St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-01

coral and pearls with gold. and still
another of Opals and gold. Naturally
all are very SNOWY. but each and every
one displays the finest workmanship.
In the last act Nine. Sarah's prominent
ornament is an enormous Scarabee.
which she wears as pendant at her
throat. 1t Is in this act that the asp
makes its appearance and helps to make
the death scene realistic. The number
OF the little reptiles is now reduced to
two and they occupy an ordinary paper
covered box in the dressing room prior
TO their appearance on the stage. a
Wad of fine white flannel serves to give
them warmth. and when the box is
opened they stretch up their little heads
apparently in recognition OF the face of
Marie. the maid. VINO bends over them
and chirrUps 10 them as TO little birds.
How sarah Whipped the Dog.
These are not the only animals who
receive attention during the leisure mo-
ments of Nine. Sarah. Both Chouette
and Myrta have followed their mistress
from the hotel. the larger dog guided
10y one OF the men servants and chained
very reluctantly during the perform
ance, TOr as the sounds Of the familiar
voice reach him through the open door
he WhiDes q melancholy moan and has
to be gently qUieted by some Of the Oc-
cupants Of the room. AIYrta has been
only three months in the possession of
his mistress. while little ChOuette has
friendship OF eighteen months stand
! ing. She IS allowed TO roam a will, but
not infrequentiy she makes a dash to-
ward the stage and has TO be dragged
/ back in preeipitate haste. ChOuette
miSbehaved the other evening by chew
Ing button off shoe or performing
some little miSehieYOUS action which
seemed TO merit punishment. and Nine.
Sarah spoke TO her IN stentOrian tones
and called her to take whipping, but
the little mite received such a softly adj
/ mlnistered tap from her mistress that
everybody In the room burst cut laugh
/ ing.
Nine. Sarah's kindly spirit was eX-
hibited again later, when she sent for
the haiTdreSSer to explain certain
change she desired in the arrangement
of a wig. He might have been less
stupid. and she might have shown more
of the temper which the legends of the
stage say she Is not without. but perfect
patience and serenity was manifested
throughout the interview. She insisted
that 1t was not necessary for him TO do
his work over again. although he Door
:
beg pardon for the OtfenSe he had COM
mitted. Nine. Sarah makes her choice
from three auburn wigs when she plays
"CieOpatTa.' The hair is curled in long
rlngietS. which are the delight Of the
mammas OF youngsters of the present
day. The arrangement OF each individ-
ual curl Is a matter of study, and the
comb was passed through the halr many
tunes before II was entirely 10 her liking.
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exercise when she is playing. She never
walks except sometimes when she is in
the country. Here her hotel Is merely a
stone : throw from the rheateF. and.
with only block or two to drive. she
gets hut little fresh air. she looks well,
however. and may honestly be said TO
have gained flesh in the last three or
four years. Size can 10 longer be COM
pared to waters and matches. OF Others
objects OF proverbIal thinneSs.
a Mistress o. Details.
One can see that Mime. Sarah's word
is law. and that for the merest details of
the stage she Is consulted. For in
stance. the orchestra did not begin the
overture until Nine. Sarah had said that
she was Ieady. even 10 the bracelets on
her arms and the rings on her fingers.
Again she was questioned when il was
time 70 raise the curtain. She was the
chief spoke in the wheel. and the great
machine could not be set moving until
size had given the word.
Although her art Is most finished and
her acting Is a series of studied move
ments. every one of which she is as
familiar with as the A B C's OF the al
phabet. she plays with a greater degree
of enthusiasm on some occasions than
others. anu those VINO watch her care
fully can easily distinguish this differ
ence. During the last week of La
Iosca' her best performances occurred
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
nights. For reasons perhaps known
only to herseIf-it may be her own
physical condition. or it may be the
more sympathetic quality of the audi
ence-She puts more spirit into her part
one time than another. but no better
impersonation of genius can there be
than Nine. Sarah herself and the divine
fire asserts itself to a greater or less de-
gree at her every performance.