Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-
Sardou in 1880
Commemorative plaque at the house in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, where Sardou was born
Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Sardou's Théodora in 1884
A sketch of Sardou from 1899
La Tosca is a five-act drama by the 19th-century French playwright Victorien Sardou. It was first performed on 24 November 1887 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt i
Victorien Sardou
…his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-century operas such as La Tosca (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (1900) is based, and Fédora (1882) and Madame Sans-Gêne (1893) that provided the subjects for the lyrical…
Poster by Alphonse Mucha depicting Sarah Bernhardt in the title role
Sardou in an 1882 caricature from Le Trombinoscope
Sarah Bernhardt as Floria Tosca in her costume for Act 1