Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-21
Sarah Bernhardt.

 A Glimpse of the Scene on Her Arrival
 Twenty-Eight Trunks-AIr. Abbey. the
 Great Mannger-HTr. Jarrett, of London,
 Long Q NeighbOr Of Charles Dickens.
 Sarah Bernhardt arrived in this city yes- terday afternoon on the 3:25 train from Bos- ton, accompanied by Manager Henry E. Ab- bey and MT. Henry Jarrett, of London, her own agent and manager. There was quite a crowd at the depot eagerly watching for her appearance There were about 30 persons in all in her retinue, most of whom had come two hours earlier. She came in the elegant hotel car ''City of Worcester her own special car, and was very much pleased with it. Everybody was all agog as the train thundered into the station, and there was considerable pushing and jostling to get fair glimpse of the renowned stranger. With Mlle Bernhardt in the "City of Wor- cester" were MT. Abbey and MT. Jarrett. MT. Schwab, Mir. Abbey's assistant, had come in advance. As the train stopped, the crowd, some 200 in number, besieged the ear, and as Mile. Bernhardt appeared, the cry '"There she is'' broke out The distinguished actress took in the situation very pleasantly, but betrayed a nervous haste to get away. Officer Kennedy had cleared passage way, and the star was escorted to the carriage, leaning upon the arm of Mir. Jarrett, and was speedily driven to the New Haven House. Here, also, stopped her sister, Miss J. Bernhardt, MT. Jarrett, MT. Abbey, MT. Schwab, ''Mlle. Sidney of Paris, Tehan sou- dan of Paris, James A. Hayne of New York, Marie Colombia and maid and four domes- tics. .'' The remainder of the company quartered at the Fremont House. Mile. Bernhardt, feeling very fatigued, retired to her suite of rooms and rested until time to depart for the Opera House, receiving no callers. MT. Abbey, Mir. Jarrett, MT. Schwab and va- rious members of the company repaired to the Opera House and had an interview with Marshal Carl1, and with him looked about the stage and familiarized themselves with the premises. The ladies of the company chat ted their French so volnbly as to give vivid impressions to two colored domestics who were busy about the stage. Having found everything to their satisfaction and expressed much pleasure at seeing so fine an opera house in 8 provincial city, Messrs Abbey and Jarrett returned to the hotel, the former soon proceeding to Loomis' Temple of Music on financial business
 In an interview with MrRAbbey he spoke of Mile Bernhardt's satisfaction with Boston There she had had a trife of spare time. But her professional engagements so far had left her little room for relaxation, not as much as she sometimes wished. Then there was a good deal of travelling mixed in, much more than she was used to in Europe Her inn pressions of America were very pleasant, all excepting attacks upon her from the pulpit. She came here as an artist and would protect her character from false and slanderous re- ports. relying upon American law and sense of justice. Her baggage, yes she alone has twenty-six trunks full of costly dresses and wearing apparel The dress she wears tonight in Camille cost $2, 800. Be side twenty-six trunks full she has no end of pillows, rugs, shawls, etc. We have 10S trunks in all
 Yes! she has, no doubt considerable pri- vate fortune if you estimate the value alone of her beautiful country villa near Havre and her fine residence in Paris. She spends money lavishly and most generously. She is picking up English little we find, and l thinks to become tolerably conversant with our vernacular before she leaves this country for her home, which will be probably next April. She expects before her return to pro- | duce 'L' Etranger" in Boston, and two other pieces that she has not before given in this country.
 What does her share of the profits amount to thus far Let me see. have not figured it exactly up to date, but it is close on to $6O, GOO. Her share in Boston last Saturday alone was over $3, 900. She gave matinee as well as an evening performance. We go to Hartford tomorrow, thence to Montreal, giving three nights there, then toSpringfeld thence successively to Baltimore, Philadel- phia Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and New Orleans. I think we shall not go to California In various of the large cities we remain a number of nights. MT. Abbey is fine ap- bearing gentleman, black hair and heavy moustache, commanding and prepossessing and about 35 years of age.
 Mir. Jarrett, Mile. Bernhardt's confidential agent and business manager, occupied rooms on the second floor of the New Haven House. near Mile. Bernhardt's suite. He is most affable and genial gentleman, past middle life, portly and white-haired, man who has an experience as a manager in Italian opera in Europe for 30 years, and has known person ally all the great lights of the stage in that period abroad. He brought Christine Mill son and Pauline Lucca to this country, being the manager for both these noted stars. He
 
 Dickens for many years. MT. Dickens resi- dence in London for years previous to his re- moval to Gads Hill was at Tavistock, Lon don, and Mir. Jarrett's garden and that of Mir. Dickens joined. Mir. Jarrett was a member of the same club of which Thack- cray was member