New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
BERNHARDT AT HOME AGAIN.
SIZE DISCOURSES FREELY ABOUT HER
AMERICAN EXPERIENCES.

Paris Nav 5-Ia Bre,agnc has Just brought back
Nine Sarah Rcrnhardt arer her long engagement In
Amcrfra Nine. Bcr1hardt has not chnnf"d during the
nineteen months she has been away from Paris. \
" Figaro rcporir- who "intcrvowed' her before she
landed writes TINT there WAS no trace 81 fh'isne IN
her face I'm hor voce or IN her gestures which
are always impulsivc aud forcblc She has certainly
not grown stout but her checks are full and her
bright color to hor good health He sent In
his card on which pencled sent by the Figaro
and Mime. Sarah Bcrnhard had the grace To- receive
him Mt
II am pleased by your call and happy to know that
| have not been wholly forgotten. What Is the news
AT Pnrisi'
Your rcturn Madame which is all the more vel
opm. as YOU como 10 take part In special per
formancc'
An. yes At tn Odeon. ! have promised every
ring that they have nshod. an delighted 10 return
10 Inri. You that l have had an encounter with
10 winds on deck. Ny eyes full OF tears ycr I
wish TO look bright at my home coming. But. when
do these fcfS du Commerce ct dc rlndustrc" occur
Toward the middle Of the month OF cousc''
AFRO you not greatly fatigucd by the voyagc'T
Bah! | have tn" foot OF n mariner. and we have
had snp~rb veather Ion understand that after a
,tp such r. | have had doe, not dread any
thing You Taught You arc Thinking OF thcsc
aordinary adventure II which the paper, have made
mo the heroine Alas they purn Inventions.
have not chased buffalo, aud the only savage,
that | have met arc the negroes who came on board
nj Honolulu to scramble u. Their music charm.
ing. In spite Of the fact that had listened to II
for the second time. thc passengers vcry on
tnnhnstic. II was grsnt treat
"Yhe GROWING ~ n tr1umphnl tour Was IL not y
"1.- We received every Kind II reception that
Won could imagine. In some Of the CENTRAL cities 81
Tho tnito States. for example. ne PLAYED I'm pavill7ns
and IN mproviSc hall, aud our receipt, wcrc about
10000 francsl'
How many times have you PLAYED during these
nineteen months"
Exactly JOG times. We have given 800 PER
ormancc~ Of La 7 >ca.' 06 performances Of cleo
patra, great number ~ classic plays besides TWO
unpublished dramas. ono by Chcrso,o. La Dame
de- Chalant.' aud the other by Rarmonr and Iumblo
'fauln" Blanchard enthusiastic over
both these. The first Is idylnc and effective. the
second realistic. one peasant scene somewhat
puzzng 10 The good Americans. wOhsc farmers wear
sim hats and carry canes like denzcns Of the city.
These plays would be II great success. think, In
Paris"
"Oh them will Won Introduce them7r
"Whcrc -
sob. wherever Won wish. AZ the odcon'-
"ou-h! You make me sldder, who Is Porcrs
successor And what Is Poro going 10 doi'
What do you not know Then let Mo give
YOU tho news Ioro Is director of the Eden where
they say, you are to play Jointly win Coquclin'
" Porcl won't tire himself ont But YOU know
don't put much faith In the Eden. II +, A port.
that one passes with difficulty. and all these portcs
condemned
The Porte saint Martin -
" Porte saint Martin! | don't know. But what
about the theatre ,"
" All right. ! think"
"Oh, YES, so do L.
Nine BclnhaIdt threw a cloak OF otter and astra-
Khan over her dark blue silk blouse. drnned jaunty
black MI hat simply trimmed with blue and orange
figured ribbons. aud giving her her charming
daughter innw. lightly descended the gangway.
As she turned away. she said smiling lOu
this small paper box which hold 50 carefully ID
contains something very precious. 1t Is a little
sand from America"