1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁built ▁a ▁reputation ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁Paris , ▁eventually ▁co - st arring ▁in ▁several ▁roles ▁with ▁Sarah ▁Bern hardt , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁rom ant ically . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁motion ▁picture ▁debut ▁alongside ▁Bern hardt ▁in ▁La ▁d ame ▁aux ▁cam éli as , ▁a ▁silent ▁film ▁made ▁in ▁France ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁play ▁by ▁Alexandre ▁Dum as , ▁fils . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁and ▁Bern hardt ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁first ▁published , ▁and ▁then ▁ret ract ed , ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁their ▁imp ending ▁marriage . ▁( She ▁was ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁his ▁senior .) ▁Back ▁in ▁France , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁they ▁made ▁their ▁second ▁film ▁together , ▁Les ▁Am ours ▁de ▁la ▁re ine ▁É lis abeth ▁( Que en ▁Elizabeth ), ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁Adri enne ▁L ec ouv re ur . ▁The ▁latter ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁lost ▁film . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Tel legen ▁went ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁produced ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁Oscar ▁Wil de ' s ▁play ▁The ▁Picture ▁of ▁Dor ian ▁Gray . ▁Inv ited ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Tel legen ▁worked ▁in ▁theatre ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁American ▁film ▁in