Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-09
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. SARAH BERNHARDT, Her Successful Debut at Booths
 Theater.
 A BRILLIANT DRAMATIC EVENT.. The Hall Crowded With En- thusiastic Spectators. ORGANIZATIONOF THE SENATE. Interesting Influence of Senator
 Mah0ne's Vote.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
 Sarah Bern Ina rdt's Debut-Booth's Thea.
 ter Packed with Spectators-People
 Struggling for AdmissiOn-TLe Great
 Actress Greeted with Prolonged Ap- l p1ause-HerAppearan and Acting.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Fully five thousand
 persons witnessed this evening the debut ot Sarah Bernhardt in America Booths Thea
 ter has been the scene of many sensational l dramatic scenes, but none like this Sixth
 avenue for block either side of Twenty-third
 street and Twenty-third street for two blocks l either side of Sixth avenue were thronged l with mass of men and women in full dress 1 struggling for admission to the theater. and
 long after every seat was occupied did men 1 and women contend for place and precedence.
 The management had taken precautions to 1 close the Sixth avenue doors and only the Twenty-third street entrance was open. A strong force of policemen detailed at the l doors were as powerless to enforce order as
 a class of Sunday school children, but the l crowd was an orderly one and only desired | guidance as to the shortest and most direct
 routes to the seats already secured, for nine out | of ten of the throng had reserved seats. h.
 side the theater was gathered as much of the beauty and fashion of New York as could be packed in the prescribed space, and Booth s Theater will hold more people than any other 1 in this city. The play was Adrte7a7oe Lecoat- l 0reur (Adrienne the actress), the great Bern l hardt, of course, appearing in the title role The first scene developed only Mile. Colom- biere, ''the Princess" M. Angelo as Maurice, l and M. Theufer the Abbe, of the principal members of the company which attends Mile. Bernhardt. The house was sufficiently at tentive to maintain silence, but unaccus- toned to French plays c la nGtura1e did not appreciate the various points made. But the house was filled to reple- tion before the curtain rose on the second act, and it should be said to the credit of the managers that the curtain was rung in the first act sharp on time thing almost unprecedented ill a time of gen eral theatrical excitement. When the second act opened everybody was on the Qati 0iUe for the entrance of Mile. Bernhardt. She ap- peared shortly after the act was well under way from the right of the stage, walking slowly and with traditional stage step to the front One-half of the house had risen to their feet to catch the first glimpse of the great French woman She had the appear ance of frail rather pretty girl. As she stepped to the front she was greeted with spontaneous and continued clapping of hands. There was no stamping, no shouting, but the cheering was continued until Bern hardt had acknowledged 1t with deep cour tesy which was twice repeated befor she was permitted to speak her first lines, ''Du Sul- inn i 6e afo which she effected to read from the book from which, as Adrienne, she was studying her part. Her first words were given in deep, tragic tone, but soon she changed like flash to light, frivolous banter, and the words poured from her throat as fast hu- man lips could shape them into syllables. Her action was rapid and energetic, with an occasional sudden lapse into the languid form of tired girl to the interpretation she gave to Adrienne. She was dressed in 8 light flowing robe that chung to her form. The sides of the skirt were tinged with pale bIue and the front was garnlshed with 8 light red fold apron Her corsage was fastened with a flower bouquet. Her hair, light auburn in color, hung in wavy folds down her back to her waist. At the close of the first scene she was recalled and enthusi- astically cheered Twice during the scene had she aroused the audience to the point of enthusiasm in her interview with Maurice, where her declamatory power and her pathet- ic expression were splendidly rendered. In the third scene Bernhardt, for the first time, however aroused the multitude to the pitch of real enthusiasm, and at the close of her stormy interview with ttPrincesse" she was recalled twice.
 In the fourth act Bernhardt wore long trailed robe with front of quilted cream-col- ored silk. Drapery extended from the fore head in easy folds down the back to the trail. Here the opening scene with McChaunet was z.l,. had changed her dress, and her new costume was marvel of pale blue and flowers. In l this act for the first time did she have an op- portunity of displaying the magnetic power which has given her fame. Her recitation at l the close of the scene aroused the audience to the height of enthusiasm. Half dozen elaborate floral pieces were sent up to the stage and the audience shouted and cheered until the curtain had been raised half score of times Bernhardt lowing her acknowledg- l ments. But the death scene in the last act was surprise even after the audience had an | inkling of the fervor of the great actress in i the delineation of human suffering. The I throng was held spell-bound until the last words were spoken and Adrienne fell to the floor dead Then Bernhardt and Angelo were called in front of the curtain and hearty | American cheers greeted them. The curtain 1 fell at 11:30 o'clock. Adrienne will be sue 1 ceeded by -Frou'' on Thursday.
 | It is estimated that the box office receipts
 this evening were upwards of $S,O0O. They would have been triple that amount had | there been room enough within the building \ for all who sought admittance.
 l Mile. Bernhardt was serenaded at her hotel 1 about 12:30 o'clock by Gilmore's band. Near \ ly two thousand people were in attendance, l who cheered continuously. She appeared at I the window of her apartments and bowed re- l peatedly to the crowd. The cheering was so
 enthusiastic as to quite drown the music. l The event was quite novel in it's way for an American public.
 DissruntIed Democrats-A Loud Cry o1 1 Eraud-Inxestigation Tint Will End