The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-27
TRAVELLING WITH BERNHARDT
Some Of the Strenuous Days and Her
Likes and Dislikes,

William F Connor. who has managed Snrnh
Bernhardt In this country during the past sea-
son, says; 'Sarnh Bcrnhordts physical en-
durnnce. her glorious spirits. her unfolinR am
liability arc marvellous. Think what strain
upon her tho arduous work and daily fatigue
OF this trip Ia, yot a moro charming even
tempered woman under II all havo not met
Thus far sho has Travelled 10 600 miles. has
played daily and sometimes twice n day. Just
10 show you what day means for her when
We arrived In PIttsburg Friday shS gnyo
a matinee and evening performance After tho
play We made trip Homestead 10 the
weird sight OF the great steel works In opera
tion at night, returning at a. M. At IL
with Richard M0nsneld At o'clock sho was
giving a matinee and later an evening perform
ancc-
THAT was Saturday night At o'clock that
night she was in her special and Travelled
To Buffalo, arriving on Sunday at noon. All
tho afternoon she was busy arranging the dec
orations OF dinner she give her company 10
celebrate the one hundredth performance OF the
tour, and which lnStcd until midnight. But
Monday morning she up bright and carly
ond off 10 Niagara falls donning O rubber
coat and doing the falls in a tIreless way.
Sho caTno back by trolly and arrived go late
AT $50 D. M that shc went direct TO the the
otcr, and at o'clock was beginning to make
up for the evening performance. And not
only that but she gavo a matinee next day.
She ia the most wonderful woman over met
Ono reason why Rhe is 30 indefatigublo work.
cr. yet has perfect health, is that she is ex-
cecdlnRly Judicious In her diet. Then. aguln.
chafes, You cannot tell how often how con-
tInuousy I have beon met with tho words.
AS you WILL and smile when this or that
change became necessary. Many on actress
would have discussed md combatted the slight
est change from a prearrangcd schedule. fret
ting herself and everybody else. Not SO. Nine,
BernhaTdt. II was AS you Will And you
may be that made oil the more anxious
TO mako It as she Wills "
Joseph Sheehan has just finished his
ninth year under the management OF
Henry w Savage Mr. Sheehan, though
stlll young man. occupies an important
position in the musical world He made
his debut on Nav 2s. 1897, at the Castle
Square theater. Boston, Mass. in q per-
Handkerchief His tenth year was
Erie. Pa, on April q of this year He
has renewed his contract with Henry "
Savage for next season.
The stage is not likely to die OF neg
lect anywhere. says Richard Mansfield IN
the Atlantic. But at this moment Il
cannot be denied that the ship OF the
stage Is drifting somewhat hither and
thther, Every breath OF air and every
current of public opinion impels it FIRST in
one direction and then in another. At one
moment we may be said TO be in the
doldrums of the English society drama or
we are sluggIshly rolling along In heavy
ground swell, propelled by passing cat g
paw of reUYals of old melodrnmas
Again we catch a very faint northerly
breeze from Ibsen, or n southeaster from
Maeterlnck and Hauptmann. Sometimes
wo set our sails TO WOO that ever-clearing
breeze OF Shakespeare, only to be forced
out of our course by sputter OF rain an
Irish mist and half a squall from George
Bernard Shaw; but the greater part of
the time the ship OF the stage is career