Mrs Patrick Campbell (Mrs Pat); legendary 19th-century leading lady; was once the toast of London and New York. Famed for her beauty and wit; muse to George Bernard Shaw; pioneering interpreter of Henrik Ibsen and co-star of Sara Bernhardt; she was the first Eliza Doolittle and a legendary Hedda Gabler. Yet in spite of these towering achievements; in the final year of her life; Mrs Pat faces her greatest challenge. Feeling abandoned by her art and her country and at the mercy of the newly imposed quarantine laws; Mrs Pat and her adored Pekinese Moonbeam find themselves fleeing Paris as the Nazis close in. As they wait through the night for a connecting train at Toulouse Station; Mrs Pat contemplates the highs and lows of a life that has encompassed theatrical superstardom and financial ruin; public plaudits and personal loss. Spirited; uncompromising and demanding; even in her most difficult hour; Mrs Pat remains a tour de force.
2016-05-18 2016-05-18File Name: B01FUOU6KO
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