Rachel de la Comédie-Française
Before the era of Sarah Bernhardt, Rachel was the great actress of the Comédie-Française-and the first international dramatic star. The daughter of Jewish peddlers from Alsace, Rachel Felix ... Read allBefore the era of Sarah Bernhardt, Rachel was the great actress of the Comédie-Française-and the first international dramatic star. The daughter of Jewish peddlers from Alsace, Rachel Felix (1821-1858) made her debut as a street singer in Lyon and Paris. She joined the Comédie-Fr... Read allBefore the era of Sarah Bernhardt, Rachel was the great actress of the Comédie-Française-and the first international dramatic star. The daughter of Jewish peddlers from Alsace, Rachel Felix (1821-1858) made her debut as a street singer in Lyon and Paris. She joined the Comédie-Française at the age of 17 years and became a star of the French theater in the heyday of Ro... Read all