The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-17
erRNHARDT VIENNA.
Aow She Has Captivated the Viennese-A
Parody of the "Dane aux Cnmeiiias-
Austria and Italy.

.ow She Has Captivated the viennese-A
parody of the "Dame aux Cnmellias"-
Austria and Italy.
The echoes from vienna, this week, have
but one sound in them; Sarah Bernhardt
Her success in all the towns OF Europe
where she has shown herself may have been
great. America may have been mine OF
gold 10 her rapacious hands, but she cannot
have found any place so well disposed
toward celebrity of her kind as Vienna.
Actors play great part here; indeed they
rank in the public's mind Immediately
after the Emperor and the highest arls-
tocracv, somewhat higher than CrUsuseS.
and great number OF steps OF the social
ladder above atists and men OF science. Any
items Of news on the details OF an actors
private life always commands an attentive
audience, and when little scandal is add
ed then the good people OF Eienna are in
ruptures. Then there is another reason
why Sarah is being raised to The skies here.
She is a IeweSs, aud the Jews being upper
most in the press Of Vienna, there is moth
ing that has not been said and printed to
her praise. Yeu should see the rows of
Oriental faces beeming at her
in the Ring theatsr, proud to have
obtained seats at 40 horons apiece.
ready 10 pay double that amount If need
be. When these enthusiastic spectators
return home, and are questioned ABOUT the
merits of the great actress, they are very
eloquent on her appearance, her dress, her
Jewels her pearls-resl pearls, they add
with emphasis; but not word is SAID ABOUT
her nrt, The art critic OF the Neue Freie
Pressc has always been considered fair
and inst man, and the VAinest actress has
bowed to his criticisms and acted upon his
advice. But even he, simple man of
simple extraction, was daZzled by the
grandeur of her surroundlnss-th
genuineness of her diamonds and her
pearls-and even he condescends to give
his readers details of her dress ana even OF
her net dog. SANDER reports that Sarah
was told by some of her friends that he is
as fond of good bottle OF wine as he is OF
fame, and that she took good care that when
he came to see her good bottle should not
he missing, She does not lose moment OF
her leisure time to insure the sympathlcs
of distinguished men OF the press. Upon
the arm ofone she visits the picture gal
leries; with another she walks through the
streets third must show her the mona,
mental beauties of Vienna ana
after the theatre, when one
might think she needed rest and
ouiet. she goes with half dozen Of them
10 sun at Sacher's world-renowned restau-
rant She does not lose sight of one OF them
for n Inconsistencies them partake OF her
life in Vienna:how can they without gro ssly
insulting her do aught but praise her, when
che questions them personally on what
they say of her half An hour after their re-
spective papers have appeared! WIN an
that, every one here believes that she
is the real heroine of lola Mana,
that possibly she acts her own lie III
the Lady of the Camellias." in Frou-
Frou," and Sphinx" Her feryent admir-.
ers, who compare her with the Rachel and
with Frau Wolter, answered sach sugEes-
tons by SAYING that if they We're true she
would not undertake PhmIra, in which the
Wolter Is perfection, and which to enable
critics to form their judgment, Frau Woltcr
promised to play on Saturday, tie evening
after Sarah had played it. But Sarah TOOK
fright and one gentleman Of her company,
the only one who .conld play Hyppo,,
lytus, was suddenly taken ILL and
So Sarah will be the Incompatible STILL
since no one can say to II certainty how she
would have played Pheura had she played
the piece. Even the Emperor came up
from Godollo, in Hungary, to see her IN
"Frou-Frou,n and applauded several times,
as did the Archdukes, his cousins. IN
another imperial box. Sarah Bernhardt
has promised to return to Vienna in Jan,
uary, and en- saying so she puts eespeciaI
stress ON the favor she was doing Austria,
since she refused most decidedly 20 play in
Germany, in the country of her beloved
Frances cnelaies. Next week We are to
have parody of the Dame aux Camel
las PLAYED by Austrias first comic &C,
tress, Frau Gallimcier, who is as stout and
portly rs Sarah is slight and thiE.-
Vienna Cor. New York World.
DySpeptc symptoms, such as retastihg OF
he food beching. heat in the stomach
heartburn etc promplly cured by Brown ;