New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-03
A NEIV CLEOPATRA.
THE BEGINNING OF A LONG ToUR-HER PLAYS,
HER DOGS AND HER SNAKES

HER DOGS AND HER SNAKES
The receptions accorded TO great actors and music ans
from Europe when they arrive in this country. while
they scarcely vary among themselves. unlike any
other spectacle that history Affords Like the honor
paid TO a heather god. these receptions demand
rhce, but II is sacrifice Of sleep not OF blood.
steamboat is usually chartered 20 take the manager and
hi, associates and friends down the Bay to meet tho
ship at Quarantine and bring the anXiouSy awaited
guest 10 the city in triumph The steamboat starts
from point on the North River at from to 7
O'Clock in the morning Of the dly when tho ship Is cN
pcctcd to arrive. and her passengers have to rise al
hours depending their distances from the pier. To
those who finally get board and fairly awake the
voyage is not without it, pleasure.
At the start there /, hot coffee and aferward a
bountul breakfast. II The ship IS late in arriving
there Is also a luncheon. r becur the hours be
tween these. there IS brass band. Moreover the air
Of the harhor the hour II sunrise I'm winter is
peculiarly bncnc and there fine coors In the SKY
that people who arc unaccustomcd - meeting ocean
steamers at Quarantine know nothing about. Late In
the afternoon, the ship not being above the horizon
the steamboat back 10 the city and another eN
curSon announced for the next morning. This time
the shin arrives and an attempt l. made transfer the
STAR TO the steamboat, but IL usually falls and tho
smaller vessel fJ w. the larger one 70 her pier. mo
Incidents Of hc~e cXcnr,ions VARYING but the
general plu 1, the came. The steamboat is almost
always tho Laura VI. >arin. and rs It the boat
Of the mano.war's man in Ruddygcrc' that
his ship had spared moro French fnntcS than
anr other IN the British service. II may be-
said Of the Laura NJ sarin that she has failed
to bring more foreign star, from Quarantine to Tie
city ',an any other boat in the harlOr
Having made the usual preliminary expedition on
sunday She failed 20 bring Mmc. sarah Hcrn1rdt who
arrived Oh the Champagne yesterday. Iut the people
who had spent good part Of two days IN cruising
about the bay had the satisfaction NJ last Of seeing
the French steamer and Of knowing that Nine. Bern
harit was again in America. and little reception was
arranged 10 take place at The Glsey House late In the
afternoon A the time appointed about fifteen people
were waiting for Nine Ecrnharlt I'm her little parloF
which showed signs Of a late arrival in the big baskc,
of flowers on the table and the pile II luggage IN
the corner The actress made rlat people on the stage
call a good entrance She suddenly appeared at tho
door, with dog on each SIDE OF her, and seeing
the fifteen people threw up both hands and cried On
ii Is terrfying'
In saving this she Of course forgot that she had the
protection Of the two DOGS. one OF them rather
smaller than sheep and the other was little bigger
than a rat Their names arc Myrtha and Choucttc
ON the way from Paris 10 Havre Myrtha occupied
commitment II the train alone and when the train
arrived ill for $50 francs wa handed In fof
the damage that the dog had done the way.
Nine Bernhard talked In a mixture Of French and
English and between the two languages forgot 10
she was glad 10 get back 70 America But she cyl
IDENTIFY was glad. She said. in answer 10 question
that Sardou's latest production. "ThermidOr,' Was
beautiful play, and that the suppression OF in Paris
discraceul. OF the pieces that she +, about a.
play. she had high hopes. though none Of them Is
absolutely new here. " In TO,ca." which she Will
play first on Thursday night. she liked exceedingly
and also "Cleopatra.r which she viii bring forward
aitcrwarl The fact that they had both been done
here in English did not disturb her. She thought
that the interest i'm "Jcauuc dAr" might be too
largely local secure the pronounced popularity
here.
The curiosity Of one Of the visitors prompted him b.
ask If Nine. Hcrhardt had brought the snakes which sh.
USES IN Cleopatra She replied that they had special
compartment OF Of her trunks, and when she was
further asked how she had accustomed herself 10
handling them, shO said did not have 10 acci-tOm
myself to 1t; Lked it, Nine. Bcrnhardt Will make
long tour. going to Australia before her return 10
France She saws she does not regret the long ali
-cucc but l. rather elad 10 get ont Of Paris for two
year.
Maurice Gran the European representative If Abbey.
>chp"ncl ~ Gran. came on tn Champagne with Mmr.
IcrnliaIdt. He viii 60 with the company for part
IT IL tour and Will be In the country for three or
four months Rchcar-ak were begun last night
The engagement IN this city begins, a. has already
Ing and La To,ca7 will be played for the rest Of the
week. There viii be four weeks more. I'm the course
Of which Theodore AMI Fedora likely 10 DO
played besides the piece already mentioned
ing0n and Philadelphia. for week each; New-liaycn.
Norwich, Albany, Rochester and syracuse. for hght
each Montreal for week, Detroit indianapolis and
II. Louis. for a week altogether Denver Tor TWO
nights and san Francisco for week and two nights.
Nine Efnhart will then go TO Australia for stay OF
about three months.