INDEX
Reading edition
Abbema, Louisa, 317
Abbey, Henry, American impresario— The American tour, 335, 368; in New York, 370, 373, 374; visit to Edison, 376; travelling arrangements, 380; in Montreal, 388; letter of, to the Bishop of Chicago, 401–2; the American receipts, 402; the attempted train robbery, 405–8; the crossing to New Orleans, 414–16; journey to Chicago, 421–22; the visit to Niagara, 427–32
Adrienne Lecouvreur, 335, 339, 342, 343, 373, 393, 440
Agar, Mme.— Description, 131–32; interest in Coppée, 132–34; commanded to the Tuileries in Le Passant, 135–39
Aicard, Jean, Othello, 291
Albany, 433
Albemarle Hotel, New York, 364, 374, 376
Alicante, Sarah Bernhardt’s visit to, 113–15
Allou, Maître, advocate of the Comédie Française, 334, 336
Ambre, Emilie, 416
Ambigu Theatre, the, 120, 236
American Falls, the, 428
Amiens, 195
Amphytrion, first visit of Sarah Bernhardt to, 57–58
Anderson, Mary, 433
Andromaque, 249, 337
Angelo, artiste, 393, 415, 432
Annette, Aunt, 157
Antoine, M., comments of Sarah Bernhardt, 330
Aricie, 62
Arville, Renée d’, 28
Athalie, 126
Atlanta, 420
Auber, M., director of the Conservatoire, 59–60, 68–69
Audierne in Brittany, 260
Augier, Emile— La Fille de Roland, the discussion regarding, 267–68; Gabrielle, 269; L’Aventurière, 331–34
Auteuil, 6–11, 127
Aventurière, L’, by E. Augier, 331–34
Avenue des Acacias, 304
Baden-Baden, 183
Baie des Trépassés, Brittany, 260
Baltimore, 433; Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 399
Barbédienne, clock-maker, 72
Barboux, Maître, advocate, 334, 336
Baretta, Blanche, 96
—— Rose, 96, 102, 104, 141–42
Baron, Messrs., dresses from, for the American tour, 335
Barrett, tragedian, 419
Bartet, comments of Sarah Bernhardt, 329
Batifoulé, Father, of Audierne, 260, 264
Bazaine, treachery of, 154
Beauvallet, M.— Conservatoire examination, at the, 68–69; his style of teaching, 80; remark to Sarah Bernhardt, 93; as a comrade, 126
Benedict, Sir Julius, 294
Berendt, Aunt Rosine— Visits to the Convent of Grand-Champs, 15–20; at the family council, 48–55; decides to take Sarah Bernhardt to the Théâtre Français, 55–56; saying of, repeated to M. Doucet by Régina, 76–77; proposes the fencing-lessons, 79; lends dress to Sarah Bernhardt, 91; and carriage, 92; dinner given by, 93; present of the ponies, 127–28; gambling propensities, 183; return to Paris, 216; otherwise mentioned, 3–6, 11–12, 35–36, 44
Bernhardt, Jeanne— Characteristics, 48, 89; reception of Sarah Bernhardt on her return from Spain, 116; her mother’s love for her, 118–19; faces the crowd in New York, 376; visit to Edison, 376; in Boston, 383; in Montreal, 391–92; visit to the Iroquois, 393; escapade on the St. Lawrence, 396–97; the crossing to New Orleans, 415–16; journey to Chicago, 421–22; at Niagara, 432; the return from America, 437; otherwise mentioned, 35, 37, 50, 72, 338
—— Mme.— Visits to Sarah Bernhardt in childhood, 1–5; takes her to the Convent of Grand-Champs, 16–20; 444announces death of her father to Sarah Bernhardt, 35–36; at Cauterets, 38; friendship of Mme. Croizette for, 40; the family council, 47–55; takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Française, 55–58; sends her to the Conservatoire with Mme. Guérard, 59–60; receives her on her return, 71–72; favours suit of M. Bed——, 74; moved by the recital of “L’Ame du Purgatoire,” 93; attends the Comédie Française, 98; anger of, at Sarcey’s article, 100; the arrangements for Sarah Bernhardt’s engagement at the Gymnase, 107–8; illness of, 115–17; her love for Jeanne, 118–19; visit to the Odéon, 128; visit to the Rue Auber flat, 140–41; note to Sarah Bernhardt during the siege, 172; return to Paris, 216; her fainting fit at the Odéon, 247–48; otherwise mentioned, 6, 15, 44
—— Mme., grandmother, 49, 74, 116
