The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-25

SARAH BERNHARDT.
 ognize me. You know, I'm bicyclist. I am very fond of bicycling. All Paris
 is on wheels now. Perhaps the improved appearance people notice is due to that. l wear the costume that is most fitting for bicyclists-the bloomers-but al ways ride in the Bois de Boulogne or some secluded place.
 ''I shall appear here in new play, 'Yzeil. Then play, for the first time here, 'Gismonda. I will produce two other new Mazda and La Femme de Claude, by Dumas. I fear to produce 'L'Artesienne. That is not a play the ladies would like. 1 am re- vising La Princesse Lointaine, putting more action in it. Of course I shall play La Dame aux Camelias' and 'Adrienne Lecouvreur. play it every time I come here because it was in that character I made my debut in the United States and was successful in it. like all the characters that play, but I do love Camille. 1 can cry every time play the role. Oh, feel the character so much in the pathetic parts of it that after awhile fancy I am participating in a drama in real life. You know, there are many such scenes in real life, '" she added, with suggestion of sigh.
 "How long will play here? Ma foi, je ne sais pas. z Suzanne Chats Mile. SeylOrd, member of her company, how long do we play here? Till the 10th of February. Upon my word, didn t know. Suzanne, where do we go then To Canada? Oh, yes, remember now We will then make tour of the United States, going as far as New Orleans. Then we go to England.
 ''So Yvette Guilbert is getting $4. 900 a week? Suzanne, how much is $4, 900? Twenty thousand francs. An, that's a big price But I suppose she is good in her line, although don't know her. I heard she was quite successful ill Paris, but never saw her. You see, I never go into concert halls. But I'm glad she is successful here. Got $1, 900 for a pri- vate soiree? Suzanne, how much is $1,- 900? Five thousand francs! An, well 1!
 "But how is it, then," she asked earnestly, "that Rejane, such a real, good artiste, was not successful here? I don't understand this. But the public is riddle that we shall never solve. |" Yvette Guilbert said recently that Mime. Bernhardt was ''passee" in Paris; that people said she had lost her sweet voice, and that Yvette had found it.
 "What do think of Irving's inter- pretation of 'Macbeth?' I can't criticise him impartially, for simply adore him. Oh, adore him! He is the acme of art. It is no longer Irving as Macbeth, but Macbeth as Irving. Oh, adore him! Now, there is Sibyl Sanderson, who is great friend of mine. love her very much. She is a charming girl "a charming girl. She has been very successful ln Paris, and she deserves her success. MasseDet loves her very much too. He wrote 'Esclarmonde' for her, you know. He thinks she is very talented woman. And she is. .'
 ''Have you met the Comtesse De Cas- tellane?"
 "Often. I know her we'll Do you know, she has got pretty since she has been in Paris? She is a charming wom an. She is very successful socially. She has been received in the best society in Paris She has dined with Mrs. Mackay and Mrs. Aver and will in time have salon of her own that is likely to be- come feature of Parisian society. She is to build house that will doubtless surpass all other private establishments in Paris. There is no reason why she should not be received in the best so- ciety. The De Castellanes belong to the best families of France. I've lot of batter to the effect that the comte buys his wife's wearing apparel. It is this way: He counsels her. That is the proper thing to do, as Parisian, you know. He knows better what is suitable in Paris than she, an American.
 'It is said he is very extravagant- that he has already spent $1,00O, 900 of his wife's dowry."
 "Lui Mon Dieu, non! He is veri table miser. But he is a good dresser. The reports that he was seen at the Trouville races (Aa! An! Yes! I've read that) in Prince Albert made of white linen, wearing a pink shirt, white collar and red necktie are only big jokes.
 "No, don't believe France would form passive alliance with Germany in case the latter went to war with Eng land. don't think cooperation in war between these two countries will ever be possible. But I'm not much of poli- 5ician. Yes, have followed the Vene- zuelan trouble. We in France never thought war possible. England would not go to war with this country any way. She is generally submissive when hard pressed.
 "The new fashions in Paris? think ! they are simply horrid, I don't like