Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-19
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BERNHNRnT'S DEBUT.
0pcplng of sara isc,mhardt's sra-
mnue scn~on MT houth's Thcntcr.
New Nork,
VarWspondtnr e Chicago rimcs.'

Correspondents II Chicago Tunes
MN Monk. November s. Mile Sara
! Rcrnharat opened her season in this
country tonight Al Booths rhcater, III
! "Adrlcmo lccouvreus" The fame of
the actress has aroused the public Gu
rlVSity and interest to the highest pitch,
and her entrcc upon tho American
stage was Witnessed hy an enormous
brilliant and kindly disposed audience.
No such audience has hailed the ad-
vent ofany foreign artist since the last
appearance here Of Charles Dickens.
The crush in front ut the thca;cr was
So great that hundreds Of unfortunate
! people who held tickets were not able
to push their way through the thmng
into the theatre until long after 5
O'clock, All the standing room was sold
within half m hour after tho box
office opp, ned, and through bad man
agcmem tho thousands Of disappointed
Abundance seekers wero allowed to inn
! pcde the entrance of the ticket holders,
The curtain, therefore arose on
house half full In tho audience were
large numbers of the most prominent
people OF the city. Clara Morris had
recovered sufficiently from her recent
illness ~ hc prcscut and she WAS the
ccntrNl figure in ono OF tho prosecnium
boxes, and WAS very lavish &c her ap-
plNuSc, Mile, Remhardt could not
have addressed n moro generous anil
hearty audience. II was sume mo-
mcntS after her cntroc in the second
act before the Overlooking enthusiasm
OF the audience subsidized, and the plnV
WAS allowed to proceed, The artist nc
| knowlcdgcd the warm welcome She
received most gracefully, and with n
very prctuly assumed mir Of mingled
grattude, trcpidMion and modcsty
Only twice during the play was its ac-
ton interrupted Ivy any considerable
applause, and these occasions were uf
ter tho great scene of recrimlnntion
between AdriCunc and the Princess dc
lIouillon, and the rendering Of tho
striking passage from phedre IN the
fourth act; but nj the end of enc Mile
Bcrnhardt was recalled again and again
After the fourth act she wns called be-
fore tho curtain four times, and many
very costly and elaborate tloml designs
were then passed "a her over the foot
lights, AZ the end of the plnv she was
called ont four times Her opening
night was splendid ovation, and what
over may have been the impression
Mile llcrnhardt made upon her audi
cnce rs u great artist, they were deter
mined "a give her Ii grand welcome
and To pay all homage To- her repuin-
ton and professions w. mn actress. Not
the least notHhlo feature of her appear
anco was what She wore In "Adrica-
nc LecOuyrcur' she makes no lcss than
five changes of costume, which caused
it to hc nicknamcd "lho Play IN Five
Dresses One wns described hy her
yesterday ~ the grand lupo IN rosc-col-
or sntin over II chenille galGe ombroi-
dercd with gold. Another was grand
Turquc in white satin embroidered in
Nmlegntcd eulurs, very ancient, Then
there WINS II grand Mautcnu Of white
MORE with gold bouquets. The chem
isetto of Turkish gduac was imported
from Constnntinnple expressly for her,
and was gathered in NJ the whist with
rich girdlo Of white pearls, turquoiscs
and other precious stones. presented Ia
her by tho Prince Of Wales. In the
same net she also wears q jowcod cross
studded with diamonds Another of
her costumes was u rich robe Of white
satin, with bouquets of roses and other
ornaments in the style Of the Louis
! XIV period grand train of cream
colored satin over tablicr of blue sat.
IN wns tho leading feature Of another
costume.
The amount Of money paid into the
| treasury torto.niEhts performance was
about $1,000 Mile. Bcrnhnrdts first
impression upon her audience was Of
n woman who was not beautiful nitor
the fashion Of accepted model, but
was of II gracious and refined presence,
Of much aminbility and sweetness ~
expression, and calm and roposcful Of
demeanor. One felt ut once II sense of
pleasure III the grace Of her carriage
and movement, and in her voice, its
sympathetic quality, liz charming
incubation. The SIN says OF her act
ing.
In the two great scenes in the third
aud fourth acts she was simply hewil-
dering, Il lurid and amazing phenom-
enon Of emotion and passion. II il
impossible 70 describe the impression
that the scene produced which ends
with tile recitation from Phedre. With
each line she seemed 10 add eubit to
the stature Of Adrienne, until she tow
cred above her cold and knocking rival,
every fiber trembling ut its own tension,
her face glowing like u furnace
very embodiment Of consuming hatred
md whitening scoi1. II was supreme
effort, and overwhelming in its effect.
In the last act her treatment Of the
character is Il marvellous depletion Of
anguish and despair, accumulated and
rendered more poignant by physical
suffering. II il Il history that begins in
sadness. progresses in gricfthat changes
10 rapture, and that ends in ncxpress-
iblc pain and despair. II was deeply
affecting spectacle. II touched all
hearts, melted all sympathes, stirred
the profoundcst emotions, and wrought
one up ~ d pitch Of feeling Of which
no idea can be conveyed. M. Angelo
was Maurice de SAKE, ;and he furnished
as depressing and perfunctory an i'm.
pcrsonation as one cttnld well imagine.
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