Released:
1938-08-07

Overview:
Compiled by The Museum of Modern Art Film Library in 1938, the film is a glimpse of the early 20th century’s finest stage performers— Gabrielle Réjane, Eleonora Duse, Sarah Bernhardt, and Minnie Maddern Fiske. The compliation contains excerpts from four films, adapted from four timeless stories: Madame Sans-Gêne (1911), Cenere (1916), La Dame aux Camélias (1912), and Vanity Fair (1915).

Director:

Runtime:
1h 2min

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Gabrielle Réjane
  as
  (archive footage)
• 
  Eleonora Duse
  as
  (archive footage)
• 
  Sarah Bernhardt
  as
  (archive footage)
• 
  Minnie Maddern Fiske
  as
  (archive footage)
• 
  Febo Mari
  as
  (archive footage)