New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11

six costume and scenery cars The second was com
! posed of FIVE Pulmans and the private car May
| flower which was once the property of William K.
| Vanderbilt ST. The Lehigh Valley had planned a
record breaking trip with this train, and Charles
S. Lee general passenger agent, and A. j. Sim
mons. the district passenger agent went to- Hamil-
ton to conduct personally the trains TO New-York.
The clements against them, however, the
slippery rails, caused by the Storm making rapid
running impossible Much time lost during the
night. but it made UP yesterday morning. and
the trains rolled into Jersey City ten minutes
apart, only forty-f1ve minutes late.
AS early as noon Bernhardt enthusiasts. many Of
whom stood for hours in line in 42d-st. last Thurs
day to purchase tickets for her performances began
to gather the of the Pennsylvania ferry
at West 23d-st- They packed the small waiting
ROOM and when the Garde Republique band of
eighty pieces arrived at O'Clock the players had to
remain out in the cold The band members all
Frenchmen. were so enthusiastic Bernhard
that they did seem TO mind the cold wind which
swept off the Hudson.
There telling which ferry slip the boat
which brought the actress would enter, and the
band raced from door to door at the heels OF Leader
MORN, who was the most excited and happy man IN
the FIVE boroughs At last the ferryhoat which mad
met the special bumped into the slip and the actress
was driven ashore in open carriage The French
band struck up the ''Atarseinase" Nine. Bernhardt
beamng with smiles, bowed right and left Though
bif3n gI I gi1 b "a With f for extended Tecep
ton. and she drove away, with the band following
her coach still footing the French national air
The band gave up the chase soon and took to the
Streetcars. They beat Nine Bernhard to the Hotel
Majestic and We're lined up in the LOBBY Wh men she
arrived there They struck up the NfaTSeI I ser
playing at the ferry landing. The Old Guard Band
was also there do honor to the visitor and a
duel of wind Instruments followed Nine. Bernhardt
listened to this concert from the balcony overlook
ing the lobby 1t promised to con'inue l9denntfly
Sbubert in the Bernhardt tour sent word to call a
halt with the playing Of THE Star Spangled Ban
AS she started up the stairs to her apartment
photographed set off fashight Just behind her;
She jumped in fashion that was truly tragic ana
"Cetts brilliance! Cette brilance!'' and then,
dropping into her queer English, What means it?
Nine. Bernhardt welcomed the reporters as though
she had not had no end of trouble in Canada
through Interpretations The first question asked
about the reported disturbances
1t amounted to nothing, the actress SAID. &C
company 1T all a misunderstanding There
is theatre in Quebec which has been producing
that sermon be preached against these plays. This
was done, and some foolish people thought that he
was Incorrect They asked what [ thought
about Canada. and [ admired the great progress
show such progress in literature and art, saying
that l had not heard Of it. They forgot that it
that Canada had no art, which was not what
She declared that the scene outside the theatre
at Quebec not serious demonstration She
youths. She not struck by any missile and
the one most injured was a young girl of eighteen
who is travelling with her.
VIII you take a vacation before returning to
France?' asked.
This is my vacation declared Nine. Bernhardt
ct taking it by travelling N America. 1t
is & land of many friends. and am glad to be
The actress spent the rest of the day in her
apartments at the hotel = basketful Of Invitations
had yet decided on accepting any Of them No
Trip less than Nine. 5ernhardt, ard she certainly
looked hardly forty-iVe OF her sixty-one years.
Her opening performance WI De la Sorciere by
the demonstration at Quebec.