New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-25
MILE. BERNHARDT COMING.

-, ,,,pp1CAN ENGAGEMENT ARRANGED.
-, vrTr4pRAwAL OF MILE. BEHNHAkDT fkoh
-ur coNFpIE FRANCHISE FULLY SETTLED ON
,vp VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY TO EXTEND TO AT
sr . yFAR-AN EXCELLENT COMPANY 10
-, WIN HrR-HER PICTURES AND sTATU-
,,,, To RE DISPLAYED HERE.
=, ,ur REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuNt'l
-. Jnlv Ill believe must say that MILE
q Rsrnbardts withdrawal from the Comeole
t,-aro,i.e Is now thing fully determined on-So
= :, her own resolution Is concerned. Inc terms
= - American tour are also settled, ana Oh 'no
1,,,,eau torr which is to precede H. In Iao.' 'No
sr,r,ot.c life of this extraordinary arusV Is az
eaarod in advance for the next three years anu
80 l,rt let Us take things IN oruer an" us
,Iouob II is not the first in tlme-ner JouineS 80.
tnou l, go shall speak all through this
- g ,lors and intentions as understand Vheni
So So -. ,l,is moment If changes are made u
49,, -, orongh TO mention them when they
occur am, p...,,or7+ viii sail
-, T-nited States at the end of September l7So'
r. ct performance Will be gwen IN NeW-loIh
= November. and she will probably REMAIN
- Ney-York two or three months otrehs'"
,or,,itrinr. she will play SIX hsutS
- but | should not advise anyoo"y "
co,n+ on this part of the programme oeIhs "a.
81. literally Mile Bernhardrs health Is DS ho
,,oans ronust From countless descriptions anu
rnot,crapbs Won have formed an idea oil her ma
r;l;tv-vbich is probably exaggerated-out she u
5licata creature all the same, of nner clay IMAM
most and the alter part of her strength coHie-'
,,,, may s1ppose. from those NERVES when heI
cri+ics COMPLAIN of. "Je suis touJours maiaue i
her own account Of herself. II remains 10 DC ''"
vbat effect New-York Winter may have on Sy'-
te,p 80 slight in physique and so strong IN lnteneC
- an, y,vcr,eut in emotion and in force OF WILL
.; not a ,,arson who spares herself. Complaints
hove been heard in London that she dld not Iulh'
MI her engagements in private houses She was Iol
evampe. To have acted last Tuesday Tor the second
time at Mrs. Brasscy's, but never came She had
ocred AT the theatre the same evening, gone nome
changed her costume gone down stairs, entered her
carriapp and tainted she entered IL. She was
carried back into the house and remained uncon-
slio,s for an hpur The guests at Mrs. Brassey's,
who knew nothing of all this set down her absence
20 caDric. butitis hardly probable that she tainted
on purpose to disappolnt the people who were wait
Ing 70 hear her in Park-lane; OF that she enjoys
these accidents any more than others who suffer by
tbem. That she was really III when she failed to
rlav IN d. L'EtrauCere " is now known and it is to
b. remarked that this is the only occasion on which
the thea,re during her London visit.
After Ncv-York other cities will take their turn ;
IN an order which depends so much on circum-
stances that it is hardly worth while 10 give details
pf the management as al present contemplated. II
will be more interesting for you to know that Nile
Bemharlts stay in America Is expected to last for
two years. il viii not be less than one, in any
,ase She goes under an agreement, which be-
Eeve Is already signed, with Mr.. rrett, whom you
know as Mime. Christine Missions agent Mr.. Jar
rett has been acting in London tOI Nile. Bernhardt,
10 whom Nine. Nilsson recommended him in terms
which long experience of his capacity and fidelity
warranted. The question of terms Is delicate one
10 treat IN pubhc. quoted the other day from an
English paper story that Nile. Bernhardt
was 10 receive 100000. The story was
not accurate. but was pretty generally cred-
tied, and tine sum named is, IN reality, not
very different from that which is likely 10 accrue TO
her If the present contract Is carried out to the end.
But the agreement is not made for lump sum.
Mile Bernhardt is 10 receive 5000 francs 5000
for each representation, with 100 francs go a
dav in addition for expenses. Mr.. Jarrett takes
upou himself all charges Of every kind. It Is he
Who employs and pays the company that is to be
Organized tor this journey Judge that this troupe
will be of a very different sort from that
which accompanied Nile. Rachel. 1t is under
stood that competent actors and actresses are
n he selected Mile. BernEardt expresses herself
unwilling TO appear before American audiences
with the bundle of sticks lrhe phrase is not hers
but was current at the time whom Nile. Rachel
carried about with her. At least Of her former
comrades of the Com6die Frarca,se. and not the
least distinguished, viii probably 90 with her. l
mean NJ. Maubaut, who for many years past has
flied at the Theatre FrancaIs what we call the
"heavy' roles in tragedy. One OF two other
names might also be mentioned. For the rest, no
definite scheme is settled, but the best talent
curable VIII DE employed, and the company VIII
have the advantage Of training and supervision at
the hand, of the first living actress. II will
perhaps also enjoy the benefit Of acting togetherfor
some zine before gong TO America.
You may expect 10 see Nile. BernhaTdt in anum-
be- OF the characters In which she is most famous
here and IN Pasis-in "Ph6dre' OF course, in Sc Her
mani as Do7a SoL IN L'EtraugeIe" as Hrs. Clark
sou. aad ia soue which she has never played in
PARIS: 30 Frou Frou," for example, which was
q iayorij, part with that admirable and lamented
az i.t. Nile Desgl6e. ! am not sure whether /
commit au udscretion in adding that Nile Bern
haIdt Ia. il In contemplation to appear in
two Shakcsp-areau plays. viz, Romeo and
Ju, et' ard in Hamlet" Bat in that case
she will play neither JHiiet nor Ophe'iG.
Her ambition is 20 act Romeo and Hamlet. These
plays vi not Doe given in English, but II French
in H. Francois HugUs version. should suppose.
Yen VIII have an opportunity, moreover, to Judge
Of Nile Bernhardis talents painter aud sculptor.
She VIII open an art gallery IN New-YOrk as She
hal done iu London. 1t pleases people who think
on 'aieu. enough for one woman, 10 consider the
exhibition here as only sort Of advertisement.
What need ME- Bernhardt has Of advertising her
self when AN LDldon Is talking of her, when her
every ev,rncls engaged, and when she does not
ger penny more OF less whether the Gaietv
Theatre bc jul or empty, these per
SONS have not pointed out. The truth is
Me Beinhardt takes her painting and her other
az WINK Nr.- --rnns-N L i. NOT merely that she