Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-13
BERNnaRDrs BOSWELL.
Hoac .sneyica Looks TO the Leading Lady
of Her Company.


Paris Letter to the New York Sun
Marie Colombier, actress, Bohemian
and woman of considerable wit, has
taken advantage of the revival of Paris
ian life to publish her diary of the Amer
lean tour of Sarah Bernhardt, whom she
accompanied in professional capacity.
Some of these letters have already ap-
pearcd in Partisan journal. The vol
ume entitled, The Tour of Sarah Bern
hardt in America, Is preceded by pre-
face by Arsene Boussaye, and illustrated
by portrait of Marie Colombier by the
impressionist painter, Ed. Manet, and by
reproductions Of twenty or thirty Amer
lean caricatures of Miss Bernhard.
1t is really curious record of
nomad artistic life-a kind of
nineteenth century Roman Cemique" of
which the scene is laid in what the French
call the country of dollars. Marie Col
ombier's conclusion is that America is q
| fine country seen from afar, and that
Sarah Bernhardt and herself are glad
that they are back again in France. Miss
Bernhardt starts for Havre with the con-
viction that she is going to gain mil
leans are going to come TO see her as they
would 60 to see ga white elephant or q
| tricephalous calf" The expression i:
her own.
In America probably nobody cares
what Marie Colombier's Impressions Of
the country we're, but here in Paris wha
she says will be taken by good many fol
gospel After all, Marie Colombier is no
fool; her book is bright and amusing,
and thepeople read and talk about it.
Moreover, she is a journalist. Sht
is now on the regular staff of .
small daily paper, the Henry IT,, ant
her colleagues in the Partisan press vii
not be sparing of puffs. This being thu
case, 1 shall ask leave to quote briefly ,
few of Marie Colombier's remarks
Speaking of Clara Morris performance
in "Alixe," she says:
.sNo, it is impossible for Parisians tt
figure to themselves the American
star. Imagine woman who could give
points to Sarah for leanness, angular
having no longer any age. and who cal
never have had any beauty-youth per
haps, but a long time ago. Her moutl
is black hole. Her teeth look Xix
gloves stuck in sealing wax. And peopl
pretend that America is the country 0
dentists! Shrlvelled up, mummified, sh
wears cherubim wig. At the dramati
moments she sobs with her head in he
hands and you can see her long finger
adjusting the locks of her hempen blond
hair
In short, Marie Colombier pronounce
Clara Morris to be without spark 0
genius. sShe does not know how to tai
or how to walk-a strolling mounte
bank
Marie Colombier and her companion
are ineXhanstible in their unfavOrabl
criticisms of America and the Americans
at Hartford she laughs at the intelli
gence of the audience who followed Frou
Frou in the translation of 'sPhedre." Sh
describes one of Mr.. Abbey's secrctarie
as "a former slave-drlver and spy dur
ing the war"
Here is her description of the capita
Washington is dull, dead alive towr
with broad streets. Happily, the Euro
pean residents there form society supe
rior to that of any other town in Amer
ica Listen to that, We Bostonians, VIII
said in your enthusiasm, "Come AGAR
Marie.' At least Marie, in her book, say
that you did The monuments, and the
are numerous, resemble Savoy cakes: th
palace of congress and that of the pres
dent are models of bad taste, and all tn
people of the country are very proud {
them. The ladies of Washington ar
| generally pretty, although, like their SIS
tiers of New Y ork and Boston, they ha7
not yet been able to learn from thei
, French dressmakers to wear the Par
fashions as they should be worn.
The tour of Sara Bernhardt, which be
gan so joyfully and brilliantly, ended,
the reader will remember, in the mos
: common place manner and amid genera
, indifference. She had come to ear
money and not to win glory, and many
page IN Marie Colombier's book shows i
what slipshod way the performance
were given. Well, how much money di
!, she earn? According to her companion
account she earned $780, 900 francs ($177,
560) in 166 representations. Out of thi
Jarrett took 100, 900 francs 1913, 300); e1
penses amounted to 200, 900 francs 1888,
0OO); her creditors and lawyers in Par
took 100000 francs (S77, 1900, and Ssh
. brought home with her check on tn