Paris exhibition to tell story of eccentric acting pioneer Sarah Bernhardt by Kim Willsher In Paris

Petit Palais show celebrates breadth of belle epoque theatre star's creative talents with 400 exhibits On page 158 of a heavy, leather-bound Paris police register from the 19th century, a handwritten page headed with a photograph details the activities of a young "courtesan" called Sarah Bernhardt. The Book of Courtesans, as it was known by the then equivalent of the vice squad, was a detailed record of high-class se…

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