The Detroit times., 1916-11-25


amazed her audience in the Detroit
opera house. FriAHy night. when she
appeared in .nree big acts OF
"Hecube." Jeanne dare and
Camille" In addition 10 that mem
bers OF her company presented "Ro.
salie." farce in one-act that
was quite delightful except that
Madame Bernnlrdt did not appear
IN IL.
The Camille OF the marvellous
artist was similar 10 that OF gen.
Grafton ago. and altho she gave but
a single act--t,lo death scene-her
age could not dstract nor time mar
the interest thbt centered in the
wonderful artisIr OF the actress
that mocks AZ years.
How well the great actress played
her part was shown by the fact that
she started an epidemic OF cough
ng in the theat2r One instructive
ly felt sorry for the dying woman
as her body wss shaken with her
coughs. and 90 g'eat was the sym
pathy of her audience that all or
nearly all coughed with her truly
a tribute such "a scarcely another
artist might ho.,e 10 win
Sarah. tovevcI, Is not alone
great I'm her Z amille. for in
"Hecube" she marked MP a triumph
and. OF course. her Maid Of Orleans
"bezgsred desct intion as Shake
spear might have said
One tires OF seeking wonders in
the ar, OF Bernhardt, but when
woman who has passed the three
score -and.ten allotted the ordinary
mortal shows youthful heroine
like Joan ~ Ar and endows the
rart with the verv essence of youth.
and when she also makes the
young-od Camiile appear on the
stage and talk io those who knew
her many years lgo-then one real.
ICES that he Is in the presence OF
greatness
Madame will close her Detroit en-
eagement Saturday evening. and
with her will g the regrets OF the
lovers OF the truly artistic who.
doubtless. will not be privileged
again to see and hear this matchless
artist
In the final plsylet 10 be given
Saturday evening. ia Faux Mod.
Gle" (The False Model. Madame
Bernhard will speak English on tho
stage for the nrst time IN her long
career The piece was written by
gay French author In the
trenches" and il a comedy in which
The central hgur1. Madeleine. leatns
10 speak English The other plays
In which madame will appear are
"IIecube and From the Theatcr
"a the Field OF Honor, while the
company viii rive the comedy.
English IA II IA Spoken
block 10 be BID for by the mob.
Iris frightened and shamed before
the rabble. suddenly hears her faith
cr's voice and runs to him. but the
blind man belie"lng his daughter
TO have gone to the Yoshiwara oi
her own will throws her from him
and Iris, In mad fright. rushes TO
p window and leaps to her death In
the river below
Kittsy's voice has It's agreeable
qualities but he has not yet
achieved freedom OF tone and he
seemed unable 10 make the best
Iaes OF hi vocal organ Nervous.
ness marrcd al ~ his work. altho
a, times he ovefcame this 90 all cx
tent that resulted in immediate i'm
proyement
Thomas Chalters. one ~ the
best singers in the organization
and whose fne work in 'T'Pagliacci"
'sst season is fresh in memory
brought vocal Snd acting gif,sI 10
the role. OF Kyotp, while real tri-
rmph was achieved by Yrgiho az.
zari. as the blind father. one of the
best characterigations the season
has offered
The magnificent Hymn to the
sun which opers and closes the
opera and whici several years ago