Sarah Bernhardt (Lucky Luke)
| Sarah Bernhardt | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1981 |
| Series | Lucky Luke |
| Publisher | Dargaud |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Xavier Fauche and Jean Léturgie Morris |
| Artists | Morris |
| Original publication | |
| Date of publication | 1982 |
| Language | French |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Le Bandit manchot (1981) |
| Followed by | La Corde du pendu (1981) |
Sarah Bernhardt is a Lucky Luke adventure written by Xavier Fauche and Jean Léturgie and illustrated by Morris.[1] It was the first Lucky Luke story by these script writers after René Goscinny's death. It was originally published in French in the year 1982 and by Cinebook in English in 2017. The plot features real-life legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt.[2][3]
Plot
In 1880 world-famous French theatrical actress Sarah Bernhardt plans a visit to the United States. U.S. President Rutherford Hayes asks Lucky Luke to protect her during her tour against the league for virtue and especially against the wife of its president.
Characters
- Sarah Bernhardt: (1844-1923), French theater actress.
- George: Traitor in the team, later revealed to be Hayes' wife, Lucy, in disguise, jealous of Sarah.
Historical background
Bernhardt indeed visited the United States in 1880.[4] The story that certain preachers warned people for her debauchery is also authentic, as is the plot element were Bernhardt posed on top of a dead whale in Boston to have her picture taken.[5][6][7] All throughout the story Bernhardt quotes the first lines from the poem Le Vase Brisé (The Broken Vase) by Sully Prudhomme.
Adaptations
The story was also adapted as an episode of the animated series Lucky Luke, but instead of Bernhardt she was referred to as a general singer and actress.
Sources
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- ↑ https://www.bedetheque.com/BD-Lucky-Luke-Tome-50-Sarah-Bernhardt-32375.html
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/morris.htm
- ↑ McArthur, Benjamin (1984). Actors and American Culture, 1880-1920., p. 130.
- ↑ McArthur, Benjamin (1984). Actors and American Culture, 1880-1920., p. 130.
- ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME18870211.2.8
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