—— M., 11, 12; takes Sarah Bernhardt to the Convent of Grand-Champs, 15–20; death of, 35, 49
—— Régina— Personality as a child, 35, 71–72; visit to M. Doucet, 76–77; the trouble with Mme. Nathalie, 101; reception of Sarah Bernhardt on her return from Spain, 116; takes up her abode in the Rue Duphot, 118–19; return to Paris, 216; bust of, 257; death of, 257–58
—— Sarah— Childhood, 1–5; at boarding school, 6–11; at the Convent of Grand-Champs, 16–26; her début in Tobit recovering his Eyesight, 27–34; baptism and confirmation, 34–37; visit to Cauterets, 38–39; return to the convent and incident of the shako, 40–45; the family council, 47–55; her first visit to the Française, 55–58; literary tastes, 59; interview with M. Auber of the Conservatoire, 59–60; first lesson in elocution from Mlle. de Brabender, 61–63; first examination at the Conservatoire, 64–72; a marriage proposal, 73–75; Conservatoire successes, 75; life at the Conservatoire: deportment class, 78–79; fencing class, 79; second prize for comedy, 80–86; progress under Samson, 80; incident of the hairdressing, 80–82; aim of, to define the author’s idea, 86–87; début at the Comédie in rôle of Iphigénie, 90–101; her motto of “Quand-même,” 99, 309, 310; incident which caused her first departure from the Française, 101–6; revenge of Mme. Nathalie, 105; the expedition to Spain, 110–15; return and resolve to live independently, 116–17; the flat in the Rue Duphot, 118–19; engagement at the Odéon, 122–24; introduces Coppée’s Le Passant to Duquesnel, 132–34; its success, 135–40; fire in the Rue Auber, 140–45; subsequent benefit at the Odéon, 145–46; visit to Eaux-Bonnes, 153–55; return to Paris, 155; removal of her family before the siege, 157–59; organisation of the Odéon ambulance, 160–61; working of, and incidents, 172–87; collecting the dead from the Châtillon Plateau, 183; preparations for leaving Paris, 187–88; the journey through the German lines to Homburg, 189–215; adventure at Cologne, 212–13; return to Paris and establishment in the Rue Rome, 216–18; friends of, 218–21; removal to St. Germain-en-Laye, 221–24; return to Paris and reopening of the Odéon, 224–25; letter from M. Perrin, 235–36; interview with Duquesnel and De Chilly, 235–37; engagement with the Comédie, 238–39; the supper at the Odéon, 239–43; treatment of M. Perrin, 250–53; passion for sculpture, 257; incident of the coffin, 257–58; visit to Brittany, 259–64; painting, 260–61; descent of the Enfer du Plogoff, 261–64; return to Paris, 264; Sociétaire of the Comédie, 269; building of the new mansion, 269–71; Perrin’s tricks on, in staging L’Etrangère, 272–74; her anger with Dumas, 274–75; lunch with Victor Hugo, 280; quarrels with Perrin, 282–83, 288; balloon trip in the “Dona Sol,” 284–88; illness and visit to the South, 289; sale of the group After the Tempest, 289–90; strained relations with Perrin, 291; appointed Sociétaire permanently, 293; dispute with the committee of the Comédie, 294–95; the Journey to London, 295–300; reception at Folkestone, 297–98; her hatred of reporters, 299–300, 324; impressions of English society, 300–2; impressions of London life, 303–4; first appearance at the Gaiety Theatre, 305–8; stage fright, 305–6; illness after first appearance and immediate performance of L’Etrangère, 309–13; exhibition of sculpture and painting in Piccadilly, 313–15; conversation with Mr. Gladstone, 314; the visit to Cross’s Zoo and purchase of the animals, 315–18; Press attacks and trouble with the Française, 320–25; open letter to Albert Wolff, 321–22; return to Paris, and opening ceremony at the Française, 326–28; comments on artistes, 328–30; performance of L’Aventurière and departure from the Française, 331–34; illness at Hâvre, 333–34; contract for the American tour signed, 334–35; second visit to London, 338–41; 