Hippodrome Theatre: Sarah Bernhardt

100 years ago last week, Sarah Bernhardt gave her farewell concerts in North America. The final shows were at Keith's Hipp in Cleveland.

 From the Plain Dealer, October 6, 1918.

From 1923 NVA Yearbook, note the incorrect date.

From the Plain Dealer, October 11, 1918. This is also at the beginning of the influenza outbreak in the fall of 1918, theatres were ordered closed a couple days after this.