The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18

of Charing Cross have been destroyed
in order to make room for the stage
and auditorium alone.
BY the way, the first "top-liner" at
the Coliseum will be Eugene Stratton,
the American comedian, who will draw
a salary of $1,000 a week during his
enga cement.
A new work by Stephen Phillips is
an event, since "Paola and francesca"
and "'Ulysses" made the young poets
reputation, and there have been no end
of speculation regarding the piece
which he has written for E. S. Willard.
Luckily Mr.. Phillips has not yet grown
as secretive as Mr.. Pinero, and it now
can be divulged that Miriam" is
piece in three acts-the period of which
is that of the English civil wars-1640-
1916.
Mr.. WilIard's part will be that of a
Puritan general whose duty it becomes
to journey to a certain country house
In order to preside over court-mar-
tial convened to pass judgment on the
behavior of fellow officer who, though
"a married man, has coveted his neigh
boris wife" The general goes full of
wrath against the offender, but fate
eplays him scurvy trick, and he finds
himself in love with the erring SOL
dier's beautiful wife-Miriam. OF
/ course, if 1T proves successful, the
Phillips play will be given in the
United States, so it will be just as well
to go no further with it's story at this
early date.
The Paris correspondent of a Lon
don newspaper has just sent to his
| journal one of the most fascinating
| little glimpses of Sarah Bernhardt, the
woman, that has appeared in print.
| Naturally, the great actress is most
often described as she is seen at the
theater, but this writer was enter
tanned by her at her famous country
home, Belle lie, where, as he says, she
is quite different person to the Bern
hardt of Paris.
TN the country" says this writer,
"she will listen positively to no con-
versation concerning the drama, and
devotes all her time to outdoor exer-
else. 1t was one of the greatest de-
lights 1 have ever experienced to see
this wonderful woman enjoying, like a
school girl, such games as tennis and
| croquet. Every morning Sarah rises
as early as o'clock and will, after
hasty toilette, start for long walk.
Very often she will walk for several
miles unaccompanied, and only return
at midday for luncheon
And, a few minutes after finishing
her meal, Bernhardt is ready for some
other open air sport-say a fishing eX-
cursion.
An Impatient Angler.
Upon one Of these 1 accompanied
her." says the writer, land must say
she has not the exemplary patience of
the true disciple of Izaak Walton. If
she has not caught anything after a
lapse of ten minutes or SO, she will
abuse the waters that surround her
house. 1 once had the audacity to tell
her that little patience was neces-
sary.
"Patience!" she shrieked. did you
tell me TO be patient? OF course I
am not patient; / never have been, and
1 can't bear casting a line and not
catching any more than l can endure
playing a game of cards and losing;
nor can 1 endure theater in Paris
taking in season more money than I
do, and that, mon cher monsieur, is
the key to my success"
That success has been striking-ar-
tistically, but not so great financially.
and Bernhard frequently has had to
endure a theater in Paris taking In
more money than she, with what pa
tience she might.
Her move from the Theater de la
Renaissance to the Theater Sarah
Bernhard was unfortunate" the writer
already quoted declared, "and although
she earns a considerable sum during
her tours, all the profit she makes is
spent on maintaining her Paris theater.
ut is generally imagined" the account
continues, that Bernhardt is at the
head of a large fortune. but such a
| supposition is entirely erroneous. Only
the other day she was telling me what
| she would do If she were rich.
First of ALL she said, I would
| leave off acting, and 1 would travel
| throughout the most barbarous coun-
| tries in the world. You look surprised,
my friend, and 1 can imagine that you
are thinking that have travelled much,
| but when we travel profes sionally 1t is
totally different from travel for pleas
ure. 1 assure you know little OF Aus
tralia or America, with the exception
of the hotels and principal theaters.'