Sarah Bernhardt took over the direction from 1893 to 1899, during which time "Gismonda" by Victorien Sardou in 1894, "La Princesse Lointaine" by Edmond Rostand in 1895, "Les Amants" by Maurice Donnay and "La Figurante" by François Curel in 1896, "La Ville morte" by Gabriele d'Annunzio, "L'Affranchie" by Maurice Donnay, "Le Radeau de la Méduse" by Romain Coolus in 1898, were all premiered. On 3 December 1896, Bernhardt created herself "Lorenzaccio" by Musset and the following year "La Samaritaine" by Edmond Rostand.