897 (printed)
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This poster advertises three productions La Dame aux Camelias, La Tosca and Phèdre starring the actress Sarah Bernhardt and her company from the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris at the Grand Théâtre de Génève for three evenings in September 1897. The background image (showing Bernhardt in a black cloak and dress, seemingly before a stage curtain) is based on a lithographic reproduction of a hand-coloured woodcut, by William Nicholson (1872-1949). Sara Bernhardt was director from 1892-1897 of Théâtre de la Renaissance from 1892-1897, and has signed and dated this poster in ink.
Switzerland's Grand Théâtre de Génève opened in 1876. The interior was lavishly decorated and the stage technology installed there was extremely advanced for the period. It included a stage curtain powered by hydraulic pressure from the nearby Usine des Forces Motrices power plant on the river Rhône. When Bernhardt performed here in 1897 gas lighting was still in use but electric power was installed between 1905 and 1913, allowing the installation of a safety curtain, operated by an electric winch, and electrical lights during performances.
Switzerland's Grand Théâtre de Génève opened in 1876. The interior was lavishly decorated and the stage technology installed there was extremely advanced for the period. It included a stage curtain powered by hydraulic pressure from the nearby Usine des Forces Motrices power plant on the river Rhône. When Bernhardt performed here in 1897 gas lighting was still in use but electric power was installed between 1905 and 1913, allowing the installation of a safety curtain, operated by an electric winch, and electrical lights during performances.
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| Title | Poster advertising Sarah Bernhardt and her company from the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, at the Grand Théâtre de Génève, 1897. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | paint and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising La Dame aux Camelias, La Tosca and Phèdre starring the actress Sarah Bernhardt and her company from the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, at the Grand Théâtre de Génève, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th September 1897. Illustrated with an image by Wiliam Nicholson (1872-1949) |
| Physical description | Poster showing an image of the actress Sarah Bernhardt in the centre of the stage. She is dressed in a black half cloak and dress, a closed umbrella in her right hand. This image, which is taken from a lithograph of the original, hand coloured, woodcut, forms the background for the orange text advertising the productions in which the actress is to star. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection. © Desmond Banks |
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| Summary | This poster advertises three productions La Dame aux Camelias, La Tosca and Phèdre starring the actress Sarah Bernhardt and her company from the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris at the Grand Théâtre de Génève for three evenings in September 1897. The background image (showing Bernhardt in a black cloak and dress, seemingly before a stage curtain) is based on a lithographic reproduction of a hand-coloured woodcut, by William Nicholson (1872-1949). Sara Bernhardt was director from 1892-1897 of Théâtre de la Renaissance from 1892-1897, and has signed and dated this poster in ink. Switzerland's Grand Théâtre de Génève opened in 1876. The interior was lavishly decorated and the stage technology installed there was extremely advanced for the period. It included a stage curtain powered by hydraulic pressure from the nearby Usine des Forces Motrices power plant on the river Rhône. When Bernhardt performed here in 1897 gas lighting was still in use but electric power was installed between 1905 and 1913, allowing the installation of a safety curtain, operated by an electric winch, and electrical lights during performances. |
| Associated object | S.446-2015 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.1108-2010 |
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