The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-21
NINE. BERNHARDT ARRIVES
sHr ,ND " 'OOiIIn UtBr 10 man
tUfRN Nt~N.
The treat french Actress warm In Urt r'ai.r
~ the work 81 Wostand ss,s ne u the
Poet ~ trance io.ia, She q. LOOKING ~
Young ~ vhsn lost Here, our ,ra,s >go.

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Sarah ncrnh0rdi. VI C"pu"hu md tho Nom.
hrr- uf their COMPANY arrived here %,ostor.
dry morning ou the French Line .'"luship
I.Nlutliuo Nine r,ruhlrIi at ru front
II "a window IN her drawing room a. tho
Hotel savoy m tb" afternoon and y Vroup
nf reporters stared to 500 what change there
WIS In her appearance since ~" vI- lat her"
four years ago. The, found no evidences
that fr'r wears had PASSED or indeed that tho
famous Trenchwoman WIS already past the
half-ccniIrN marx Sro .'uod the light well.
looked considerably, thinner than she did on
her last VISIT and wur" u wig several shades
lighter than any she had ever worn bcfor" IN
private life. II was short and when Mime,
Bernhard said she had cut her hair In that
way to play Hopi't ana the Due de Roich-
stadi, some ~ those persons who knew that the
famous actress had for wears worn u wig 1-
ways had 70 smile Nine l"rnhardt smiled
herself at this moment, bat II was probably AT
soma recollection vhioh her words suggested
No woman could smile at the thought Of her
own badness.
\ heavy cloak of ivory-oolor,d satin fell
In loo-c folds from her neck as III" actress
received the visitors. Who were entering III"
room AZ every moment Her physician stood
back Of her chair and mildly protested, chiefly
by means Of gesture and facial expression,
when she arose with an exclamation Of in
patience at the heat and threw of the satin
cloak. revealing a long rleated garment Of
Of white cloth. trimmed with rings q coarse
white lace about the neck Two maids passed
through the room at intervals carrying arm
fuls Of dresses. 4 nansoryant sat near IL"
actresses chair. and not far from him was a
kind o! major domo. who seemed 10 have no
more 10 do than rise whenever the visitors did
and look perfectly blank during the rest Of
The actress was inerably gracious and
lanGuid. She was aS meltinglv feml-
nine as she he'd ever been on the stage. OF
course the subject of Edmond kosland was
soon reached. II was IN" first topic after
Nine Bernhard had explained how ably
seaslck she had been anI how disguised she
was to find the weather 80 warm.
lie i, the poet OF the French nation to-day"
sho said. mot the greatest Of all time. OF course.
and NJ Ro-tand would never allow that 10 he
Of the day. lie has I great influence IN France,
a moral and intellectual. rather han q poetic
influence. but he is acknowI"dSed rs the poet
70 ''Cyrano de Borg-r1c' It is more teauti-
fully. poetic and delicate The Ioor nc De
Eordre is a beautiful character for any woman
TO play But IiAigIon i 10 my mind mu.h
tn; cre9,rr trama Of nctH.o,,oo. aoo,,,a
difference Of opinion between Nine, Berrhardt
and NJ Coquelin: II" thinks that "lyrano
de- Bcreer2c" i decidedly The better play of
~ two artists equally great could NOT be due
to the fact that one Is To- act the leading part
in one Of the dramas while the other has the
principal role in the other.
YES. the roor eaGlet is the white Hdmlt,"
continued Nine. Bernhardt who s"emed 70
but I don't know what You are going 10 think
Of my Hamlet here I take him to be a youth,
only a little more han q hIi You have all
man. No. I've not decided 20 give up all but
mems riles Just because I've cut my hair
tGine fa~sfi"n-"in order !" acit Hnmist and the
Duo. Ny NEXT play is indeed 10 show ms as
witR the life Of a woman Who becom" So a srca.
actress II is 20 he Rost1nd's first play II
lnodern life He Is also writing a play for VI
CGWedie Frincai;e Is PLAYING there now
Prncasse Lointaine or Ia S~sna1talne' But
that is too. religious. am afraid for American
Somehody mentioned the namc Of Gabriel |
A%nnun2Io in comparison with Edmond Ros-
tweou. her teeth in The Old F'to-g fashion How
ahoninellv h. has acted To write a book and
make Mime. pu,e it, heroine gave, one If
by ' ,RRe a' ppHhiitiIc. ihWat' | should dI never "q' take Iiii's any iri
terest In him again Of course, II was IN n
measure ila't.rine 70 a woman tohc Written
VI "Z u ' ltlN'llNFl' NHNIlIN'h Nv W |
IL The Flame AMI tho creation was not really |
4 portrait although II was plain who was meant. !
II was 1honliuah'r N hlnI 10 do such n thing |
after their friordship Du-a e an Intelligent
" course. and would NOT feel hurt
hv such a thing herself She would realize
how much greater che was than any man who !
would ho rril'v - su,h ~ no.
With Nine. Bernhard' and VI. Cogueln on
I'Aquitaine were Nine. Maurice Grau and
Nine. Salaza, VII" " Albert SDlt7a, who had
come 70 Join her husband on hi return from
he West VI. CoGuoln wanted to 60 as usuHl
10 the Albemarle Hotel, lrt there was 10 room 1
for him and he took quarter, ~ the Victoria.
u am going 10 play with NuC. IorrhaIdt."
said. in everything tut HEml",. Mr. Grgu
wanted me to act Iolrr,pS. ~ 7 could NOT.
do not understand tho character. II mrv
ho that the version lv Marcel S'lwah omits
much Of the text. But the r L. i inCoWprs-
hensihle 10 me and ] will not attempt II es-
pccinlly among Americans who Dre more ferC- ,
rious than tho English about Justice 20 The
works ~ Shake>pearc.'