Talk:Fédora

Adolphe Belot
From a brief look at the plot, it appears likely that Fedora (the play) was based on the popular French novel "The Tragedy in the Rue de la Paix", also published as "Fedora: Or, The Tragedy in the Rue de la Paix" by Adolphe Belot.

The dead Count Vladimir
As I understand it, there is a scene in which Fedora weeps at the bedside of the murdered Vladimir. All Vladimir has to do is lie still, and Parisian men of fashion took turns lying still on stage for one evening. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, took a turn, delighting the city. The article on Sarah Bernhardt paints a less rosy picture, saying that the play ran for 50 performances and lost pots of money. J S Ayer (talk) 03:46, 27 March 2024 (UTC)