New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-10

Grievance was the immense success of Nile Barter,
young actress OF very f RHcba Nile Bantet
was the one redeemiug feature Of that unpopulHro
piece and the public took great fancy 10 heI - ~
caise treated the neW-cOmer-whO IS not yer an as
sociate-as phoenix, and they only too Wen sue
ceeded in their object Inc same th,ns Sba foo
was mOnOpOlist of fame, and WOrdiy auFannCatSSi'
and all for herself and the world well Iost' hestoii,
an Italian was set up against ner Woman Of rich
heart and noble SOUL won IN Medea anu az +b bia
" Marie Stuarda" poisoned the existence VI 'n0
star Of the Francasc.
SEEKING NEWSPAPER COMFORT
Tho nnblicitv which the quarrel with NJ Perrin
has obtained for Sarah u.s. to some extent, balm TO
her wounded soul. Her tables are covered WIN
Journals. Tho articles about her are scoreu'
and her sons tutor has given up teaching
to arrange them in q scrap-bOOk. News agents
been telegrapbed to " wire all they see aoout
the Bernhardt-Pcuin feud to the Rue fOrtuny' un-
less when the commentaries are very long, III
which case they are to give dry reasons ana
send the original matter by post Iheatrl-
cal weekly critics, which are really wen
done in France, are eagerly examined ni,o
They are almost unanimous in allowing tnat sue
merits public favor in blaming her LOT I'd
cause she was idOzcd for a while, sue WetIItrIn
idotry and in conveying to hGr tnf be MANY
sdcd genius. She is also tolu thaI -, IIt
Com6die Francalse can better do WITHOUT
her than she can do without IL
CONsOLING OFFER.
NJ. Duquesnel offers the irato and eccentric
"star" 100000 francs year if she VIII JON
company formed by him aud play in theatre he
will hire. As Duquesncl has faedd in business
Mile Sarah Brrnhardt hcstates to attach her
fortunes to his. She says she will only work
with her paint brush and modelling
tools for tho two ensuing years.
except in England. where she has theatrical en-
qagemcnt of long standing. ain informed, how
ever that she thus talks not to afford the judges
an excuse for rendering severe Judgment against
her hopes for brilliant offers from abroad
Sarah undertook to learn English after she came
back from England She employed an English lady TO
teach her, and when asked AZ . %4aL "p1 ~ IN
lessons would he taken. replied FROM 10 $ III
the morning. Between rchrarSals at the NarlctltS
for London, al the Francals, her studio her IGau,
ings and recitatonS the play Shr Is W[l'S' Iuu %
no other time To apply herself 10 EnenNl
She made fair enough progress for an aIllll !nI-
eigncr Int she did not get competent To READ page
of English without t hayHE mc emf yuigT
Dutch are the only tongues she proposes,
and they will not carry her through the w0FI'i
Well educated English and Americans are sllppo'cil
to know French. But how few oi them Know II
well: or amongst those who know It, how many en-
Joy French versllicatlon, which BYroh Iei'
TO he the "Whrtstuuc Of the teeth. monol-
ony and w1rc'? English poetry, on winch
thS Anrlo-SaxOn taste is formed, is to the French
as the natural to the artificial rose. IL 80 appears
that Sarah BrruharltS forte lies IN reciting AlcXan-
dcrncs, which only French play-gocrS really care
for.
CHARACTERISTICS
Sarah BcrnAarlt is ambitious Of shining before
mankind az universal genius. Hidden in her
slender frame there ~ Il deal of vitality and vital
energy Without being comcal, she has what the
French call esprit Her perceptions all true. Sarah
PANTS for money az there souls who pant for the
ideal. She pants for domination and for fame--or at
least for its dollar-makinR counterfeit publicity.
She has all the distinction intellect can give with
ont the warmth Of soul that ricNairS great talent
into the highest genus. Nature lar rom RlNlhg nl
university. vigorously cnnhrcd heT III certain
branches of dramatic art. Sarah Is best seen IN
Druflr and her side face Is OF a east when prccluurS
mobility Her eyes and npsirils are expressive but
only of a few emotions and :hr outline of her nose
is opposed TO varying shades OF expression. Lips
wide and strong are formed 10 emf Sohlu W'll'
but not to moduate decatcly The voice, which -
very sweet and iui in the medal register, nut
weak above, and hOarsc bctincs, ana TOO 0it"n on
false pitch. or 10 adopt NJ. Emile Angler criticism.
"mal guidGe." PathQs Of peculiar sort
she can command. IL will never turn her
head grey before its time. II Is very pretty
very interesting very ia'Gnnig pt IHi live
feline and fclincs do not tnuch dcrplying chords Of
sympathy. Her Ih(dyc is n langnishlng feline
rnthcr o6cying the fatalities OF her organization
than a victim of Divine anger. Good
and evil principles do not war around
her The moral sense IL not brought INTO sharp
antagonism with animal prop 'nslt les and mel e. ~
| ea,y her n"rSouatrd BY Sarah Brrnhardt, Is only
elegant picturesque, lOvcslck. One pItics her, be-
cause she Is such wonder of physical grace and
cannot help herself Angler took this ground
III cTitzing SaraLs PRESERVATION OF fdrTiHore
which. in his opinion. she rendered badly.
Yet Sarah Brrnlardt is remarkable for the
absence in her style Of what is commonplace
and prurent. H. Arentariere is n most difficult
aud complex character, and not suited To the
range of Mllc. Brrhardt. In DOHd SGT and Marie
he NcubDuy1 Mile, Sarah Is ncOnpaTablP. The
pathetic note dominates in these characters and the
actress. with admirable art. opposes the strength
of undying love to her physical Weakness. Most
ewes. The capacity to draw tears not granted TO
Sarah She is the AlabastcT Muse. and not
created to play strong passions or 10 call the emo
tians of tho heart into action. But in her way
she is very beautiful. We shuald not run
down TcnnysOn because he ~ not n Homer. Sarah
Brrnhardt ~ of the age of TcnnysOn. although the
best living interpreter Of the sublime Victor Hugo
whose women are delicate and delicious flowers Of