The New York herald., 1879-08-31

country they saw even less of one another
than at Paris. Whom one appeared the other
vanished. outside the theatre they hurried away
as quickly possible and scattered like covey OF
partridges. AS their stay IN London grew longer
their enmites increased. and ii some ripened
into absolute hatred. New abuses Of power wicened
the gulf between societares and pen3ionnaires. The
latent conflict became publicly declared strife:
Artists who had been friends for fifteen years would
not shake each others hands, or even bow, when
they met.
avoided her comrades so completely that none of
them could ever discover where she lived. 1t was
the mystery OF the voyage
Ieagued against the pensionnares the societaires
in no great harmony among themselves. Tho
absence OF NJ Perrin put the management in the
hands OF Got. who thus gave offence to the other
they all wished to share the doyeas authority. Take
the rehearsals tor example. AS Got took his
place in the orchestra to direct the proceedings the
manager Of the week hastened to sit beside him and
share in the direction; then all the societaires
who were not actually ON the stage hurried. in
order of seniority. to take place either hand OF
them, and assist in the direction; and all these i'm
provised directors would shout ut the moment
to the artist ON the stage. who paid 10 attention to
Things were at this point when at last N. Perrin
arrived in London-snd /. was time for serious
authority to intervene People had begun to fear
that the performances would be stopped.
1t was critical moment.
WHAT N. FOUND.
But Of all the party none had been SO thoroughly
annoyed rs NJ. Perrin He fonnd all his plans up
sot. Every play which he relied had been
scuttlcd and sunk His entire repertory of modern
comedies had been turned upside down. The best
works of the younger Dumas 'L'Estrangere." "Le
scene or two from their total wreck the othcr
hand the classical repertory including "Tartufe," "
"L'Etourdi and Lies Femmes Savantes," had
roused the enthusiasm of the British. Moiarc was
received with acclamation true it that natural
gaiety, puissance OF art and u marvellous genius
cannot miss tho admiration of any people in any
age Moi9re saved the honor Of tho Com6die
Francaise.
There were few pieces set in the original pro-
mo @
Uasard," which obtained brilliant success; and.
also certain little comodiettas Of the modern style
such as ..L;Etincelle." by paineron and LITE de
Ia Saint Martin, by Meiihac aud Haevy.
Croizette. whose fate was bound up with that Of
the works which tailed, found opportunity to re-
gain the good graces of the public. Succeeding
poorly in Lies Caprices dc Marianne" she had TO
Witness the triumph in the same play Of Madeleine
ing her visit in 1870. Delaunay, the inimitabe
,eane premier. being unable to shine III his
notable parts Of the Rue Richeneu. took
a brilliant revenge in the classical comedies.
Worms, for whom the French have much par
tiality. won little applause. and Frederick
Tebyre won none. AS for Mounet Sully, the Eng
sh soon wearied of his extravaganza Of gesture his
grimaces and his wildness of eye. They dubbed HIM
the ..Madman, and the nickname stuck. Got.
Coquelin aud Barre among the men; Sarah Bern
harft Jeanne Sarnary and Emile Broisat among the
ladies, were far the best treated. Coquolin never
appeared the stage without exciting an ovation;
he succeeded in all his parts. oven in pieces that
mscarried, and among actors who met with abso-
He kept his good temper to tho end. Nothing
came aniss to him. neither the management nor
the rehearsals nor the petty discomforts. He even
found to go out to evening parties and rccite
two pieces of poetry at f2o piece. and crossed the
Channel to spend an hour with Gambetta and his
political friends. His remarkable vitality, both
rs man and artist. carried the English by
storm They were never tired of singing
his praises He paid no sort of attention to the
rules cared nothing for prohibitions against play
ing in private drawing rooms. and they dared not
demonstrate lest he should say. like Theirs OF old.
s.Reinovo NO." Possibly NJ. Perrin would take him
Mt his word If Got and Delaunay not always ut
hand to soothe the managerial wrath. Coquelin. in
RETURN will help them one day to the Cross OF the
Legion Of Honor
SARAH, THE DIVINE.
Besides. il Coquelin was careless of rules. Sarah
Bsrnhardt treated them with still lofter contempt.
Sho had even weakened thereby the alteration of the
British public which disposed to lie at her feet.
did not satisfy her restless soul; that she strove
to astonish London as painter, sculptor writer,
journalist in politics. on the lecture plat
form and in society; that. donning male costume,
she traversed the thieves quarter Of the city with
policeman; that she had political interviews with
the Prince of Wales; that she visited the most
evening she played drawing room charades. which
were composed expressly to mt her talent. and
allowed her chisel bust before the eyes OF Sc
lcct and very private audience.
The result is equally we'll known-the failure to
appear; the scandal that threw discredit on the
whole company; and the famous resignation which
has already gone the rounds OF the press in two
hemispheres. and has served to increase the noto-
riety or this Enthusiastically wonderful artist.
To-day the tunult is over; the resignation has
boon Withdrawn. Sarah Bernhardt romans . Socio-
taire of the Comede Francaise. The excitement was
for moment great; for Paris. no less than London,
loves Sarah Bernhardt and cannot do without her.
The other night she more applauded than all
her sisters when she passed across the stage IN tho
ceremonie of lie Malade lmaginafre."
And here Is little anecdote TO as the mot de
la fn-One day at rehearsal seeing the theatre full
OF managers friends, she stopped short. and in
u violent passion fell to abusing England and the
English. She finished her bitter harangue by apply
ing epithet to tho country which so horrhed the
intrudors that they fled i'll dismay.
1t wis the first time since Waterloo that the Eng
lish had heard that epithet.
And Cambronne. whoh he used it, was not on Eng
lish soil.