Elizabeth Felix, The Divine Rachel

Creator

Boeve, Ervina

Subject

Theater--History--19th century
Actresses

Description

1821-1858--French--Elizabeth Felix, The Divine Rachel, as (left) Phedre and (right) Rosalind. She was a tempestuous leading lady at the Comedie Francaise who demanded salaries as high as the Prime Minister and almost bankrupted the Comedie. Tuberculosis weakened her and she had a famous farewell performance.

Original Date

1821-1858

Digitized Date

Mon, 07/02/2001

Original Media

Image

Original Format

image/slide

Digital Format

image/tif

Local Identifier

theaterhistory

Coverage

1800-1899
French
Actresses
Rachel
Comedie Francaise