New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
BERNHARDT'S SCRAP-BOOK.
A PIOUANT COMPILATION.
VIC st. James's Gazette.

From Tho st. Jamcs's Gazette.
Few artists there have been whose don0s and say.
iDgs have attracted moro attention or arOlsed echu'
curiosity than those Of Madame sarah BerlihaiNt;
Her striking personality her whims a1cif nn, a noi
least her ncontestabe genius, have all iurnisned
copous matter for debate and critsim. About tle
charm and Madame Bernhardf's movements partakse
sufficiently OF that quality to excite the n'ere, Win
awaited No disappointment however, Is likely To
10 experienced bv those who arc now Looking f9rwaa
10 her temperance next saturday at UT DOyH
Carte handsome theatre, the Royal English opera
Hcuse where already little army OF carpenters
Tor the event, Nearly years have elapsed since
The French tIuge,icnne was last seen Ia London
S THited States, canaaa and Aasira; Sswxo:S
e"n MENTION oniy N few q Scr rssns
lego 81 having their tributes at she feet u the famous
and aen Mo have eyeryw4er been Discussed With
freedom and an amplitude that leave nothing TO pc
called BY niI around her. Is not entirely happy; 81
don't much for notorcty she herself declares
many psIS eae thugs ABOUT me- rhey have
vaded ny private Ne to throw their poisoned arrows
/ don't like SO much publicity, nor am ANXIOUS TO
There IS but way for an actress to advertise hcr
vrrsing dodres Won't DO any. COOL II you do not
regard your art as highest Of ALL" From IN; ,,It
or no pleasure in the society Of the ubiquitous inter
yiewer Fortunately however. she Is found In practice
70 he somewhat less obdurate than she appears in
theory: and the world is much the richer by
many a shrewd remark and pointed epigram.
becomes dead letter Their, Will sssurrdy he and
laen,at!on In the ranks OF the theatrical profession
actresses who plead not guilty TO the weakness Of
carefully scanning and rclSiousy boarding the no
Icr1,hnrlt's case the custom only be regarded as
slngu.rly happy one nasnuch as It has IeSed IN
eye. which. in point Of fact, offers compendious
record Of hcT experiences during the lest eighteen
Madame Bernhardrs own cachct, and thus acquire an
interest which otherwise they might want. In Turn
struck by the spirit Of impar,ality that has prompted
the inclusion Of every kind Of criticism Notices there
is merely justice to state that the first constitute an
overwhe lining majority. sim, ono cannot but admire
mcnt uttered by leading York critic. 10 stand:
no impulse other than that OF colossal vanity would
prompt, would permit. any woman TO come into
public view In such character that Of sartou's
tleopatn The part ha. no, shred Of derenry ,, to
to exat IL. touch Of poetry TO beauy II, or one
tecanse desire to SEQ my fellow men freed from the
social curses OF immortality and Scnsuhllty That take
up my parable aSns n; these French P@ys s. feel
unchecked and protGactI storms OF human passion.
which are pn,Snted Win such fascinating atrnctive
represent human love. II i a t;avcsy Of the truth;
the dangerous because OF the exceptional ability
with which the great ingediennc invests her char
however E' NAV not unfairly be snised contain in
spite of their severity just enough Of what Is compli
menay TO the genius Of the actress to render them not
altogether unpaatab,.
By way Of frontspicco to the scrap book Madame
Bernhart has inserted portrait OF herself lahfd on
each side by one Of her pet, the Danish bIoodhound
Myrah. and star the small skye tcrlcr. Ihrse Two
adopted In Ncw.lork are hcr constant compsniors
Another object Of her ,ocitudc Is the box containing
' t isEcs srr T in "Er York these We're found a
pstenty to be inanimate but by dnt Of much rubbing
i ,nSr " an%os msrcsS ike Snakes wa her
curious admission 10 friend they are so cold and
hardly Of kind tina. wonli recommend them to any
one less eccentric. In another direction Madame
oy sters She donfcsscs she cannot have too MANY
Of milk too much Her opinions regarding her fellow
considers very beautiful and graceful and "a good
actress. but not great sI. r Mrs. hanSry !; beautiful
Oh she is lrcst artist; grand artist-so graceful.
clsms should he considered little dsparaHng their
sting is, at any rate y some measure deadcned by the
subsequent remark thar there are very few really
Madame BernhaIdt holds that as general rule an
reached the age Of nfty But she continues, u
have seen many who should hav@ retired at ys and
The stage she aiirms: OF one thing feel certain
and that Is that the actor must FEEL the part he PLAYS
and not he utterly without emotion must disagree
psit think the actor should enter into 1t body and
ssou md feel the suffering that hc Stimulates Just as
though II actually occurring in real life. II
has die upon the stage IL is not for
him 10 die without the possibility Of revival. but his
stimulation Of death should be 50 near the real thing
that he viii almost convince himself that he has d..
nercd from life. II he has the art 10 carry this
stimulation through sincerely he VIII come ve,y near
convincing the audience that his death l. real This
is hi cher attainment thar The cod bloodet struggle
for effect with which Delsartes nnm' and theory are
con nrrted And that is nv view o. this phns. OF art
onc,udes Madame reInhndt with enDhatic gesture
viii eltdr, the possibility OF any furlhr gnment.