445tour in Denmark, 342–47; decorated by the King of Denmark, 344; the supper in Copenhagen, and toast of Baron Magnus, 345–47; farewell reception in Paris, 347–48; “The Twenty-eight Days of Sarah Bernhardt,” 348–49; contract with M. Bertrand signed, 349–50; experiences on board ship from Hâvre to New York, 352–60; her fête day on board, 359–60; arrival in New York, 361–67; the New York reporters, 367–68; visit to Mr. Edison, 376–79; arrival in Boston and story of the whale, 381–87; reception in Montreal, 388–93; visit to the Iroquois, 393–94; escapade on the St. Lawrence, 396–97; welcome to Chicago, 399–400; visit to the stock-yards, 400–01; visit to the grotto of St. Louis, 402–3; the incident of the jewellery exhibition and attempted train robbery, 403–8; opinions concerning capital punishment, 408–13; the crossing to New Orleans, 414–16; difficulties of playing in Mobile, 418–420; journey from Springfield to Chicago, blocked by the snow, 421–22; a visit to the Falls of Niagara, 427–32; the professional matinée in New York, 433–34; the return journey, 433–38; the welcome at Hâvre, 438–40 American Tour— Baltimore, 399; Boston, Hernani, 384; Chicago, Phèdre, 401; Milwaukee, Froufrou and La Dame aux Camélias, 422; Montreal, Hernani, 395; New York, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Froufrou, etc., 374; Philadelphia, Phèdre, 399; Pittsburg, La Princesse Georges, 426; Springfield, La Dame aux Camélias, 398 Comédie Française— Andromaque, 249; L’Aventurière, 331–34; La Belle Paule, 254; Britannicus, 248–49; Dalila, 249; L’Etrangère, 272–75; La Fille de Roland, 266–68; Gabrielle, 269; Hernani, 282; Iphigénie, 90–97; Mlle. de Belle-Isle, 245–48; Le Mariage de Figaro, 249; Mithridate, 291; Phèdre, 249, 264–66; Rome Vaincue, 279; Ruy Blas, 291; Le Sphinx, 251–54; Zaïre, 254–56 Denmark, Tour in— Brussels, Adrienne Lecouvreur and Froufrou, 342; Copenhagen, Adrienne Lecouvreur and Froufrou, 343–44 London, the Gaiety Theatre— Adrienne Lecouvreur, 339; L’Etrangère, 310–13, 320; Froufrou, 339–40; Phèdre, 305–8; Zaïre, 315 Odéon Theatre— L’Affranchi, 150; Athalie, 126; L’Autre, 150; Le Bâtard, 150; La biche au bois, 119–22; François le Champi, 128; Jean-Marie, 150, 224–225; Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard, 125; Kean, 130–31; La loterie du mariage, 131; Le Marquis de Villemer, 128; Ruy Blas, 226–30; Le testament de César, 130 Painting— “Palm Sunday,” 292; “The Young Girl and Death,” 282–83 Sculpture— Busts: Alphonse de Rothschild, 257; Miss Multon, 257; Mlle. Hocquigny, 257; Régina Bernhardt, 257–58; Group, “After the Storm,” 251, 275–78, 315
“Bernhardtists,” the, at the Comédie, 252–254
Berton, Pierre, 131, 329, 338
Bertrand, M. Eugène, director of the Variétés, 349–50
Bismarck, Prince, 186, 346
Bloas, Désiré, 185
Bocher, Emmanuel, 191–92
Bois de Boulogne, 304
Booth, actor, 354
Booth’s Theatre, New York, 369, 373
Bornier, Henri de, 266–68, 351
Boston— Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 380–381; the women of, 381, 385; story of the whale, 381–87
Bouilhet, M., 129; Dolorès, 104; Mlle. Aïssé, 325
Boulevard Medicis, ambulance of, 174
Bourbaki, M., defence of Paris, 165
Bourg de Batz, 259
Boyer, Georges, 179, 438
Brabender, Mlle. de— Governess to Sarah Bernhardt, 45; at the family council, 48–55; accompanies her mistress to the Comédie Française, 56–58, 98; first lessons in elocution, 61–63; accompanies Sarah Bernhardt to the Conservatoire, 65–72, 79, 82–84, 88; the embroidered handkerchief, 91; death of, 124–25
Bradford, 427
Bressant, M.— At the Comédie, 102; in Mlle. de Belle-Isle, 245–48, 337; in Hernani, 281; benefit performance for, 291
Britannicus, 57, 248–49
Brittany, visit of Sarah Bernhardt, 259–64
Brohan, Augustine, 68–69
—— Madeleine, 245; her advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 318–19
