Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-04
" SARAH BARNUM." !"
Nine. COlombier's Tenom0us Menairs ef
Bernhardt's American rbur =, The
Book Simply the
History Of Life Not Altogether Above
Scandal Written in the Most Sean.
dalOus Manner.
The Extravagances and Dishonest Doings
Of the Great French Actress
ssSarah's'' Death.

NEW YORK, January 2.-Sdrah Barnttn,,
Nine. Colombier's book, which Sara
Bernhardt advertised so handsomely a few
days ago by horsewhipping the authoress
in her apartments in Paris, has reached
this country. A hasty perusal of it makes
it easy to see why Sara got 10 mad and
why she started Off in battle array like the
crazy creature which she always Is, and
for WHICH this time she had sufficient es-
cuse, twill be understood how; into&i-
Gated with fury, she struck at random,
smashed the furniture, tore the robes and
sacked the apartments OF Nine. Colofii-
bier. "Colonihjer vrites Sitii venom,
MUD, ana worse" says reviewer, what
purports to be the memoirs of her ex-
friend, companion and directress during
her tour in America. In former days strh
a book would have been swiftly torn up.
The stories-with which it is filed, whether
true or imaginary, equally offend good
taste and modesty. 1t is simply the his
tory of q life net sltosetlef above scandal,
Written in the most scandalous manner
and with much added, which will be
likely to entertain none but lovers of scan
dal of the most depraved kind. The fol-
lowing extracts from the volume give the
account of Nine. Bernhardt's trip to
America and the description OF her death,
with which the book closes
BERNTfARbT's BEBTs.
"When On the point OF leaving she re-
fected ueon ,Eer condition; End became
afraid. Tie Theater Francois was closed
to her in default of the payment of her
enormous forfeit. Her city residence re-
mained in great measure unpaid for, as
was the country seat, which in a moment
Of caprice she hat bought at Saiit Etsel-
ope, near st. Nazaire. Her creditors
showed their fangs; she was threatened
with attachment; she had exhausted all
her credit, and finally her eccentric tenn
per had discouraged everybody from hav-
ing confidence in her. The outlook was
not cheerful. What was she to dQt She
would Ea+e i1tefe+ted Ter tcrrrar ohseurity
to her present strait-the time when she
hunted around for a five-franc note-to
her present pursuit of fifty-franc piece.
In this frame of mind she was ready to
accept anything to get out OF her troubles,
and when her manager offered starring
tour in South America under
"ADvANfAGEous CONDITIONS
she joyously accepted it. Arriting in
Paris, che forca a c'n6itiSn OF affairs
worse than she had feared. Never i'll her
life had she been in such box. 1t was a
ulodrtCl. ~ a pfOtC iLdii
shipwrecE. Attachments and executions
showering down from all sides worse than
hail, desertion of friends in manner
calculated to discourage the most indiffer-
ent, the most philosophical of Bohemians,
in short, every conceivable misfortune. 1t
was generally believed that in quitting the
Theater Francais Sarah had hidden fare,
well to the profession. Everything tum-
bled down on her at once Ike shower OF
tiles, crash OF chiIfneys.. There was no
armor which ttu!d viii, stand stei a
shock. She reproached herself for hav-
ing despised the obscurity and the petty
miseries of her past life. Despise, Why?
The present was much WORSE. She com.
