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Histoire de Paris

La naissance’d’une Etoile
Sarah Bernhardt voit le jour ici, le 25 octobre 1844, mais elle est assez vite placée en nourrice en Bretagne, puis mise au couvent, près de Versailles. Sa tante Rosine, très liée au duc de Morny, décide de sa carrière en la faisant entrer au Conservatoire en 1859, et sa véritable naissance date de sa rencontre avec le théâtre. "L’évolution se fit en moi à partir de ce jour. Je fus encore assez longtemps avec mon âme enfantine, mais mon cerveau perçut plus nettement la vie". Elle débute à l’Odéon dans "Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard", tout de suite adorée des étudiants, surnommés les "Saradoteurs"... "Je recevais des petits bouquets de violettes, des sonnets, des poèmes..." "Mais j’attendais l’événement qui devait me consacrer Etoile. Et ce fut le plus grand poète du siècle dernier qui posa sur mon front la couronne des élus". A la fin de1871, en effet, Hugo lui offre le rôle de la reine d’Espagne, dans "Ruy Blas" où elle triomphe: "j’étais restée jusqu’à ce jour, la petite fée des étudiants: je devins l’Elue du Public".

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign stands at the place where the famous theater actress Sara Bernhardt (1844-1923) was born
Bernard, nicknamed "the divine", was the most famous theater actress in the world during her time. After an acting career in Paris where she was born, in 1880 she founded the Sara Bernard Bernhardt and with it she performed all over the world.

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

On the wall of the house, a sign indicating the fact that the actress was born here Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:

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History of Paris

The birth of a Star
Sarah Bernhardt was born here, on October 25, 1844, but she was quickly placed in foster care in Brittany, then put in a convent, near Versailles. Her aunt Rosine, very close to the Duke of Morny, decided on her career by having her enter the Conservatory in 1859, and her real birth dates from her encounter with the theater. "Evolution took place in me from that day on. I was still with my childish soul for quite a long time, but my brain perceived life more clearly." She debuted at the Odéon in "The Game of Love and Chance", immediately adored by the students, nicknamed the "Saradoteurs"... "I received little bouquets of violets, sonnets, poems... ." "But I was waiting for the event which was to consecrate Etoile to me. And it was the greatest poet of the last century who placed the crown of the elect on my forehead." At the end of 1871, in fact, Hugo (Victor Hugo) offered her the role of the Queen of Spain, in "Ruy Blas" where she triumphed: "I had remained until that day, the little fairy of the students: I became the Elected by the Public.