East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-25
Cosy.

Friday and Saturday. we present
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the worlds
most famed actress in her most pro-
found success.
Camille" Both in novel and play
form the success of Camille" by
Alexander Dumas has been world
wide and perennial. The popularity
of the story increases with the year.
Camille is no fantastic romance, it
is a cross section of life; a human doc
ument; the true story of Lovely,
loving who lived. who adored and who
died. Marguerite Gauthier was not
an imaginary woman. In life she was
Marie Duplessio and in 1S45 she was
the reigning beauty of Paris and the
toast of all the clubs. She was re-
markable for her exquisite luxury, her
dazzling beauty and certain nobility
7 of character combined with natural
| distinction. She led the agitated life
of the courtesan without joying in its
| success. Falling into consumption,
| she despaired and let herself drift
with the whirlwind of fast life in
Paris. At "a gay pail, her friend and
neighbor. Prudence, introduced her
to Armand Duval. She met him with
Indifference, but he fell madly in
! love and when she tainted in the
| dance Armand aided her and reveal
! ed signs of sorrow and love. Mar
! guerite, not being used to such tender
affectin, was drawn to Armand They
! fell deeply in love and lost no oppor-
tunity to be together. one day Mar
! guerite asked Armand to leave as she
was tired and needs rest. All unsus-
! pecting he goes away but as he pass
es out he sees the Count of Giray en-
ter Mad with jealous rage he gives
Prudence a letter for Marguerite, ex-
pressing his regret at not being mil
| lionaire and announcing his intention
of leaving Paris without seeing her
| again. Marguerite receives this let
| ter at the moment she gets a check
from the count to pay her heavy debts
| and leave her free She bursts into
| tears and is prostrated. Armand,
hearing of her profound sorrow, goes
to her and begging her pardon for the
letter, assures her Oh his love. They
arrange to leave Paris together and
! live in the country in happiness, I'M
! fortunately. Armand's father receives
| q letter from the father of his sons
| fiance stating that a marriage cannot
take place until Armand has cast off
| Marguerite. To protect the happiness
| of the children, NJ. Duval goes to
Marguerite and begs her to give up
Armand. powerful scene follows
| and Marguerite consents when she Is
convinced that an innocent girls heart
will be broken if Armand remains
with her In a storm of tears she
him all is over between them and she
is about to leave Paris with Count of
Varille Armand Is overcome at the
news and has to be taken home.
Months later Armand sees Marguerite
enter a ball room with the count. The
gambler wins heavily. Excited and
reckless he goes to Marguerite and re-
proaches her and taking the bank
notes he has just won throws them
in her face, expressing his contempt
for the woman he thinks only mer-
germany. duel follows between Ar
mand and the count. Marguerite re-
turns home and takes to her bed to
die. Armand's father tells his son
the true story of the affair. Armand
rushes to her and finds her dying.
Then follows the wonderful death-bed
scene in which Bernhardt reveals her
self as the divinity of tragedy Great
scenes crowd close upon each other