The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-19

for the whole company constantly live on the
train.
LOADED DOWN WITH rRFsKNTs
After some ten minutes chat the party IN
The smoking room was ioined by MI. Abbey
who at once very cordially greeted the Nisl-
tors. lie stated that be was glad TO come TO
Richmond once more. which he had not VS.
tied since leIl IN speaking OF the present
tour OF Madame Bernhardt he stated that
her success bad been almost phenomena.
since size Left France in februafy last she has
been playing in New DIRK twice, at first Tor
FIVE weeks iad the second time Tor six weeks
ia the me8utime sic has Travelled across the
continent. and also went 20 Australia, where
size wa. received with great enthusiasm. The
,,arn-st recer ton she received IN sydney aud
Melbourne. and the people there loaded her
10Nl with present. Among them was
almost q whole menagerc. but Madame
sarah when leaving that country was
% lgcd 90 part with nearly all the animals.
She only retained % beautiful 81. Bernard
dog which IS now about eighteen m nths
DID, and On Australian pOssum. both OF
which she carries With her on her travels Ia
Speaking OF the success OF the tour Mr.
Abbey remarked that the greatest success they
Lad wGs ia Boston where. during one week
play. they realized 1000 the next best
place was san Francisco. where they took IN
more 4i2. 900 during one week the TWO weeks
play at Chicago brought up Their receipts 10
$4,000. The company had lust completed
series OF five PERFORMANCES at Washington De
loge very good houses. Prior to that they had
PLAYED I'M Baltimore whey they did splendid
business. From Richmond they viii 90 10
Norfolk for one night and from there 10
Charleston. Next they Will play at Mobile
Ala, and then go % Texas. and after playing
i'm Dallas Houston and Galveston they Will
wind up tile tour i'm New Orleans. and
fle company viii return 70 Paris about next
May. While on the road they only play Ia
Tosca. Camille and Fedora. They made an
attempt once with Cleopatra, which they gave
40 lTONiicnce E. j.. but II proved - DE too
expensive. the scenery OF that one play alone
taking mp two cars.
When the special pulled into the Union
depot Madame Sarah sent word that she was
ready 10 receive her callers. They were
shown into the dining apartment OF tie pu-
Fate car "a very coy little room draped IN
SOFT dark blue below the windows 30 match
the carpet and IN modern brown above
frezo below the ceiling which IS handsomely
lrescOed aud sets OF the contrast OK coiors
very effectively Ira entering the room the
visitors noticed on the little table some
signs OF game OF ecarte That seemed 10
have been broken up only few minutes be-
fore The NJ Bernard dog, a beautiful spe-
cmon. was stretched ont under the table IN
front Of The costly iau,oul, which Madame IS
in the habit Of occupying. one corner oil the
room was taken 40 by an upright piano anu
number of diy0ns and handsome cnalis
gave the room beautiful appearance. Fart
O. the room was taken up with pieces OF bag
gage Of various kinds, for. as Madame e1-
p.uiued they had not yet succeeded IN
straightenlng out things.
SPOKE IS FRENCH.
After few minutes delay the celebrated
artistic emerged from her bOudOlr, and VIII a
graceful smile which at once captured the
visitors greeted them IN a cordial and IN
formal manner. The conversation. whlch
lasted about half an hour was carried on bY
Madame IN French with which language
/ Tm TIMES reporter is familiar. Madame
Berularit talked with that yiyacIty aud dis
/ GuctIOn so peculiar 10 the French ana every
sentence she accompanied with slgnlHcah'
gesture. She wore handsome gown OF dark
color trimmed with lur She appeared 10
have crown st0uter during the past years
/ Int when asked about IL she replied that
SHE was lust about the same. She showed
/ great interest in stage matters aup
/ declared THAT in her opinion EDWIN Boom
was the greatest actor OF hls age NAeh iAe
name of Julia MRrlOwe was mentioned her
I ewes flashed and she exclaimed: Oh ellie est
ravi-santen She added that she considered
her O. be the greatest actress or America.
When the name of certain actress was mem
toned % her she uttered ON. thseZ-yous,
ellie ne salt pas de Jouer Don speak OF ueI'
She don't know how 10 act."J Madame Bern
hardt SAYS that sine prefers to play the parts
of La Tosca, Cleopatra and Camille. In
former years she played IN some of Shake
speares dramas representing parts like Lady
Macbeth Ophelia, Nc.
When her attention was called to a rifle
which was standing in a corner. she grew
AGAIN warm and explained that 1t was hers,
and that she was very fond OF hunting. She
seemed O. be disappointed when she learned
that there was not anything worth hunting
around Richmond. and she did not like tie
idea that she could not even shoot pigeons.
Madame said that she was very fond of play
inc the piano and singing, and she remem-
lered very we'll when she met Leo Wheat at
the Arlington in Washington. who then
PLAYED for her She appeared 70 be greatly in
terested to learn how Rhea. a country-woman
of hers. had been received by the Richmond
pe0ple but she did not seem 10 think well of
her playing IN English.
After half an hours conversation with the
GREAT French actress the visitors bowed them
Selves out of the room. fully convinced that
they had been amply repaid for their sacri-
fees during the early part of the day Madame
Bernhardt took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbey and Mr.. Chatterton in her private car
ON Sunday evening. and while her intention
had been to 60 later on to the Exchange
Hotel 10 spend the night there. she changed
her mind afterwards aud the whole party re-
NAMED on the car.