New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
NINE. SARAH BERNHARDT.
SHE DESCRIBES THE PARTS SHE IN
TENDS TO INTERPRET IN PARIS

TENDS TO INTERPRET IN PARIS.
SIZE THINKS HAMLET MORE LIKE WOMAN
THAN MAN. AND SUITED FOR
woMAN's lMPERsoNATIoN.
Paris September q.
Nine Sarah Bernhardt returned to Faris on Fri
day from, ho- eeaside home on the Island OF Belie
Isle on tho coegt OF Brittany, and starts Tonight
on a theatrical tour In Switzerland and Hoiiaho.
Al sorts Of projects for the coming theatricai sea-
son have been attributed to Nine. Sarah Bernhard.
about which, however. she has preserved discreet
silence, Thanks however, TO chance meeting on
SATURDAY, Nine. Bernhardt consented TO make an
exception Ia favor o: The Tribune. ana Tor the n'st
time to speak freely about her plans.
II 50 happened that on Saturday afternoon tho
preser, writer accompanied Pierre Decourcelles TO
tho Renaissance Theetre-of which Nine Bern
hard. Is the le-see-to see the mseen-scene OF Inc
virginia house where a great part OF the acuon
q Secret Service" which has been Translated ana
ADAPTED by NJ Dccourcelles for that stage taxes
pIace Mr. G.liettes excellent play 10 In active re-
hear.ai and will probably be produced IN It's
French dress about the time this letter reaches
New.York. After securing from common friend
q replica Of Houdons famous bus: OF Washington
which will figure among the stage decorations Va
Secret Service" Nine. Sarah Bernharot chahceu
TO call at the theatre. The fresh. bracins Az
iantic breexes OF the Breton coast had evidently
agreed with her. for since many a year she mas
not been seen looking so strong and well ohe
was asked to give forecast OF her projects LOT
the winter. "Ah! that would be much 100 long d
story for me to tell you here besides. wouiu
rather until the end of October BEFORE ooile
so. because / shall then be definitely settled IN
Paris and not merely 'en passage. as am now
Nine Bernhard accompanied by two superb
Scotch collieS which Jumped about ana thu'"peu
their great waving tails against the actors "ho
were rehearsng the telegraph scene OF secret
hardt finally agreed to discuss her future pans
and said: Come and lunch with me on MONDAY
and we can talk at leisure on MondaS NINE
Bernhardt was found seated at taoie i'll ''e
cosey little study on the second moor OF nei oi III
,oe hotel in the Boulevard Perere. gazing some
what disconsolately at an enormous pie OF manu-
scripts. all neatly arranged In gray pas'eooaiu
-. -.
.J.ook ct all those" she said; you see that al
least have plenty OF material to draw from 1
have already accepted for the Renaissance the
following plays: 'Afranchie.' by Maurice Donnay:
Hamlet translation by Morand and Marcel
scbwob: La Jeunesse de Neron,' by Edmond
Haraucourt: La Vile Morte by Gabriel dAnnun-
z,o Marie Stuart BY Dubout; LIE Crime gu
Male by Georges Lieusson; Medee' by Ca'u''e
Mendes:. Ariane,' by Henri Fouquier; Plus que
Refine by Emile Bergerat; Les Jacques. by
Ricbepin: LIE Passe' by Porto Richie; Mariana
by Jose Echegaray; 'Reyna.' by Lucien 'ressoh-
no,s and Charles Raymond; Orlando by Eugene
Morand; lie Christ a la fete de Purim. by Gio-
vanni Bovio. to say nothing OF some hail-uo%eh
other plays by authors of recognized talent In
fact Il seems to ME that never before has french
dramatic literature been in more promising con-
dition than now Certainly. never before has there
heen such a number Of truly able men devouhg
themselves almost exclusively to writing plays
But" was asked will it not be impossible for
YOU TO produce half of all these plays that are &C
copied for the Renaissance?
he nj
about the ones that I really think shall be apie
10 produce In the coming season FIRST OF an.
Donnay's 'Afranche' will be put In rehearsal ana
Il is IN this play. in which the author OF lysis-
trata' gives evidence of his essentially fa'iSia"
charm and spirit that snail make 'hS 'e-c"'"0e
In Paris this season"
.Is .Afranchie' a development OF the woman
rights question. as its title leads one TO suppose!
ono: .Affranchie cannot be described as doc
trina, nlav but IL what We call high comedy and
verges at times upon pure drama III IS sensational
and It's morality is Of such nature as HHsn'
startle American or English audiences Inc
heroine after series Of imprisoned incioehts
showing that she is really devoted 10 her IoVer Is
forced by an ingenious dramatic situation not ohiy
10 he false to him. but TO confess TO having
been So and all this to assert the principle tha'
woman cannot in our time remain mere save
and subject her instincts and emotions 10 ,he
caprce Of any one man. whether he happen 10 pe
her husband or not
''HaraucOurts JeunesSe ue \eIVi' 'o'''''"N.
Nine Bernhard sis drama In verse. which VIII
ha taken in hand after 'Anranchie.' Haraucourt
is thoroughly sincere writer. who never becomes
artificial The two leading parts In La Jeunesse &c
heron are Nero and Agripp!na. The scene where
the Emperor orders the assassination o. "'s
mother Agrppina is a powerful one and In viyic
sauce which chaTacierzed Nero n the days Of his
early youth I think l have found talented
actress TO mper senate Agrippina. and the part OF
Nero l shall undertake myself"
Hamlet
All. said Sarah. with one OF her indescrinany
eSdd msngserip somewhat crumpied
thumbed by frequent reference. 81 keep Hamlet
Gnilan absoT T BY s the study Of part which
each day Waks s desp s ing efP 5o afeT n
was but a young student. was more IKE q "oinal .
~ons and the 'R d ' T%fs
nature been less feminine he never would have
,ecting himself to those ANALYSES which are re,
ycaled by his inspired soloqueSs had namIe
TO st the device Of the ousetrap Had he been less
e With n T Ss awoG WI Nf
have~but then there would have been no play
;rinnte mart that have ever attempted. 1t is safe
TO say that this master part Of Shakespeare Is ne
couragng that any true artist can undertake
Of its the reae sc
1t Yields however magic spell OF faseinaton
sn9 Is Of Which may be exeeeas there
are individual actors 10 a ssgh corsc,entonsH
ma that look forward to producing IT this season
in Paris the Renaissance aiS SO n mps, ' im
rn~'an, artistic efforts of my dramatic career
Nine Bernhardt said this with conviction ana as
sha did so the conversation was interrupted py
Nile Simonne the charmingly gracetul Young
daughter Of Maurice pch as in the fe
ike portrait of her made by Carolus Durar ~h hi
MAS such an attractive feature in the salon iasI,
wear Mile Simonne has become the periect iooi
OF Nine Sarah. and II was indeeSu p A,aS fme
Bernhard had been congratulated on her rece dr
escane from, serious accident when cliinnlns ol
W. rocks A, Belle Isle. the details OF which oc-
currence and how NJ. Haraucourt who was SWIM