Playing to the Gods: Sarah Bernhardt, Eleanora Duse, and the Rivalry that Changed Acting Forver By: Peter Rader

A fascinating look at Bernhardt (Queen of the Indicators) and Duse (Queen of the Actors) and how their two different acting styles ignited their profession and the world.  While not a full biography of either amazing woman, this is an in depth look at their personalities (public and private), and their acting styles.  The affect these two titans had on the profession is incalculable.