Scene from Racine's "Phedre", 1850. 'Oenone, Madame Croisnier; Phedre, Mdlle. Rachel; Hipplyte, M. Raphael The celebrated actress Mdlle. Rachel will commence a short engagement [at St James' Theatre, London]...Her opening part will be that of Phedre, in Racine's celebrated tragedy of that name'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

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