The sun., 1891-12-04
BERNHARDT IN A NEW PART.
1ns ORIGINAL RsRFoRnAxcs OF .LA
DANE DE CHALLASI."


DANE DE CHALLASI~
afsssyva otsesea. - Ieasasa AssAs~. Pre-
vsses . HrsseA kssy ~ ehs or,se Assress
"A DrasasarsAsea - . R>ssexe IN shS
1istsvy 90 . saxassssh Ce.sssy Fa.sny.
Il Is not oftcn that foreign company eives
In this city the nrst performance Of a piay
That Was what hsppened 1t tho Standard Tho
stre last night Tho occasion was cngross.
ips. therefore. to an audience made ND largely
OF persons conversant with the day-to-tlAy
disclosures Of the stage. Tho conclusion WA
no. reached until about midnisht. but the
house did not lose many OF its occu.
rants until tho gcneral dispersal. By nc
means all the interest vas ascribabIs
to the trial OF the play as q whole. however
but to the novelty Of Sarah Berhharit in n new
psrt. which was that OF O deliberate
eo,d d.blooded instgator OF assassination.
Those who admire the Bernhardt most
IN the depletion Of consummate. wan
ton wickedness will ind much satisfac.
ton In her heroine Of In Dame de Challant.- -
this drama By Giuseppi 0iacosa- and nobodywiIl
fail to admire her anew for her wondrous pro-
eciency ~ an Actresa She Was applauded fire.
ouentiy during this original representation.
and she permitted quite thcatric episode OF
flowers. presumably tributce- She was In good
spirits. and she did her utmost to introduce
Giseosa's work effectively. Her costumes be-
came her we'll and she was all the timo a
graphic figure.
An incident said to be historical has been
d.amati1sd In this instance. As represented
ty the playwright. Ia DGse de Chal,sss was
an Italian lady In the sixteenth eentury. She
was tigress Her husband had no control
over her affection or her conduct. She had
n~A n
conduct. and so she melted the other to
murder him. At convivinl banquet tho two
men exchanged condolences and shook hands
without tloodshed But third lover camo
forward to work tho woman's will He
slew the man she hated and escaped
from justice. whereupon she laid hcr
own head on the block willingly. That
story Of crime Is expanded and elaborated in
five acts. Some OF them wero brief. but the In
torvais were long. and the seemingly unneces-
OF the composition 4 may. DO .said that Il
Il yas written ,,s f. 1trI;sp q e 70 Tndei;sInd
the excellent French In which It was spoken
last night. The company acquitted themselves
frst rate. the SCENERY only tolerabie. and the
general average Of representation Just safely
above mediocIity:
hsrss bms
and her manner Of doing t. It is too late to
snd nesg sel H.
formation must he confined TO the display Of
her genius IN the new role In the first act she
W assses g ssen
ing diversion in immortality. until she became
one MeSsr ,nhs Shs put an eden'l 'a In
I iSe offender n f in = duel il Ali this vas " done one
b the actress in her feline manner;
syenesr to her home. where bo became tipsy.
sn .;s.s:in. his object hsSinx been e Est as, 2
hardfs best ilinstration Of q fair termaeant
her "a aerce demand of his rivai that he should
PRESSED .Il The mu,deEou. fqEJ Of Borsia; 4
developed ior her an earnest assassin In the
s S e tSe tss
y sn.hhE.l,ed e hsEStns sS & i,csie in love and
But the Test of the play e. tr.F.e. and TO II
ss ssS sf Z. ssas Hs e. ..l & Ss "a
muhofthe aeeaaetnation under her window. her
hos!or ct sieht q the bsoodIed mu!derer !hen
os hssns eesa asSs
s1pressed ytsh; her resotute defence Of him
g eoa Sss SRsa !: s
covered O evefY .p6ase Of emotion su9-
fested By tho a1t6or she gave. clear aqd
Ianfs p6ynical Weskness before the AKA of
the hoadsman. and her Intellectual strength
At The climax. whsre ehe drooped her head On
tho block with an exuitAnt err. because she
VAS told that her fellow criminal and foolish
slave had escaped
GiGnor Giaoosa was called out By midnight
applause ct the end OF the performances He
had distinguished himself through q strong
but not great tragic play. which may not hold
which surely viii be recommended to Paris by
. New York acceptance.