Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-22
SARAH BERNnARDT
APPEARS IN CAMILLE
At BISMARCK Theatre

The Bismarck Theater announces
they have secured the moving pic
lures Of Madame Sarah Bernhard,
the greatest actress OF the world in
Dumas emotional masterpiece" Cam.
lille. The story of Camille" Is as
follows:
Camille" is no fantastic romance;
1t is q o section of life: a human
document; the true story OF q lovely.
loving woman who lived, who adored
and who died. Marguerite Gauthier
was not an imaginary person. In life
she was Marie Duplessis and in 1S45
she was the reigning beauty of Paris
and the toast OF all the clubs. She
was remarkable for her exquisite lux.
ury, her dazzling beauty and q certain
nobility of character combined with
natural distinction. Her manner was
natural; she bore an air of innocence
and no grande dame was more the
great lady than she.
She led the agitated life Of the
%courtesan without joying in Its u
cesses. Failing into consumption she
despaired and let herself drift with
the whirlwind Of fast life in Paris.
At q gay ball her friend and neigh
Dor, Prudence, introduces her to Ar
mand Duval. She meets him with in
difference but he falls madly in love
and observes with pain the evident
suferings of the fair young woman Of
the world. A little later she faints in
the dance and 1t is Armand who aids
her and reveals the unmistakable
signs of true sorrow and love. Mar.
guerite is not used to such tender
affection and is drawn to Armand.
They fall deeply in love and lose no
opportunity to be together. One day
Marguerite asks Armand to leave as
she is tired and needs rest. All un-
s%uspecting he goes away but as he
passes out he sees the Count of Giray
enter. Mad with ] alous rage he goes
to Prudence and charges her to give
Marguerite a letter in which he ex-
presses his regret that he is not a
millionaire and announces his inten-
ton of leaving Paris without seeing
her again, Prudence gives this letter
to Marguerite at the moment that she
has received a check from the count
to pay her heavy debts and leave her
free; she bursts into tears and Is
Frustrated. Armand hearing of her
profound sorrow goes to her and beg
ging pardon for his letter assures her
of his love. They arrange to leave
Paris together and to live in the
country in happiness. Unfortunately
M. Duval, father of Armand, receives
a letter from the father of his sons
fiancee stating that the marriage
cannot take place until Armand has
cost off Marguerite To protect the
happiness Of the children N. Duval
goes to Marguerite and stating the
situation begs her to give up Armand.
A powerful scene follows and Mar
guerite only consents when she Is
convinced that an innocent girls
heart will be broken II Armand re-
mains with her. Accordingly In a
stor<1 of tears she writes q letter to
Armand informing him that all is
over between them and that she is
about to leave Paris as the mistress
of the Count of Varville. She places
the letter on the table for mailing
and leaves the room. Armand arrives
ready to depart for the country. He
sees the letter and reading it is over
come. His father, who has seen his
arrival, enters in time to catch his
son in his arms and take him home.
Months later Armand sees Marguer.
lite enter a ballroom on the arm of
the Count. He CANDLES and wins
heavily. Excited and reckless he
goes to Marguerite and reproaches
her. As she makes a piteous rejoinder
he takes the banknotes he had just
won from his pocket and before
everyone throws them in her face at
the same time expressing his con-
tempt for the woman whom he thinks
merely m%ercenary. A duel follows be-
tween Armand and the count. Mar
guerite returns to her home and
broken by the stress Of emotion takes
to her bed to die. Armand's father
hearing of the duel and what prompt
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