—— Marie, 245
Brooklyn Bridge, 372
Brussels, 211; Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 342
Buffalo, 422, 426, 427
Buguet, Louise, 28–31
—— Marie, 28
Busigny, 211
446Busnach, William, wit of, 233–34
Butin, 269
Campbell, Beatrice Patrick, 330
Canadian Falls, the, 431
Canrobert, Marshal, at Saint-Privat, 154; his friendship for Sarah Bernhardt, 227, 233–34, 300, 347
Cap Martin, 289
Capital, punishment, opinions of Sarah Bernhardt concerning, 408–13
Cardaños, Dolores, 21
—— Pepa, 21
Caroline, maid, journey to Spain, 110–15, 119
Carthusians, the, 14
Cateau, 205, 211
Catherine, servant, 143
Caughnanwaga, 394
Cauterets, the visit to, 37–39
Caux, Marquis de, 145
—— Marquise de; see Patti, Adelina
Célimène played by Marie Lloyd, 86
Cerise, Baron, 12
César, the convent dog, 29–33, 43
Chanzy, defence of Paris, 165
Charing Cross Station, first arrival of Sarah Bernhardt, 298
Charmel, Eugénie, 28–32
Châtelain, pupil at the Conservatoire, 79, 88
Châtillon Plateau, collecting the dead from, 183
Chatterton, M., secretary, 406
Chesneau, Commandant Monfils, 188
Chester Square, 298–300
Cheval-Blanc, Hôtel du, Amiens, 195
Chez l’Avocat, 249, 337
Chicago— Arrival of Sarah Bernhardt, 399–400; the stock-yards, 400–401
Chilly, M. de— Treatment of Sarah Bernhardt, 120–21, 124, 125–26; his change of attitude, 126–27, 139, 145; manager of the Odéon, 130, 133, 134, 135; the law-suit against Sarah Bernhardt, 236–37, 239; the supper at the Odéon, 239; his death, 241–43
Chrysagère, the tortoise, 145
Cincinnati, 414, 420
Cladel, Léon, 280
Clairin, Georges— Interest in career of Sarah Bernhardt, 269, 276, 282; the trip in the “Dona Sol,” 284–87; sketch of the animals, 318; at the farewell reception in Paris, 347
Clamart, 176, 413
Claretie, Jules, 278
Clarisse, Mlle., 47–48
Claude, serving-man, 154, 259–61, 297, 415–16, 421
Cleveland, 422
Coblentz, Mlle., 98
Colas, Mlle. Stella, 9
Cologne, Sarah Bernhardt’s adventure at, 212–13
Colt gun factory, 398
Columbus, 420
Comédie Française, the— First visit of Sarah Bernhardt to, 55–58; her first engagement as Iphigénie, 90–97; her début, 98–101; Molière’s anniversary ceremony, 101; the Sociétaires, 101, 102, 269; resignations of Sarah Bernhardt, 101–6, 331–34; social spirit of the, 127; letter from M. Perrin to Sarah Bernhardt, 235–36; her engagement signed with M. Perrin, 238–39; the “Croizettists” and “Bernhardtists,” 252–54; Sarah Bernhardt becomes a Sociétaire, 269; transference of the company to London, 293; their request to Mr. Johnson, 312; Sarah Bernhardt’s trouble with, 320–25; their return to Paris and the opening ceremony, 326–28; the law-suit against Sarah Bernhardt, 334, 336–38; receipts from the Gaiety performances, 336–38
Commune, the Paris, 174, 221–24, 304
Compagnie Transatlantique, 352
“Complaint of the Hungry Stomachs,” quoted, 270
Connaught, Duke of, 298
Conservatoire, the— Advice of the Duc de Morny, 52–55; Sarah Bernhardt’s first examination, 64–72; her second examination and prize for comedy, 80–86
Copenhagen, Sarah Bernhardt’s week in, 342–47
Coppée, François, 351; success of Le Passant, 132–39
Coquelin, M.— Style of, 80; meeting with Sarah Bernhardt at the Théâtre Français, 92; in Chez l’Avocat, 249; in Gabrielle, 269; in L’Etrangère, 273, 275, 311, 312; his mission to Marie Lloyd, 320; advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 322–23; comments of Sarah Bernhardt on, 329; his return to London, 340
Creil, 192
Croizette, Mme., 40
—— Pauline, 39
—— Sophie— Friendship with Sarah Bernhardt, 39, 245, 247–48, 322; in Mlle. de Belle-Isle, 248; in Dalila, 249; in Le Mariage de Figaro, 249; her method with M. Perrin, 250; in Le Sphinx, the quarrel over the “moon,” 251–54; in L’Etrangère, 272–75, 311–13; appointed Sociétaire permanently, 293
