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).
Gabrielle Réjane
(archive footage)
Eleonora Duse
(archive footage)
Sarah Bernhardt
(archive footage)
Minnie Maddern Fiske
(archive footage)
Febo Mari
(archive footage)
Yankee Doodle Dandy70%
Audrey71%
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris73%
Valentino58%
The Portrait of a Lady59%
Suffragette71%
Marie Antoinette66%
Caught in a Cabaret58%
Sister My Sister58%
Florence Foster Jenkins66%
Chevalier64%
Total Eclipse64%
Original Sin61%
Inside Deep Throat64%
Love Me Tonight65%
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds75%
The Miracle Worker78%
Sarah's Oil78%
Flamin' Hot79%
Gia71%
