New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-04
Ia NE DE CHALL1NT

There Is more trouble at the residence q the v.ass
Jones. sarah Bernhard, roappeaHng at the s,arexa
Theatre after brief vsoau' d, stirred ap AZ anuaa
pother last night over tho amat0ry and homlsaa
propcnsitles OF a middle aged female named CLalaL
who, having buried her husband. had promptly %
herself entangcd with several loycTs. This icnAh
was not only widow. but connsss, and ~ pnma
name OF her was Blanche Marie. That wa be,ass
she dwelt In Europe. II she had lived in Amsnss
her fame would have been Mary Jane. Numlef %
OF her lovers had made himself offensive, and thlsss
she had persuaded Number Two 10 XII him but nan
Der Two had sLled at the Job, and accordingly he 10
enlisted the services Of Number Three, who proved
once resOlute and moro expert. sho bad Ia
rev arded the criminal conduct OF Number Three -
the pair almost comfortable, when suddenly ~
constable walked IN and nabbcd them both for mase.
This was the hardship that sarah bernhard w4re
took 10 portray; snd great was the apparzi
excitement into which she worked herself over 10
dlstressful exhibition Of police vigil1ncc. The ess
Of II was that although Blanche Marie had dAna
to rIyI away she determined 10 romsln ard . .
the block with Number Three, 90 that they mek m
their heads together after al. The escape Of Hunbs
Three prevented that dcvJut c0nsummaton, and ne
widow Jones' having for the irt tme lost her hear,
was unlucky enough, al the last. 10 lose her head
This is a sad affair." II took Sarah BerBhardi nesrr
all night 10 give the mournful particulars Of a. 10
the case was pretty wei unlfiNbH1 b'liiN W"IlhNe
widow who suffers In that way might perhaps, fs
some relief by a ludc.ous zee = va'riin. u docs -
smell good, bat II Is very soothing. of she mie,
live I'm Paris. The hOmIcda propensity Is The vora
feature OF her condition. and probably heeP'r voui
have 10 be appointed 10 look after her lover and cp
tho top one from sticking pins n,o me esss't 81 hs
rest. They might be kept IN mansers, wuerS' nv
let out one at time, ard We u'ws
date favorte might occasionally BE- furnished wa
LIZ head nIuf NJ
convey 20 his mistress a. q token and pledge 81 ~
sangunary iealiy and proves. That - u avg '4'
widow exists rs this widow Of Cter dhl '"e WV
product Of Sgnor Giuseppe Glnc0ssaS sunny hAaa
Imagination about whom all The trouble WIS "1S
The spectator az q play must make some aPpHAuo'
Of the scene that he beholds: must bear away s'as
idea, IL possible thai he can summon MP, N nc
sessions OF sweet silent thought and this idea q
belp for widows seems 10 be the only practical ore
that has survived sarah Bernhardts nocturnal EN-
Evidently a. portrayed by uat remarkably cFa
foreign actress widows peculiar class they ~"
a hard time and under some circumstances they mH
become dangerous 10 the public peace. Tney ouem
be relieved and IL it sarah Bcnhtrd's bcne'01s
conviction TO this effect that caused her 20 process
La Dame de Challartr her production ~ II ceases
be inexplicable.
A practical suggestion obviously would he apPV
pratt Tracts Of no use. Divine service Is duhoa~
The widow Challant liked 20 see men upon ted
knees and she even went far rs 10 cudow the Wos
OF a church. but that did not keep her from carnA N
dustry and Indictment 90 murder Travel migm !"
something II restricted to air lines I'm which thee -
good steady, cold draught And u valeran rro'sd
nnpalaable much virtue might be found In me eA'sa
OF malt But best of all. aud this perhaps l. vha'
the wonderful French player hOe secretly hleho"
would be the enforced observation Of such pla's
la Dame DC Challant.7 II That did not dnnS'
holy calm nothing would remain but a strauao~e
Additional testimony 10 the vgor and the vehemehs
the svron vtIes and the tlgerlke cruelty, dispa'@
or indicated by Sarah BeTnhat In the several ha''
ins situations provided for the pame !.
Chaliant cannot be deemd essential p
such situations and In such 'h"
this famous actress proceeds uniettercd ana oP,I.
with the case of consummste professional sAh I'M
every one Of her artistic efforts has taken the u0
denoted here. IL is not pleasant 10 see sneh al NV
personality and such fine abilities directed IN '~a
way or devoted 10 such an object; but tho manhos.
OF that personality and those talents must b. reecs
as exceedingly pulssant and brilliant. IhIc 'oH
time when Blanche Marie is hiding her assassin -.
from the police, and In that iuncture sarah bo'."-
is able to make startling transit from assahiea -
posure 10 the veritable tempest If anlmA -. 49,.
Those who know her ways can Imagine BOW VspS
people are impressed by the agatons aud the sssn.
ons s's th nssop of love others are not A
upon the essence Of that passion OF love w., rnrs
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The widow Challant's idea Of IL was an pp,usasr
under the stress OF that appetite sue be, atssr
Gus when she became expressive. eata $3.50.
decentralization OF woman has often been ~ "a
but IL has never been majestic ana 10 hsS ~. "a
even suggestive VI nobility. IL i pONcIiui -
t is neither noble nor sweet. ~ SHOWS 20 -. "A a
is depraved at heart and whose ..4ss.sh' ur1-
assassin has It's motive neither IN anecuvh w. III
Ciple, but only In animal lnsthSt sfsse suf
tiress 20 her mate. on the Conuhehtai S..sssset !,
subject that can be- made Ia yield dramatic on,,,esl
apparcntly regarded suitable Tor ufahsse - yd
on the English speaking stage that doclHne ns aal
dominant sarah BcmhaNt had Wagul w 'snnlsasA
the tribute OF frequent and Ofien tui - rartaa
There were tbre or four calls after eaeh .,1~s-is
The superb precision OF sarah hetnhaI"t s'rtestoa
clean cut finish IL sharpness or outihe' " Ps bsea
Of detail IT, Incsfte bHlliancy Of erect n" 49,. cyca
better shown In any periornnan.c sni Tier drrsses-
mar,els ~ sr,cn and gold. sometimes the oos, mas
mingled sometimes the god entire NeIe =, !. "a us
nincence In act three she danced mihue, =, echo q
Tncrsc,a RoriaS IN parts OF this play but s no
,o.nf ara faint Great care was uheh W SEQ
seanarv and light and shadow Tcvel ana hi lcyes
deftIy alternated The acting OF the saher twa
was full of a. S xsoSed IN the o5b
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