Sarah BERNHARDT. L.A.S. "Mother", [Chicago December 14, 1912], to her son Maurice Bernhardt in Paris; 4 pages oblong in-12 with her cipher, emblem and motto Quand même, stamped envelope. Tender love letter to his son during his American tour. "Mon adoré, it is Nenette who will give you this note. She will tell you of the dizzying success of your mother who adores you, you whose memory nimbs my heart with a perpetual halo of joy. I work hard, oh so hard, but I reap in honor and fortune the fruits of my labor, as Jane d'Arc would say. By the time you receive this letter, your party will be over, you'll have received my Good-lock, I hope, but what you'll never know enough is the infinite love I have for you, my son, my son, my Maurice. It is this love that invigorates me, leaves me young and healthy; this love is an endless sun, and I offer you all its rays, my beloved"... Enclosed: - 3 photographs of the U.S.A. tour: one of Sarah aboard her special train, surrounded by members of her troupe (including Blanche Boullenger, who wrote on the back, from Chicago); and 2 views of the performances given at the Saint-Quentin prison in front of the inmates. - Invitation card to the anniversary dinner for the 100th performance of her American tour (1910-1911) at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on January 22, 1911.