, 1879-07-29
Chicago Buatain the strikers In GoldsInith's iaca
tory. The motion was carried, aud tho meeting
Adjourned until nH1k Monday evening.
SA1sAH DERNnARDT.

k3ef Vtkik ~ THIS CUn1tty 60 fxtGnu 10 ~
f.ense Yent-An ExttIlsht Company to
PlAy with 1Iof-ffef ,Tttturos and Statue
sry to lie Dlaptnyed Hero.
corrupoaasnes .yesr fork Trtoune.
LONDON. July i'll believe must say that
Mile. sarnh hernharlt's Withdrawal from tho
Comedle Francase ia now thing fnllg de-
| tcrutnel on-ao far as her own resolution Is
conccrheh TIE terms OF her American tour
are nlao 50 led. and Of the European tolir
| which In prccedc Il. In fact, the dramatic
life Of this extraordinary artist Is arranged In
advance for the uext tbrco years and moro But
let us tako things In order; and Gtss--thoueh
It is not tle i1rst 10 time-hes Journey to Tho
| United States. shall speak all through this
| letter OF plans and iutcntlona rs understand
them to exist at this moment. II changes arc
mndo, II will be time enough to mention them
| when they occur.
Il Is settled, then, that Nile. Bcrnhasat will
sail for tho unitod States at tne end Of Sep
| tctnber, 1880. iicr frat performance will
| be given In New York in November,
and ehc will probably remain in New
York tTo or three months. Strength
permitting, she will play ak nights week, but
/ should not ndvlso anybody 10 count oh this
part Of the programme bainC carried out literal
". Mile. Deruhartlts health Is By no means
robust. From countless descriptions And photo.
gfaphs you haye formed IN idea Of her frnGility,
which Is probably eracgerased,-bn size Is
delicate creature alt tho sumo, Of q finer
clay than most, and tho grenter part
Of her strength comes, one may
suppose, from thoeo. "neFyes'" whicl, her
- her own account OF hcrseli. It remains to
he eeen what effect New York Wlntcr may
| have on syatem 80 slight Ia physique md so
| etrung IN intellectual endowment, In emotion,
= -. ~ a. pffr
@ spares ca herself. Complaints haye leen heard in
London that she did not fuldl nil her engage
ments In private houses. She Was, Tor example,
to bayo acted last Tuesday for tic second time
! at MEs. %Drasscy't, but never cafne. she had
acted at the thentra the same evening, gone
home, changed her costume, gone down stairs.
entered her carriage, and tainted rs ehe entered
It. She waa carried back iuio tito houac, and
remained unconscious fDr nu hour. Tile guests
| At MrA. BEaseey's. who knew nothing OF all thp,
set down her Abscnec 10 caps1ce hut It is l,nsdiY
probable that allc faintcd on purpose 10 dlsap-
point the people who wcre waiting TO hear her
In Park,tan9; or tlut she enloss ttcRe ac-
ctdents any moro than others who Buf1er ny
them. Tint the was really Ill when she fal'ed
to play In "L'EtsanQoEo y is now known; nhd
1t Is to be unmarked tttnt this IL the only occa-
sion on which she has failed u keep her promise
to the public at tho theatre during her London
visit.
turn; In an order which depends 60 much on
circumstances That It Il hardly worth
while 70 gtve details Of the management
ns at present contemplated. 1t will be
mora interesting for, Tou 10 know That Nile.
Hcrnlardt's shy III America Is expected to Inst
for two years. 1t will not be less than one, IN
any case. She goes under an agseemeut, which
believe Is already signed, With Ar. @ Jarrett,
whom yor know as Nine. Chsistine WILSON'S
agent: MI. Jarrett has been actng;tn London for
Mile. Bernhardt, to whom Mine Nilsson rccoul-
mended him In terms which long experience
Of bis capacity aud fidelity warranted. Tie
question Of terms Il = delicate cue cue 70 treat II
English paper atory that Mile. Bcrnt.ardt was
to receive $400,00 The story Tas not nccu-
rate, but vas pretty generally credited, and tho
from TINT whigi Is likely 10 aoernc to her II tho
present Contract ls carried out to tho end. But
the agreement Is not made Tor lump cum.
Mile. Dcrnhardt Is 10 recelvf 5000 frnncs t$6oo}
day in addition for expenses Mr. Jarrett takes
upon himself ail charges Of every kind. 1t Is lie
who employs and pays the company that Is to
DO osganlzed for this Journey. Judge that thts
whist, accompanied Sllc. Rachel. it Is under
stood that co1npetent actors md actresses ase to
be selected. Mile. Ber',hasat expresses herself
sss Ks to Susae snnsaI 0efFe f .G @ p9sss
tss not tne5 5eF' whom eu s s'' nss nfsne e,rsd q
about with her. At fc4ss one Of hes former
o a @ eo and
|
her. mean N. Maltuart who for rnnny years
paat has 1lled at The Theatre Francais what NC
call the "heavyn roles In tragedy. Unr nr two
other names might Als0 be mentioned. For tie
rest, DO definite scheme is settled. but the bezt
| talent peocurab!o Will be- employed, and tic
company will bavb the advantage Of traintnE
and supervision ut the ha.,tls Ut the lsst Irving
actress. 1t rf1l perhaps also enjoy .he bcnsit
Of acting together for sono tltno before goiug
to America.
fou may expect to sec Mile. Bernhartlt in q
number Of the characters Ia wl,icl. she Is most
coursc, in "Icruaui" as DoHa Sol. In
"L'Etrangere" as INrs. C'arkson. aud in kome
which shc has never pla!ed In Paris; IN ''Fre'l
Fr9u," ior sxamP,c' which wa fay9[ite A,[i Esst
Dcscleo. am no: sure whether | commit On
indlscrotion in adding TINT Mile. Beruhards
hos y In contemplation TO apIear in
jniiet" snIa'sa aud n iIamist.n but In that cass
she will play neither Jaiet nor 0pat!fa. Hes
ambition Is to act Romeo aud Hamits. These
plays will not be given In English, but in French
in N. Francois lugo's version l should sup
3s Jug. s o 9''s ns e. tssas
pa'n!es I'D ssulpsot Ho ysns shs VIII opsa pn.
dono in London. y pleascs people who think
censider the e1hib1on ,, nere a. .,1y .S,p1ly % sort
all London Is talking Of her. whcr
her every cvcntnG Is engaged, and when 81.
doos not get penny more or less whether tht
ha1a not pointed out. tho truth /.
Mile. Bernhaelt takes her paluttne
and her other art work VERY &C.
riously. 1t ia - not merely thai slIt
IL not content with drutnatic fame, Of which shs
sometimes speaks ~ q thing TOO evaneseant Il
perpetuate her seuown. 6ha paints her p!ctute'
a1!d u'odols her groups and busts, 0tst, bechuss
. st.e has something to express In That way sbs
in onoe lis II sre
sums, ana the prcea OF what she has dis
posed Of this year.. both In Paris md Lou
don, amount to another large sum. You SC,
that this lady, with Ill her poetic genius
. has very prseuca! aide To her character; To-
which | suppose VIC Americans, prlAIng our
selves on practical qualltses, sha, not think the
, | Worsn Of heE.
a European tour Is to preccde the American
. Mile. Bcrnhsrdt returns to Paris ue1t week e
vetnba shs stnrN for Russia. mud dnriut