New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
NOTES FROM LONDON.
,,ur,. SARAH BERNHARDT-MISSA ANDERSON
Mr.. BARNUMS ELEPHANT.
rvpo,, Tu REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP THR TRisOSI

5igg~.,+ c,+ies Nmc. sarah Bcmhardt apnr'r''
in Paris aS the Naygaajt of Dumas i I.
an cs,oa,ia..v and Miss Mary Anderson "n ,.'
SON. .,..,,.- c,sayed a new character prov "''' ','
r. b,-1r~ W :. Gilbert m piece pio""'," "' w..
-, r1,satro in London under the '"''
e Comedy and Tragedy For the 'o''''' ''''''s
,.+.,f Aul,a-te Wires account;
N,,l5o. ~sr,h Bomhgrdt aplea.ra.. lpl IL ,'e
G .i .b,racter of NUNrcf3ie t'otnc' III u i'l'I'-
@ ...,' rf,,,,Dct at the O3lte lor t1e oeov't' "l
a.. .l,,..e ,b.rrt. N,r success vas ~ ', ""u
S4ai,', ,i. some reservations 10 bo made ntVertNr-
ser'e"' " N''. i'm strange liberties which she took
I,s 90" H. rs,l nilrpo~. of the author. Two years
I.. Do,,ed end fresh study OF th- part A'.S i,t-
duced her 90 play II III IyW Nof 1t W'r rfcct -
r,~o wears ago the outline which NINE. N5ian
E.-nhordt drcw Of the character VIZ t-'' - -i: -
nj .r eoaurttc suddenly touched ny PASSION. t1
i-.r She Showed us . Marguerite w h" rs FoNInIu
,rl ,.uIcr who has the tone tue e>.I'i , ', ''eN,
tls caros,ug voice the SWlIt chY''.H' 'l,o % 80 M
4 D t +.rs .f twenty years old. he the age I'"I OF
anu -,t ~. of the actress what 10 NAV. Here and
tiarr nm the first act especially n.'2n, ~ 'u,,J 'J
suudly slight ml>t'N'~; nov @nu ma at ti,nc. tba
t..ll,s of the voice were USED ana AZ '''l'S 'H'
,I.t. ,f olurriation Amounted almost 70 Ni'in-
,'cr Rut MS the action of the piece Gryetol.u
N,n. Slrah Beruharlt took possession Vi 'l' NUS u,'s
I,. ,;,,,,.rIty h.r emotion. her trutMulhe>s 'l
IA a. ,v,lI a., of general effect. From Ir S''ug
In the third act with the father oi trL'a"o, -
n, tone -o perfect so full oi dI-iil'N ia 10 f
ton and humility, there wa no u" t-b Ler to ven
d. but to listen 10 the actress. 10 N5t," M - +hr
with her. and to app'aaH n'I; t;r., and of elocn-
- ~ obirb touched me all the more uec"u'o, .iio I
'r-,s was wise enough 70 tores" eE'ry IlrA W. - ~
stage. and to die with SlmIi''"9 "''''
carried away the audience
", will search the London press in vain for any
.nlo,rv on Miss Andersou's Cd"7oe coinpaia',e ~
tI,t Not The least remarkable point III the Lon
-. .;t,.,s,,,. l. the, unanunIty With which they
49, ,+, heir opuiou that the part OF 'af'ce Is one
.t.i.h ,,,cat to be PLAYED. not by Miss Anderson
~ he Mime. sarah Bernhardt. And yet Nr' Uh
1r+'s NAV is not one TO make an uhre'@ol''i' w
.,,,d ON am actress. 1t contains one "i''"''
mt. scene. based il must be added. upon an
;.,o,Isrt essentially and hopeessly absurd Inc
-, r,.s,.s carly in the eighteenth century h
Frence Cta,ice Is the wife oI an dc1'T NJ ''y"''
j. IN love with her and pcrsecutcs h'T' 10 "\enL'
themselves on him. the pair lay trap TOT MN Il
o-+iood to a meeting with the wife and the nus
land appears The Regent, as before refuses 10
e,b, With An actor The husband tears up ms con-
- ,,,tL the Coln,4le FrancaiSe bellows out 'it Is
NJ porr,.s this husband that he IS no longer an
= "a tte Pcg,nt accepts his challenge then ana
.i II j. obvious that he is none the less an ''I
I profession ami In social position Tor rehdihS MS
,outract into pieces and equally obvious IN"'' q" W.
