The daily gazette., 1880-11-17
Sara Ber rnhardt at Home.
INTERESTING CHAT WITH THE
GREAT ARTISTE ON VAR
led TOPICS.

ALL ABOUT HER MODES OF LIFE, HER
ECoENTRIcITIEs, TIE SKELETON IN
HER BED ROOM, HER COFFIN AND
HER NEW BUST OF LoNGFELLow.
"Mlle. Bsrnhardt will see you sir, +"
said one of the writers at the Albe-
marie Hotel yesterday afternoon, as
he returned from taking up the card
OF the Star representative. Follow
ing the waiter, the reporter soon stood
knocking at Mile. Bernhardt's door.
"Come I'M" said pleasant voice. =
The reporter entered. Mile. Sara
stood in the centre of the parlor, and
advanced gracefully, with extended
hand.
Welcome" she said, as she shook
hands with the reporter.
Mile. Bsrnhardt was neatly attire 4
in long trailing robe Of white velvet
embossed and lined with white satin.
Around her neck she wore the inevit-
able lace scarf. She wore no jewelry
Of any description. She sank into q
large armchair, and for nearly an
hour cOnvetsed pleasantly with tho
reporter. She has winning, vivaci
Gus manner of talking, but when her
face is in repose there is worn look
upon it thai tells of the excessive la
Dor Of the artistic. Her face is slightly
oval in shape, her eyes are blue, and
light up brilliantly as she engages in
conversation.
HER FIRST INTERVIEW.
"This is my first interview manner
lea, said Mile. Sara, chat is, since
left the ste amer. 1t was very kind OF
the gentlemen Of The press to come to
meet me-"
"What was your first impression Of
the countiy?"
81 think your Bay very beautiful
and shall never forget that beautiful
sail up to the city that lovely October
morning. l thought the Americans
very hospitable to meet me-"
"What are your impressions of the
city ?"
kf"Superbl l lave seen but q small
portion of it, but l admire it very
much. And the people! they are so
very amiable and SO very kind to me
| have be en- to Central Park, and
thought it very very beautiful--worthy
of such great city as New ork. want
to see every portion Of your city, and
when these tedious rehearsals are ovor
| shall endoavor to spend great deal
of time In what you Americans call"
and here the lady used plain Eng
lish-"sight seeing"
elbow do New York audiences im-
press you ?
"They have received me very kindly,
and my impression is that the audi
ences are very discriminating. l
have noticed that in the applause.
They seem to understand every point,
it is in a foreign language,
and their applause is all the more
pleasing from being so judicious. The
ladies especially are very discriimina-
ting"
BRRNHARDT ON HER CRITICS.
"And the critics ?" asked the inter-
viewer
Mile. gave her shoulders a sugges-
tive shrug. "Really, l cannot speak
on that subject, for never read the
criticisms in the journals, nor have
hem read to me. ask my manager,
Mr.. Jarrett, if they are favorable. If
le says no, why"-here came another
,hrug of tho shoulders-"I submit to
t. I followed the same plan in Eng
and. am quiet satisfied to leave tho |
natter to Mr.. Jarrett"
"You saw Miss Clara Morris ?"
eyes. She is great actress.
vas panied to learn of her illness"
'Have you done any work in your
tudlo since your arrival ?"
"Alas no. have not had single
moment 10 myself. The necessity for
borough rehearsals compels me to
pend much of my time at the theater.
'hen the performances consume time,
no receptions and study take all the
est. When leisure comes | shall
,ork on Two busts, one of them bust
f your sweet poet Longfellow."
"Of all the characters you enact,
yhioh do you consider your best ?"
The actress was silent for moment.
"Really," she said, "you ask ME a
uestion cannot tell how to answer.
es, l can answer" she laughingly
xolaimed. "When play in GER ain
haracter and come home feeling hap
y and contsnted, l think that is my
est character but, if in day or two
play another character and feel hap-'
Y after it, then l think that is my
est character. love all my charac-
IFS, and strive TO act each one on the
tme high level"
sARA's COFFIN AND SKELETON.
awe in America have read of Mile.
and her eccentricities, SO !
ardon the question. Do you really
,ssess coffin ~
"Why, OF course" exclaimed the
stress, 81 have it in my home. Why
1t? shall sleep in it some time"
at is said that you have slept in c
7"
"That is NJ ewspaper gossip. No such
ing ever occurred"
"And you really possess skeleton%'