The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-03

, was
wv formed between Sara Bernhardt
and Catulle Mendes. which
waxed rather than waned until
u few weeks ago. when it came
to an abrupt end. The cause was pri-
marty play. but at the bottom it was
money. The play is called Santa Te-
resa." drama In 1--WE acts and. nine
scenes. the beauty of which. 50 Nine.
Bernhard said In subsequent letter.
was almost enough to still her righteous
indignation against the poet. 1t was fin
ished year ago and offered to Claretie
of the Coincide Franchise. The date was
set for it's reading when one morning
Edmond Rostanu. another of Nine Bern
hardt's poet friends. came to NJ. Mendes
and asked him If he did not want to let
the great actress it. Mendes all
but sure of its acceptance at the Comedie
and he hesitated, for having gone so far
1t would have been serious thing to dis
cast: Prosper Camamont. b. Calmenson:
Baron de la Glaciere. d. NJ Aronsohn:
Brismouche. B. Cooperman; Anatole mat.
uralst), d. Cohen: Baptiste this ward).
Josephson: Francis. NJ. Abrams; Louise
de la Glaciere. Miss l.. Shapiero. .Mdl1e.
L'Aigion Oct. l.. l then play Theodore
with your Teresa to follow. This bring.
us to March l, a splendid moment VIVA,
say you? thousand joys. Sara
NJ Mendes answered: Everything is
settled dear Therese. The play and au-
thor are yours
Santa Teresa was put into rehearsal
and all went well until one day NJ
Mendes learned that Nine. Bernhardt was
l.
to- London. where she would make $4,000
The play could not possibly be produced
until the middle of March. and there was
left for it only two weeks in which 1t
could run in Paris. He went to his be
loved friend and demanded his play.
Nine. Bernhardt gave it up and wept,
and when he saw her tears he relented
and let her have it again. Rehearsals
were. resumed. but the poet Was again
seized with misgivings and once more,
this time by a trick, he got his manu-
script. Then he telegraphed to her:
"Sara-Is it not absurd to quarrel thus
when loves one another? Do but
phone me now that you will not go to
London and let your theater to Novelll
until Teresa has ceased to draw, and
will begin to rehearse again after
lunch
To this she replied: Friend. Poet and
Torturer-i will do the Impossible
promise you" But she didn't. Instead,
she resortcd to- the interviewer, who
asked her if the trouble could not possi-
bly, be settled. She replied:
No. it is over; it is all My grief
is indeed deep. but my mind is made up.
/ will not return to the subject. l dis
miss the topic from my mind. There can
be-there will be-no' communion, hence
forth between the poet and the actress.
All is dead and buried. /. drowned in
iii of despair and Illusion my hopes. my
Zuzanne de Rusevlle Cher cousin). Miss
S. Marks: Mathide SISTER TO L-ouise),
Miss n. Bieber: Madlle Zenobic (sister to
Brismouchel. Miss r. Rosenbaum; Nine.
Dupont (housekeeperJ. Miss L.. Aronsohn;
Pauline (naidD. Miss /. CominSky-
see me, she cannot prevent me from saz-
ing on her. When she acts | shall be in
a CORNER of the theater and she will have
no power to prevent me from being daZ-
aled by her beauty, her grace her
omnipotence of tragic expression, her
genius. And writing the next day, I Will
sing her praises will justly excessive
enthusiasm. Who knows but that some
day the obstinate persistence of my woT-~
ship. the unaiterable stubbornnesS of my
Prevent alteration. may move her royal.
cruel heart to repententa ce?''-New York
Commercial Advertiser.