80 Icr,an rbe Regent OF France would not nave
,r,..ed sword, with him. \ supper party has been
,,,;,, nm in one room " hIe tins pretty qudiI''
tran~acts itself in the other. The guests troop ' -
,b.. ccp,batauts 70 out 70 tight Cdrl" o"'rs 10
a1,us them bv recting first scene ID coin''y eneh
o. 3; ed, She begins. As she proceeds she
49, the clash of swords, and a groan, believes
1uithort aDy evident reason tha: her husband Is
minded Aie. 10 the window which she had her
soif fastened and cannot OPEN cries out Z" her
ifs she Is acting no longer, and implores thrI
-, ta save ber husband. They believe she -
,...r.ly sill going On with her part. and content
.t,,....l,.s with applaudnc. She Is IN agony. hal
,,.,-ly ly the door opens. her husband walks I'd mn
- vrhi,ers 20 herthat he has killed the heJ'Ht E
.,d sb. tnr-1, again 10 her guests with a remark
that thus il is she acts tragedy
Miss Anderson was very nervous ana my Il"
hotter another night. She Won so"d de'I '' "l-
- ~, S,frr,l1v but she satisfied uo critic. Her
comedy Is pronounced forced wanting u Ie,.H'
r,o+ venting .n art; her tragedy wanting n feel
- au3 F., mower. Her stI1prss, her faults oI
rnlt,,d her faults Of elocuuon. are more eN Ni''nJ
-, ,, any mart She has yet played and fear IL
.+ i said that the critical pubic Is pretty u'i'hl-
,s ~, d.p,.ftl- Z, Mis- Anderson the possession Oh
,.,. 5ren,sli, ability. Which viii not pre- emit tine
...., r-.., he.n. crowded in the future as II has
been IN the past.
r,...l.,,..pr question i, becoming bore but the
,..e Mr. p.r,,.iIl'~ AGENT. NJ. j. j.. DAVIS. must
-. ~. l.a nuuoticel. Ou the strength OF Nr.
49,. opi0ion. people were disposed 10 co1Ndr
y,o,, tao.i-h not white, q curoI- "n interest," h%
,o,.,ocr Contrary opinions from many exports
INV. ru.et lI,, teudc4cr and the urlton is no." "
mood e. 90 back To lis first lot oi. anu "l'n an
.,c,ia7r is rrmpctcd aS white, .mahd lA"' Ie
,bo,,Id b. white: winch Iuung ,'ui'>'eaiy is not
Tl sacred" cla-a.;-r OF rle beast sj@hcs the '@l
M. .-t.r than hIs color. IL IS pretty wen s''''"
49, .,.. ,,,, rI.lf Tour., +. not d sacred elephant.
u H
ra,...l do not exist. Nr Davis attempts 6" Stem
... edo b,. ,Ilc-.rr Il that though Touuc Is net
.I.t, be- has other characteristics equally V'Iiu-
,ir. and r,rr. = that he is cred enough % c'n-
49,. ,bo resident, of Burmah and that o hat l~ good
....,b for Buuuah ought 10 be good cuou- I"r
r.,i,,. aud bv extension, l suppose, good enough
~, and bv for America. Mr BarnunS agent ID
.r.l,,rt, declares that be- has in hi, possession "a
.,'-.J certificate under King TheebaN's o"n hand
ENC that Toung j. of tho Royal sacred breed Nj.
f, ,,;. savs that the S.ancso Amb fdnr 10 Greh
Retain nronouuces this animal 20 be- a -d'ith "hit7
.l.nb,ut: but does not produce the SElnese Am
n.sso5or's certificate. If on the strength OF these
-. ANYBODY likes now 70 cons der this ugly
.l+e-,,lored beast with pink bio 'h-s on nm
9ne 20 skin disease either sacred o4 "'lI''' l. 'l '
b.ve not the least objection.
NJ D,vis decIa Iares further that If anybody VIII
,l.-sr ,, Ioudon an elephant coming from India
ds,t,c.I IN All respects with Touug he. Nix Davis
% Nr Barnu,n's behalf. iS prepared 10 pay HZo"'O 'O"V
or him. | dare say. 80 might ne Iof wv" pea"
IDENTICAL in all respects The offer is the MOI" N"lr
.nce the elephants of India and the elepAtAl7 oi
BnrInah are Of different species.
So far Mr.. Davis Yesterday. But to-day appears a
document which seems 20 dispose oi HIM and louh
orether H. saying the ~Ianese Alnbassal Tor pro-
bounced this creature sacred white elephant
Mr. Davis tried his luck too high. The secretary
- the Sianle,e legation, Mr.. Nuberiorcc Nyhc. is
Iasirrd bv the Sianiese Minister TO state:
I That he has never seen the elephant in ques-
y That he has never pronounced 1t a genuine