pared the htu:iliatiiig compromise OF the
vulgar poor with the discomforts of the
great lord in hiding in order
'To AVOID PAYMENT
OF the draft or note for 500 francs per
emptorily demarded by Bis - eerriaae-
E,{.er or iace-deaier. That very day the
actress had received notice of the protest
of note for %, 600 francs, and had dined
at IL o'clock in the evening because the
grocer had refused to trust her to a sous
worth of brie cheese, and the butcher tc
fcur. sous worth. of catlets,sc vhv shor'lt
sha hot have welcomed the South Ameri
can MANAGER WHO c.,,.rv cS,i 70 prvpv=- 10 i,el
a tour OF his country. Parbieu, Yes, she
would go. Mexican, Chilian and Bra
lillian dollars alone would get her out o
her troubles. She signed the contract
eager 10 start eff at oiice. she naitGl,
icrgot her former promise; her signature
given to the London manager. Ever
more; she also forgot tile \ -tuierican wher
the pushing Ciirey presented himself Will
honeyed words. He did not make a lon,
Job of it. 4 sheet of stamped paper guar
anteeing the star 2nA0 frs,rics 4 terferr:
anCa, uesides her expenses, a stroke of tn
to leave in a month. The female Barnun
signed her name with vigorous flourish
which
TORE THE PAPER.
The expedition was organized and a com
pany formed. Annette, the stars sister
was naturally picked out. After Sarah. sh
was to be the Nc. OF the South America
tour. Angel, our cid acauaihtarck. wa
to BE the 10. amotig the gentleinei
The only thing left was to take the eS
Press for St. Nazaire and TO get on tn
Steamer Lafayette, bound, for Aspinwal
vulgarly called Colon. Thence the cen
pany would reach Mexico by rail and the
go back to Peru and Chill. 1t looked yer
pretty on Curey's letters. Like most {
his compatriots, the Snowman advance
money to every lady, excepting to tn
star. The latter was to travel and live
her own expense until lief arrival, G
| rather Until the evening OF her first e,
| iiibition. That's the way lie expected
manage her. OF course, the. actress liz
| been able on account o' the oifcunlstanct
to obtain the sum she needed, but thes
expenses were nothing when compare
with those her leaving the country woul
necessitate, and of costumes and jeweli
she had none left. Everything was in tt
"HANDs OF PAwNBRoKERs.
/ What agony was hers can well be ima
ined, and then misfortune never cc,r.
alone. The artists creditors became mol
exacting when they learned of her comir
departure. The sheriff's officers were p,
on her track and notice of sheriff sa
disfigured the new walls of her residenC
on Monceau avenue. Anyone but "a Ba
mum would have given up, and, renoun
ing all, would have embarked as she cou
have done, abandoning her residence, h,
furniture and her country seat; all I'll
fruit of her hard work, to the fapaciol
yultures. Our heroine, however, felt h
courage and her perseverance grow as tt
| danger Increased. She awaited the pack
| since pack is the word always used
speaking of creditors, who are sometim'
! referred to as vultures-nh violations
the most sacred natural history! To leg
process she answered by legal proces
Suddenly overcome in this hour of pei
by that ferocious love for what she owne
that makes of theatrical owners veritab
heroes, she had an introduction in eoul
"TiERE WE'RE PtEADiNus,
scientific cheatings, oppositions, tricks,
| series OF papers exchanged, and finally Il
! female Barnum obtained forty days grac
She had forty days before her Befo
forty days none Of her things Gould
sold. Oh, happiness! Forty days! TIL
meant che was saved. That WAS the del;
Christopher Columbus asked his. sale
to grant before turning back. Here '
place parenthesi5 60 allow the reader
digest the Justice OF this last compariso
which is simply exquisite, for Sarah, to
was going to discover America. Let
see. Forty days meant sure safety, +
before the expiration of this delay 81
would be at her destination. She wou
have played, amassed many dollars, al
il on the eve of the expiration OF the tin
she had not yet CHANGED to get the 500
francs she needed, Curey would not ha
the heart this time to refuse an advanc
and by a submarine telegraph order 81
would water the pack. As the leader
the above said and repeated pack acce,
ed this system OF payment she rubbed b
hands with joy. Her delight YVES short.
''THE QUESTION OF COSTUMES
and jewelry still remained. The produ
of the loans contracted with view of Q,
ting out of the hole all she had plede
was dissipated, and her pocketbook co
tanned just the amount necessary for
voyage. What wss she to do? She W
in despair when the Jew Abraham (call
Four-Eyesl went to her. He was ty
of his race, this worthy Hebrew. r
honest trader brought to the female b