New Britain herald., 1923-03-27
ALL FRANCE Is MOURNING PASSING
OF INCOMPATIBLE SARAH BERNEIARDT

players at the Coincide Franchise en-
abled her to spend another year az the
conservatory, and upon the compile
| ton OF this she carried on second
prize for comedy, Her first public APP
pearance was at the Coincide Fran
caise In August, 1862. She took
minor part without any marked sue
cess.
Five years later she emerged from
laborious obscurity with her nrst
definite success as Cordelia IN
French translation OF King Lear"
at the Odeon, than as Queen In Victor
Hugo's "Ruy Bias and above all as
Zanzett In Francois Coppee's lie Pas-
SAINT" which she played In 1863.
Was Nurse In War
Then came the Franco-Prussian
| war. Bernhard Increased her popu-
larity by becoming war nurse. In
1871 she was made lie member OF
the Coincide Franchise. She clashed
repeatedly with M. Perrin, the mana
| ger, over the roles she should take,
| and once In a fit OF pique fed from the
theater and decided to give up the
stag. She plunged In sculpture. Her
first piece, After the Storm"--fnish-
ed some years !later-won place IN
the Salon. She returned to M. Perrin
only to break with him again, incur
ring FORFEIT OF 4,ooo POUNDS, which
she paid. -
| success IN America
She invaded England, receiving
trependous ovation, then toured Den
| mark and Russia. Next she came 10
America, where her success was IN
Simultaneous. She tourned the oniteo
States and Canada eight times IN some
% years, and appeared several tlmes
In the larger cities OF South America.
Breaking with the theatrical syndl-
Gates, which denied her the use OF
their theaters when she refused 70
come to terms she was compelled 10
appear on one or her American tours
In tents, convention nails ana armor-
les She vowed never TO appear IN
theater again, but on subsequent visits
she came to terms with the syndicate.
The great actress was grand
mother when she last appeared IN
America, and had suffered amputatlon
Of her right leg. Upon her arrival IN
New York, october, 1915, IL was eN-
dent to the group of friends and ad-
mirers who gathered to welcome her
that she walked with extreme DIM
Guilty.
While playing in New England she
contracted severe cold Whlcn
prompted her to take a trip south for
her health. A few weeks later she
underwent an operation for Infection
of the kidney, and although more
than 20 years of age, she enjoyed
complete recovery and remained IN
America for several months.
Leg Amputated IN 1919
The injury to her knee which COM
PEELED the amputation OF her leg IN
1915 was attributed to many dlnerent
causes. For years before the amputa-
ton the plays in which she appeared
were altered to hide the fact that she
was able to walk only with great
difficulty. The operation was perform
ed in Paris, and upon her recovery
she reappeared on the stage to receive
the greatest ovation OF her career.
Her manager announced that hence
forth she would interpret only mo-
tionless roles.
During the Word war bernharo.
made several trips to the French front
and gave number OF performances
for the soldiers. This, she declared,
was the Incompatible event OF her
life.
The memoirs OF Bernhard sedul-
ously avoid any mention OF her mari
tai experience, and only in the middle
of the bulky volume does she men
ton casually the existence OF a son
One of her critics declared that she
never seemed to find the man who
could master her"
There was in her." he continued,
"the making of super-woman. ana
although she met Victor Hugo ana
the greatest intellectual potentates OF
u f~.a