New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13

to be associated with. Unlimited liberty must be sus-
talned by rigid decency. This necessity was mol
revealed TO the French actresses, and they regarded
the severe code OF social morality which reigns IN
the United States the most absurd and nauseatlng
cant: 3" But what matter cries Mile. CoOmDler.
sarah went to America to earn money end sue
reaped harvest OF 100000 francs for 166 repre-
schtatlons. She had clear profit after jarrett got
his 100000 francs and the managers CT oyations
brought back with her, She owed America the
compliments she paid il through the agency Oh a
reporter, But, says the historUgapher she qua
not the less consider the Americans clumsy DarDa-
rams I" barbares NAL degrOsss ". There was
not III the herd of rude miiOnaires sl1glc enc
who was Nilng TO declare himself her slave anu
tackle himself TO her trumphal car. The lllustrlous
actress was the victim of Yankee ingratituce. .
Marie COOmbier's book is adorned with portrait
OF sarah BernhaIdt by Sarah herself, ana Nv an
9ther OF the ripe and plump horess, by Niatlet;
III is enlyened by areat number OF iac-slmlies OF
American caricaurcs. The sketch OF Sarah was
done IN 1879. and dedicated to her best friend,
no matter what NAV be said TO the contrary, Marie
Co!ombier' IL represents that theatrical star III
prohie and full length. with Il table behind her
when she stands against. An arm, IN SUN aJtl-
tude and ending in thin hand and an lmmense
irill, props her up. Assurance, selfasscrtlon ana
morning that Is angelic, are expressed IN the pose.
There IS chic in the whole thing, but nothing that
would have excited the admrali ion of a Raphael,
Guido, Leonardo or MurillC 1t Is the antthess OF
dear mother Eve, as painted by Milton. Trace
was IN all her actions heaven IN her eve In all her
gestures dignity and love- The winding sheet
drApcry and dlaphanOus high ascending run, the
Wig projecting over the forehead, and the SeTpen-
tine figure, look as Old-iaShlOued as costume oil
the year one As a portrait is lmpotent to convey
the effect of delicious voice, we have Sarah WIN
all her offensive cOnceit and self love. and without
her finest cndO Wmcnt | am ut loss 10 understand
how the "b best friend" could reproduce Tor the
amusement OF Boulcvarders the American carlca-
lures and the pictorial puiis IN which the bright
theatrical star rOnAHRrs was used rs bait to catch
the eyes Of ders and lead them to peluse advertise
mcuts.
Mile. Marie Colomher has not got over the aston
shment which, with the rest OF her party, she felton,
inding that American society believes IN the teasl-
bllty of purifying the Stage, and does not under
stand why of necessity vice should be the hand
maiden OF theatrical art. The best friend of Sarah
Bernhard gives quotations from a Methodist
newspaper AMI nom sermons delivered IN New York
ana Boston churches TO enable her readers 10 JnuE'
10 what extent the ways 81 Americans GiNcr from
the ways of Parislaus. "Nhy, Nr. Strbblngr HIM.
sell had not tGe courage to struggle against the tde
of prejudice and invite Sarah 10 give readings and
rcci,atlons in his dIawIng-IoOm. ! met Mm at
New York the occasion of the opening OF SdTlhs
artistic gallery. He is man OF taste ANA fortune,
and has a magnificent gallery, and there are larlS-
ians who have not forgotten his splendid S9ireeS
when ne was tho tenant of Arscue liouSsaye. !
took Sarah there. who played with me tho
PEASANT of COpTcc. Meeting this IarisiauZ'd
American at Ncw-lotk, could not hide my aston
shmcut at the marked hostility of society there
toward the great actress. But you at least. Mr.
SEEDLINGS said, are certainly going to ask Sarah
to plgy Is your house Impossible. my dear
madame be- answered. In Paris could DO II, but
the boidc5t anoug MS here would not dare" ms
anecdote has the effect ON one of breath oi iie'H
air IL shows that public opinion IN the United
states - IN "A wholesome condition.