The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-16
.SY MIME. BERNHARDl.
RELATES HER EXPERT
 ENCES

lone Crowded Day-Iu Addition to Ter Theatrical Work She Writes for nglish Magazines and Is Now 'sDo- e'' Her Life.
 'ot man nor woman in Paris works Der than& Sarah Bernhardt. At present moment while playing every EEht in the week in La Sorciere." b matinees on Thursdays and Sum she is rehearsing M. Henri Lave 3s historical drama, 'Varenes," in 11ch she will impersonate Marie An NHette. It was after a rehearsal of play, from which great things are ected, that the great tragedianne ribed to M. Joseph Galtier an edi- pf the Temps, the way in which she K hds her days.
 her handsome theater on the boul- I'd Mime. Bernhardt receives her vis- 5 in the most comfortable loge it IS l ihle to imagine. Arranged in ex lite taste, the clear yellow walls of salon from a harmonious back Xand to the soft cushions of the cosy In, the dainty writing table in is XVI. style, and the book shelves with masterpieces of the French English tongues. On the fine white Hskin which covers the floor the two prite dogs of the diva, Cyrano, a nificient greyhound, and Spot, a dog, lie at the feet of their mistress, e a pair of parrots lift their voices,
 oul! in unison at the newcomer. b! oui! oui!'' Leaning against the ions in her long white dress and
 chinchilla coat, with a pink rose Ter buttonhole, Sarah, the Sorce-
 told the story fone day in her life.
 am working just now harder than before, and I have known some
 times, too. It is true I like to "A plenty on hand, but it would not ossible even for me to go on long This present strain. Imagine a day Ais sort; While I was preparing for \Eivival of La Samaritaine with n's music I rose each morning at o'clock. As soon as I was dressed ake nothing whatever to eat or in the morning. came down to theater, arriving not later than g elk, and devote the whole morning ehearsing. At 12 o'clock I break Id with friend or two without ng the house, for nave fitted up ling room downstairs and get food in from a neighboring restaurant. meal over, set to work upon Var s, rehearsals lasting till 5 or even lock Then came the turn of the painters and decorators; all Ines have to be carefully evaniined, the designs of the costumes and lie thousand and one accessories of bectacular play. None of these IS can be left to chance; every de- requires my special attention, (and every minute of my tune until the lng's performance is taken up with preparations for the new play. For tely for me, do not dine-I mere t an egg or two broken up in beer so I am quickly ready to go on tage as La Sorciere. When the iin finally falls on that piece my fer poins me here and presents his Ints, and by the time I have gone 1gh them and reached home it is rally quite o'clock in the morn Then comes supper. What do you
 we ate last night, Mile. Seylor l.? One hundred mussels!"
 that moment the door opened and want entered, bearing a menu, h he presented to Mime. Bernhardt. n she had dismissed him with her $ Sarah said: Did you notice An Everybody I employed has some
 interesting or picturesque about
 I picked up that man in Chili, he is most valuable to me. Apart
 the fact that he speaks several lages, he is a past master in the f preparing cocktails, and invents ny special delectation the most erful drinks. It is he who beats V eggs in beer, and, like all my
 he serves me devotedly. Pitou is her who is as precious to me in his as Antonio. You must have seen Pitou in the wings; he tunes my bs, winds my clock and engraves ollars for my eleven dogs. He has pecialty. When am touring with company he always contrives to
 us lose our trains. He insists on Ill getting out at certain stopping S and going to the buffet, and
 we are ordering our coffee the
 quietly slips out of the station. may imagine the wrath of the com- Fl am convinced they will have food some day. As rule he acts y secretary, but he has another t. He improvises exceedingly well pe piano. having beeen, in fact
 at the Conservatoire and mem if the chorus at the Opera Comi-
 I tcok him as my prompter after treat fire in that house, and little tile he won my confidence. But a h of my immediate surroundings be incomplete without mention