New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-24
BERNHARDTS MARRIAGE.
WHO DAMALA Is, AND WHY SHE MARRIED
HIM.

Daria. for many reasons; the first and strongest
being that she was desperately in love with him.
She wanted to have a right to he jealous of his
affections He is terrible llir and took pleasure,
when he saw that she was smtten by his manly
beauty, in tormenting her 1t now turns out that
those fanting fits with which she seized on tie
stages of Italian theatres were expedients rcsorted
to in order to prevent the loved one from
carrying on frtations before her eyes,
in the wings, with Mile. Lima Mute.
When Dona Sol tainted. of course she had to be
borne out. The piece was thus spoiled. But an end
was put to the amorous billing and cooling of Damala
and Lima. When also the manager found out why
the gifted actress swoOned he took measures to pre-
vent repetition of the annoyance which had so
deeply affected her. 1t appears that she and Lima
tore their caps about the handsome actor. Sarah
was not the preferred one. 1t was during
"scene" III the wings that she first an
nounced her determination to wed NJ.
Damala, or as he is known in theatrical
circles Daria. What right have you to NEEDLE in
his affairs mine, either p asked Lima. " The best
of all rights" answered Sarah; he is to be my
husband" "You're mad" was the reply; " do you
think that handsome fellow like him would bind
himself for life to pair of castanettes Besides,
he has a wife and children hidden away at Mar
seiles." /" l don't mind that" replied Sarah " Ill
buy out her interest in HIM. AS he has not seen
her for over three years, she'll sell it cheap"
"Oh. with all my heart! Take him, and JOY go
with the pair of YOU
And so Dona Sol took HIM. He boltod an oath in
London in order to obtain certificate of residence
with which to get married in haste. Sarahs
present fortune is 100000 francs This does not
comprise her biiou house in the Rue de Fortuny, or
the place near Havre.
Another motive for becoming slave of the ring
was to have a decent status i'll London whittier she
goes on the 2sth. At least, this was the excuse she
urged to her son Maurice, who is now grown
up and is "a sharp fellow as
there is in the Bourse district. He is in the office
of a stock broker. His mother, who has ever shown
him great affection. summoned him from Paris 10
Genoa when she felt how madly in love she had
become and was afraid Of being drawn by her pas
sion into matrimony She thought the sight of the
youth would steady her. Damala when Maurice
Bernhardt arrived. played cold, and began to rave
about the luxurious beauty of the Italian women.
Plump women were good tempered and gay.
and it pleasant to look at them.
There was a sOnsy actress in the troupe To whom,
when Lima Munte was busy with her role, he paid
court. Poor Sarah was in despair. When she had
resolved to perperate matrmony she told her lover
how she had been pointed at by tn finger of scorn
in the United States, AMI preached against The
sermons in which she was stismatizod had been re-
peatcd in the London press, and the probability was
that if she went back TO England as Nile. Bernhardt
she would be TT, ated as a black sheep. An aFgu-
ment which had more weight with NJ Bernhardt
ills was, that having husband who was good
man of business and an actor, would release her
from the imprcsari. who have battened upon her
woman could not do without Barnum. and it
WIS better that he should be her husband than
stranger who wanted merely to prey upon her.
Who is Damala, or Daria' He is Greek by ma
tionality of semi-lIebrew race. To call him "A
Count is absurd. There are no titles III
Greece, except official ones and in the Royal
family. His diplomatic experience was ex-
tromely short He was in some accidental man-
ner attached to the Greek Consulate for few days
His true profession is that of commercial traveller
His father was trader in raw silk, and had house
at Syra Sarah Bernhardts husband, whose Chris
tan name is not Arsides but Jacques, represented
it at Marseilles and Lyons. 1t was at the Mar
settles Lycem that he received his education. His
class-fellows liked him. After he left
school he was joyous and fast
living Young fellow. The father died and left him
fairy good fortune, which he soon devoured with
his boon companions. He never refused, 1t IS SAID,
a small loan, when he had money in his pocket, TO
a friend who in hard straits. After he had got
to the end of his heritage he returned TO business.
He was getting fairly enough when he got en-
tangled with boufie-opera singer, Mile. Minell.
She had an engagement at the Grand Theatre OF
Marseilles, and then went to star it at Tou-
louise Bordeaux, Bayonne, Lisbon and Rio
NJ. Damala followed her during ten months. 1t is
said that he married on returning to Provence, but
that his wife and he dsagreeing, ne came to Paris
Under an assumed name TO take dramatic lessons
and obtain an engagement. 1t was not fallen bat
Delaunay VINO was his professor. As Greek, lie
sought the patronage of Madame Adam, and OBJ
tanned it, He was also patrOnized by NJ. Rouver IN
I'll he went on the tour Eastern Europe with Sarah
Bernbardt he never played in any theatre except
the Vaudeville, where secondary roles were given
him. He was valuable for his manly beauty What
has become of his wife Nobo ~ knows. IL lie had
gone to be married before French mayor GER
tic ate of her death would have been required.
All these particulars have just had from Pro-
yencal Deputy who knew Dara very well when he
was Aristide Damala, and used to give joyous de-
je,epers at the Reserve a celebrated restaurant
at the east of Marseies and overlooking
the sea- Damala is described TO me as a very good
natured, handsome fellow, fond of poetry, music
and the far SEX My informant tells me that ne
must have had a swarm of creditors at bis heels
when he and his bride were about to embark III the
Segovia for Barcelona. He is fond OF gambling, but
although he was mixed up with Lainbn facha TWO
If his first wife is dead he IS the
master of Sarah's fortune, she having married
INN without a contract The acquaintance be-
gan last October. when he called on her ana asked
her to get NJ Duquesnel TO engage HIM I'D com
pany OF which she was to be the bright particular
star Selections from Herman and "fhedfc
were rccited to her She did not like his style. Dui
admired and liked the man. Duquesnel engage
him as supplementary actor, and promised
that if Angelo, who was to play, with saran,
broke down, Daria should replace him., ApIoIos J
of Goucourts work, LA Faustin," eX-
planned to you how much emtomgeo!sec
the modern actress has become. Ii Is now fashion
among them to get married. Sarah probably would
have done better if she had espoused mere bust
ness man. who would have been at once house
steward and l}arnum.