Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-13
Dressing Room Interview With
Great Trdgedienne-- -How She
Looked On And Off The STAGE
by Grace IIortcnsc Tower.

Ivy traf llOftcnsC Tower.
KIlGllT. A stage all dim with twi.
IN light darkness; below. u sea oil
upturncd faces stretching away
into the distance. a 1.-the and sinuuua
form all yelled in mystery and shad-
ows; Il womans long white arms filled
with pale lilies and blood red rOscs; a
murmur. and then Voice speaking
through the stiffness. Voice that held
sthosc who heard 1t in the strange spell
OF its magic power; a Voice whose
music and whose cadeuccs. whose lure
and whose tempting could never be for.
gotten. 1t was the first scene Of LA
Sorcicre' and already the scUrccruss
had claimed lis for her own.
Morning. a long wharf jutting out
into the blue sea; a private car drawn
up upon the siding: little knots OF PEG.
pie waiting as for one expected 4 tan
large woman in fawn color with a face
suggesting the makeup room. framed
IN ilum Of yellow hair: ponciIcd eye
brows. rouged lips, painted checks, an
air of artificiality.
Such were the two pictures of Sarah
Bernhard the actress and sarah Bern.
hardt the woman as | saw her first /
shall not soon forget either. for In the
strangcncss of paradox the artificial
was so real and the real go artificial.
When Sarah Bernhard went TO Ven
ice all southern California went too.
The Venice in question Is not the Ven
Ice OF historic and old world fame. hut
a promising young seaside resort on
the Southern California coast. and the
reason of the divine Sarah's going there
was the same that caused her to play In
tents on the greater part of her Amer
lean tour-for Sarah's will Is not keyed
IN harmony with that of the theatrical
trust ana she was not allowed to ap-
pear in any OF the theatres controlled
by the trust. So Sarah went to Venice
and there gave her three California
performances LA SOrCiCrc." Camille.
and La TosCa" in an ocean auditorium
built at the end OF a long mole juttlng
out IN to the blue sea. There were no
hacks and the greatest trcgedlcnne OF
her time walked from her ear TO the
ship Hotel, where she took her meals,
and from the Ship Hotel across the
wharf to her dressing room.
Supported on one side by her phygI-
clan. who always travels with her, aud
on the other by one Of the prominent
men of her company and surrounded
by several women. she descended the
steps of her car and went on her morn
ing walk. She was attircd In Il morn.
Ing gown of fawn-COlurCd silk with a
long travelling cloak OF the same ma
terial made with triple capes, and
wide picture hat OF mulberry Ted laden
with ostrich plumcs. She appeared TO
he much larger woman and of much
more matronly form than she whom
had seen the night before in spangled
gauzc and lilies and | had u distinct
feeling OF disappointment in the dlsil-
lusiCnment But this was no time Tor
GisappOintmcnts so | put mine in my
pocket and approached the little group,
which had already attracted the attcn-
ton of number of people upon the
wharf.
Nigh be accorded the honor of an
interview with Madame?
Certainly might, but not then, not
till after the afternoon performance Of
Camille. Then If | would come would
md Madame In her dressing room
awaiting me, and with u pleasant nod
and smile she continued on her way.
. To me II was highly amusing, to her
II must have been infinitely disgusting
to gee the lengths which the crowds
curiosity reached. No sooner was 1t
noised abroad that Sarah Bernhard
was on the wharf than hundreds of PEG
pie gathered and attached themselves
to her rctlnue. 1t was Il case OF
Wherever thou gOest | will 60" and
80 they did. Her first visit was made
to the large Japanese shop, where sho
purchased several handsome silken |
robes, an old print or two AMI several
necklaces OF amber and Jade and tur- |
quoise. At every counter where she
stopped the crowd stopped too and eyes
Leered at her, through the glass Of the
N''" N's'o' 4NNNho WIFI NldlNu anu
toes stepped On, Up and down the
aislos they went some ahead OF her
and some behind. eager to hear every
word, watch every gesture Of the great
actress. She must have been annoyed.
but TO her credit be II said she did not
signify by so much as u culver OF an
eyclid that she noticed this curiosity !
mad company Of followers.
Across the pier from the big japanese
store Is the Cabrillo, the hotel built in I
fac smile of Il ship and II was here
that the actress was served to break
fast, the crowd following even into the
cafe. But private dining saloon for
tunately opened Its doors to her party
and the gaping crowd were left to
amusc themselves outside. Sand dabs,
shrimps, veal outlets and champagne
comprised the menu ordered by the
Bernhardt physician, and at its end
Bernhnrdt caught her first nsh in the