The evening times., 1896-03-10
new PLAYS FINELY ACTED
Bernhardt, Hare and Seabrooke in
Unfamiliar Roles.
The French Actress Was at Her Best.
The Engli>hman Charmed His Au-
dience-At Other Theaters.

Sarah Bernhardt came back 10 her be-
loved Washington audiences last night.
She certainly loves The people of Ihis
city She always loves the people where
She is playing.
This is not Iickleness, but amiabilty and
business. She will love New York when
She gets back; she VIII love Chicag when
the Ike winds swish her skirts, and she
will love US again when she returns. 1t
never remains behind. but travels about
with her, and is always cons picuous, u
sort of lares ana pcnates-wherc Is sarah,
there Is it,
And this affection is reciproCatcd. Sarah
Is beloved, not entirely for herself, but
b because of Il nice appreciation OF justice
on the part OF Il people who step up
and deposit their cash and expect to get
their value in full, and get IL.
sarah came last night, clothed in the
Mysticism OF indian pur,ry ana the shadow
OF =, 800 years ago. II WIS a good ways III
point of time aud distance To go for Il
heroine, but the result justified II.
"Heyi," which MN. Almanac sylvester
and Eugene Morand wrote expressly for
The peerless French actress, is eXquisiteIy
poctiCai ana powerfully Tragic. 1t Is very
wicked i'll places, very moral IN others,
S6mptuous III Darbaric Splendor throughout,
lofty III sentiment, mastery IN treatment,
ana Is acted rs II should he and as only Il
woman of Bcrnharu.S temperament and
appreciation for romantic mysticism could
III preparing the structural basis OF the
play the authors proDabiy reviewed Sarah :
greatest plays ana noted under wnat con-
dition of situations and emotions she was
most appreciated. Tncy round her strong
in depicting the animal passionS of tear,
hate and revenge; they IouLd tsat us It
scDsuou> enchantres> size WIS unequaIcd;
that no one can commit murder as can sue,
that she is supreme IN a death sccuc.
There was the recipe for lzeyi, the In
dian courteSlu, who loves SCyidla. But
the YOUTHS mother interposes. IZeyI seeks
l,sN, nv T,
IS an anchorite III the wilderness. Her
charms eDtice him not, but she falls 4
prey to his pure and lofty love She re-
lurDs to her home aud kills Scyndia when
he attempts to provoke the Oid passions.
She is condemned to torture and hanished
into the forest to die. he meets the holy
man and expires III his arms, fajtnIui To her
VOWS.
Bcr1hardt is at her best throughout. "A
courteSaD, Magdalen, muIdereS> ana mar
Tyr she has all the opportunities in the
world TO display her magnificent reSO
She reads the poetic lines in Il chanting
monotone that adds To the langorous orient
alism OF the ATMOSPHERE, and ESuesesIs hcw
admirable was Yvette Guilbert's unap-
precIated imIIatioD. Some one remarked
of Henry Irving that he did not hing SO ef-
fecLively as TO prove Henry Dixey's won
Grrful mimic powers. BerDha1dG proves
a case for Yvctte.
As for the company. they were each and
all superior actors. They, too, have the
pleasant chanting fashion OF delivering the
poetry OF the play, and it certainly charms
the car not tutored to the extent of catch
ing the meaning OF French cmDeIllshed with
idIom AMI poetic license.
NJ. Darmont played the part of the ascetic
prince and NJ. DencubOrg the worl,ling
brother. They were both us good as their
excellent paris. The YOghi, who In the
Buddhist drama pre-figures John the BIp-
fist, was made a nne type OF primitive vlTor
by NJ. Deval. Nine. Patry took advantage
OF extensive opportunities as the princess
mother. There were many others OF MINOR
significance, and stage full OF supernumer-
aries.
As for scenery, costumng and other ac-
cessories, the production was superbly put
on. There was every possibility for The
color artist i'm the suggestions or the time and
locale of the drama, and it was realized
upon in every way.
Nine. Rernnardt repeats "IZeyr' We,lnes-
day afternoon. Tonight she plays Ca
MILE" and tomorrow night the much dis
cussed "Magda.'