Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Guelph, Canada, in May 1977.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Palmy days at the opera / by Douglas Arrell -- The stage techniques of Sarah Bernhardt / by Robert Horville -- Sarah and Coq / by Marguerite Coe -- Bernhardt and the British player queen / by Richard Findlater -- Bernhardt on the London stage / by J.C. Trewin -- Sarah Bernhardt's influence on the theatrical life of Montreal / by John Hare -- Chekhov's response to Bernhardt / by Laurence Senelick -- Hortense Rhea--an American Bernhardt? / by Alan Woods -- Ristori in America / by Marvin Carlson -- Martin Harvey in Canada / by L.W. Connolly -- The actor as puppet / by S. Beynon John