Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-13

tempted by hor hook she had known
the joy Of dropping her line into the
tumbling green water, had felt the
thrill that surgcs up ones spinal coli
umn as she feels the tug az the other
end, and realized the satisfaction OF
drawing her line up with something on
II and that small wrigsling, slippery
fish meant more to her than the biggcs t
0 ycllOwtail that ever llOundcrCd.
/ 1t was u very different BcrnhaI dit
who hold out her white hands To me,
those long slim hands flashing with
! jcwCls-latc that afternoon when the
sun was dipping In the west and flash
ing last goodnight to the whitecapped
! sea. She stIll wore the clinging white
robe in which Marguerite Gauiicr BIDS
ECr last farewell 10 Armand. and her
I dressing room showed tnc artistic dis
order OF a hurried packing. Scattered
! over the dressing table were the prop
critics Of the make up--roUgc pots, eye
brow pncils, q big powder box OF re-
! pCdssc silvcr-a few fading flowers and
| the combs, h1irpirs. rings and neck
( laCcs Of other scenes. In the cCrHCr
on the lIoor lay tho pile of soft sllkcu
stuifs which she had purchased at the
Japanese shop In the morning, delicate
CrcpCs OF mauvC and pink and blue ana
yellow. and her maid was already bus.
.ly packing the costumes worn in the
earlier acta OF Camille ready for the de-
parture that night for salt Lake city.
At Bcrnhdrdt icut was one OF her little
mascuts, small fox terrier who raised
approving ana afiectionatc eyes to his
mistress rs she strokcd his smooth
coat.
The Interpreter stood By and trans
lated for me the questions | desired to
psk and gave back to me her answer.
Occasionally we made each other
Understand without his aid but 1t Is
still surprise to ne that a woman OF
Bcinhardts talents and attachments
had not long ago acquired perfect COM
mand OF the English language.
The great trGgcdicnnc babe me sit
beside her ANA in her impulsivc French
way took my hand In hers and held II
as We talked. Bernhardt Is over sixty
on the stage she looks forty, perhaps
little older; on the stage scarcely
thirty. But though her iorm has lost
much of its serpcptlnc grace and leOn-
Inc supplcnc5s her firm white arms and
well formed hands are sim those of Il
girl, and 'hcr eyes and her voice re-
main. Those long. slanling Bernhard
eyes remind one of OblOng diamonds so
bright and shining are they 50 dazzling
In the power OF their glance. And the
voice. That is the most wonderful
thing about her. 1t is a young voice
and It's power is beyond words. There
Is lure and lull and ear ess IN it-and IL
holds you fascinated in its magnetic
ihrall. II Is a voice with heart and
soul In IL ana all the emotions OF life
beating and pulsating there. Passion.
hate, anger, the frenzy OF despair are
there. In the torture OF the inquisitiOn
scene In LA S0rcicrc" II seemed like
the snarl of u wild animal and | have
since wondered ii she did not study
Eer voice work with some Of the an
imals Of her mcnagcric, In order to de-
NclOp some OF those wonderful tones
Hers is the most wonderful voice
have ever heard. There Is acting In II
and II the stage were as dark as night
one could understand her action just
from the expression Of the voice.
What is the secret Of your YOUTH"
! asked as We sat In her tiny ocean
dressing room which swayed gently
back and forth with the motion of the
water below swishing on the piles.
"Oh, je gods, jc gods" she said with
On expressive shrug of her shoulders
as she raised her eyes to the ceiling In
mock soleinnity.
But the gods don't do II all. II Is
her method of breathing which prob
ably does more toward keeping her
voice and her body and above all her
vitality, young. She brCathes from the
abdomen and her wonderful voice con
troll finds much Of its secret there. The |
diaphragm and all the abdominal
muscles have been trained TO do their !,
work and no Confning clothing Is al |
lowed to interfere. She affects long
sInuous lines, and most of her frooks |
on or off the stage are loose about the
waist and are confined by sash drap-
cries far below the waist, much after
the fashion OF French dress for chill
dren. The great endurance Of the Ari-
iona Indians. and their ability to run
fifty and sixty miles day when they
are seventy years old Is due TO this !
same system Of abdominal breathing.
DO you feel all t!.St you portray on
the stage?" | asked
"Ycs, ALL. she answered, clasping her
white jeweled hands to her breast
Yes, when there is love love; when
there Is hate | hate. That Is why am
not well now" and she brushed the
nuil Of tnwny hair from her brow with
{ half tired, half netulnnt gesture, She
looked almost III ana fatigue and pain
were written large upon her pale face.
The spirit OF the dying Marguerite still
held her and she was sim suffering