The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-17

Tosca-' like Shakespeare. The plays are
strong; sa, ny,. ! have played Lady Macbeth but
But madame did not care to talk much
shop. Her plays were part Of her life. but
she was more interested In other thingS.
The old man who visited and sold her
skins Of wild animals when she was here
that he had gone the way Of all flesh. She
Poor man! So he Is dead''
She recalled his tones. his mannerisms
and & his enthusiasm p.,.s. -
was mentioned. everything but the woman
and mother disappeared.
MY children? Shall show you their pic
lures? Seei Are they not beautfful. And
the san with his wife and two beautiful
children. was shown in portrait
HER SONS WIFE MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN ANY EMPRESS.
One visitor thought to please her and
said her sons wife resembled Empress Jo-
HOh, much more beautiful" she cried.
her child from attack. Much more beau
tiful than any Empress"
The actress was then brought back to
chop talk again, for some one wanted 10
know about her short hair. With a laugh
and a quick. nervous movement, she re.
moyss the s., SILVER aoa pns y sna the mass of
LAlglcn I draw 1t up into a little chignon,
and no one can tell that Il has been cut
Again came the quick movement and the
hairpns were replaced so expeditiously that
one was forced to wonder that she required
There was 4 suggestion Of critics, but
Bernhardt would have none of them.
nothing Tor what is said / know when my
audiences are pleased. and they are the
ssometimes I do not get the Inspiration.
But then I am wearied. I can DO nothing
then. and all Is hard for me. There are
days when cannot get the inspiration, ano
then I know / am not at my best. i must
feel when play. or my play Is not good"
JOLLY COQUELIN, WHO
So much for Bernhardt. She is interest
ing-absorbingly so-whether on the stage
But there is another member Of her party
who Is no less so. He Is short, thick-set.
man. ms ~ whose whose extremely expressive mouth
and movable brows and peculiar gray.olue
eyes form all sorts of facial combinations
suggestiye of shades and varieties Of hu-
NOR, while the deep laughter lines, the rap
idly changing glances and the constantly
varied and th,i 81 n's he ds
lights in the verbal sparkle and animation
OF life
French comedian Of ali time, the embodi-
ment-ths incarnation-of Cyrano de Ber-
He IL 60 years old. He has been an actor
for forty.one years. But he looks to be
-perhspsl1 HIS sain Is clear. his eye, eyes
his hair Il but steely gray. and his conver-
sation II spirited. almost with the anima-
tion OF youth In q striking way CoQuelfn
suggests Mark Hanna. without looking like
him. ,,
mon OF bravery. He was that. He was not
a liar. He thought 1t was lost time to lie
think Cyrano the most beautiful character
Of the theater. in all plays. ! think no
character more beautiful, more magnificsnt'
Xnd 7 have plav-S that go times In Paris
.CYRANO'' AND A NARRATIVE
OF A STRUGGLE WITH ENGLISH.
always feel that / am elevating the
public mind in doing CErano % well. sS.s! The nrs!
then then when came on the stage they mar, mar,
people-eritics; artists; men and and women.
thatf What is that7. they said It was
an excitement extraordinary. never saw
ANYTHING like that people said. There
cannot be another act ike that And I
said to them, You win see.'
'The play began at o'clock exactly. and
finished q quarter past !. because Of 30 long
applause 6o extraordinary that night! The
author Wrrsa to me- Ny dear friend, M Was