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In 1876, Poland's leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska, combined with relatives and buddies, emigrated to Southern California to determine a utopian commune that soon failed. In a calendar year Modrzejewska made her debut in the title role of Adrienne Lecouvreur at San Francisco's California Theatre. She transformed her name to Modjeska and quickly became a respected superstar on the American stage, where she reigned for the next 30 years. During this time, she established herself as America's most esteemed Shakespearean actress, participating in opposite such famous actors as Edwin Booth and Maurice Barrymore. Starring Madame Modjeska traces Modjeska's fabulous life and career from her illegitimate birth in Krakow to her successive reinventions of herself as a superstar in both Poland and America, and lastly to her enduring legacy.
