, 1880-07-18
PARIS,
The Trial OF Mile. Bernhardt for
Deserving the Comedie
Franchise.
A Russian Story Of the Grand-Duke
Alexis Experiences in
New York.
4he Duchess do Asaehy md Her Reteptions-ln
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The Duchess do Aaaehy mud Her Reteptions-l1
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Special Co correspondence of Tic Chicago Tribune
PARIS June A.-Instcatl Of absenting
itself from Cometlie Francaise, and donning
the hgurative sackcloth and ashes. on account
OF the absence Of Nile. Sara Bernhartlt, as
the great artist had anticipated, the fashion,
aolo world Of Paris has welcomed her sub
sntute, the new Clorinde, with great ELL
thusiasm and brilliant houses. At the last
performance Mile Grevy WAS in cream-col-
ored satin with black velvet trimmings; the
Countess de In Rouchefousauld-B Bisaccia, in
white satin and point de Venise, with a
couture OF ruby plulnes; the Princess Bien-
covano, Iii blets-lac, with d crown Of pansies !;
the Vlcomtessc lie Ganay, i'll robe of style
Louis XVI, with fichu Genlis, and coiffured
with many colored roses. The celebrated
beauty, Nine. Dischoffsheim, wore robe Of
]lght-biue combined with the color cheveaux
de la refine, heavy with silk embroidery and
! ornamentetl with gold buttons and wild
flowers on the corsage, and similar flowers in
her hair. Nine. Stanley was all i'll rose, with
n chapeau Var Dyck, also in rose-coior, and
long ostrich-plumes; while equally charming
/ ~ootau(o 6tIGeCA 3Uu Oll every llI1u.
| It is very evident the Comedie Franchise
t IS NOT 31oP1SG
over the departure of Mile. Sara to England:
and, mortifying as this fact is to the lady's
t pride, she Is not only obliged to acknowl-
edge 1t, but ALSO that her place has been ad-
vantageolsly filed by her rival in order TO
| decrease the amount Of damages demanded
| bv II. Perrin, Director Of .'La Alaison de
Molere." "What llarm," asks her lawyer,
has the departure OF Mile. Sara Bern
hardt inflicted on the ComGdie
Franeaise"' n. Perrin demands 100000
francs for damages sustained by her action;
but the Court cannot allow such charge In
view Of the trihing loss to the theatrew u.
Barbour, the lawyer Of Mile. Bernhardt,
| commenced, his argument by stating that he
did not intend to justify his client, but mere
ly demanded that the damages should be
granted III conformity with injury sustained
by the theatre, which, he maintained, was
very trihtng. The plea of indisposition was
brought forward by n. Barbour, which lie
stated, had prevented her from obeying all
the demands Of the memorable manager.
In substantiation OF this he produced letter
written by Mile. Bernhardt and addressed to
II. Perrin in the early, part Of the present
touching melanchoiy.' But the Court did
not seem to be impressed with the same idea,
AS the lawyers sad expression of coun-
tenance, as he read the touching missive, was
BY no means contagious in the assembly.
Mile. BernAardt therein recounted the suf-
ferings she had endured on account OF hay
ing exposed herself to fulfill sacred and
Imperative duty denandedof her by Heaven.
Sue was commanded, she stated, to cross
and there to pray for the souls OF the dead;
and III the performance OF this holy duty she