“Croizettists,” the, at the Comédie, 252–54
Cross, Mr., his Zoo in Liverpool, visit of Sarah Bernhardt, 315–17
Custom-House, the New York, 369–373
Daily Telegraph, tribute to Sarah Bernhardt, 307
Dalila, by Octave Feuillet, 249
447Damien, Hortense, 300–301
Davenant, 337
Davennes, M., of the Comédie, 94–95, 104
Dayton, 420
Debay, Mlle., in La biche au bois, 119–22
Delaunay, M.— In Le Sphinx, 252, 253; in Hernani, 281; drawing-room entertainments in London, 294–95; his advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 322–23
Delavigne, Casimir— L’Ecole des Viellards, 80; La Fille du Cid, 80; L’Ame du Purgatoire, 93
Delorme, René, 278
Delpit, Albert, 157
Denayrouse, Louis, La Belle Paule, 254
Denmark— King and Queen of, present at the performances of Sarah Bernhardt, 343–44; Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions of, 343
Depaul, Virginie, 28
Deschamp, Georges, visit to Sarah Bernhardt, 317–18
Deshayes, Paul, 129–30
Deslandes, Raymond, Un mari qui lance sa femme, 109, 349
Desmoulins, M. de la Tour, 89
Despagne, Dr., 44
Detroit, 422
Devoyod, Mme., 94, 338
Diamond, the vessel, 438
Dieudonnée, Mme., 113, 338
“Dona Sol,” the balloon, 284
Doré, Gustave, lunch with Victor Hugo, 280–81; visit to Sarah Bernhardt, 317
Doucet, M. Camille, Sarah Bernhardt’s interview with, 76–77; his kindnesses to her, 83, 90–93, 122–23, 126
Doutre, Mr. Jos., 389
Drouet, Mme., 233, 280–81
Dubourg, Léonie, 160
Duchesne, Dr., surgeon at the Odéon ambulance, 167–68, 170, 178
Dudlay, Mlle., 339
Dudley, Lady, 294
—— Lord, 300
Duez, 269
Dumas, Alexandre— Kean at the Odéon, 130–31; L’Etrangère, 272–75, 309–13; Sarah Bernhardt’s anger with, 274–75
Dupuis, the Communard, 280
Duquesnel, Mme., 134
—— Félix— Manager Of the Odéon, 122–24, 126–27, 130–31; production of Athalie, 126; accepts Coppée’s Le Passant, 132–34; benefit performance for Sarah Bernhardt, 145–46; arrangements for the Odéon ambulance, 160; production of Ruy Blas, 226–30; Sarah Bernhardt’s treatment of, 235–37, 239; at the Odéon supper, 240–43; at Sarah Bernhardt’s farewell reception, 347–48; arranges the “Twenty-eight Days of Sarah Bernhardt,” 348–49
Durieux, Mme., 182–83
—— Victor, “Toto,” the errand boy, 180–83
Duse, Eleonora, comments of Sarah Bernhardt, 329–30
Eaux-Bonnes, Sarah Bernhardt ordered to, 153–55
Ecole Chrétienne brothers, collecting the dead from the Châtillon Plateau, 183
—— Polytechnique, 254
Edison, Thomas, receives Sarah Bernhardt at Menlo Park, 375–79
—— Mrs., 377
Elie, M., deportment class of, 78–79
Elsinore, visit of Sarah Bernhardt, 343–34
Emerainville, 287
Emmanuel, Victor, 115
Enfer du Plogoff, Sarah Bernhardt’s descent into, 261–264
English hospitality, Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 303–4
Erie, 427
Escalier, Félix, 269
Essler, Jane, 226
Estebenet, M., 88
Eugénie, Empress, 289; sketch of, 135, 136–39
Faille, M., 120–22
Fallesen, Baron, 343–45
Faure, Mme., 12–15, 17, 35, 44, 99
—— Félix, uncle, 11, 12–15, 147; at the family council, 50–55
—— Félix, afterwards President, 157
Favart, Mlle., 95, 100, 104–5
Favre, Jules, 186
Febvre, Frédéric, 247; as Don Salluste, 291; advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 323
Fédora, by Victorien Sardou, 440
Félicie, the maid, 155, 262, 359, 363–65, 371, 372, 415–16
Ferrier, Paul, Chez l’Avocat by, 249
Ferrières, the wood of, 285
Feuillet, Octave, Dalila, 249; Le Sphinx, 251–54
Figaro criticisms quoted, 312, 332, 338, 343
Finistère, 259
Flaubert, Gustave, 225; death of, 399
Fleury, the artist, 7
—— General, 136, 139
Flourens, M., 220
Folkestone, reception of Sarah Bernhardt in, 297–98
Fortin, soldier, 171, 177
Fould, Henri, 164
Fournier, Marc, 119, 120
François le Champi, 128
Franco-Prussian War, outbreak and incidents, 151–59
Fréchette, Louis, his “A Sarah Bernhardt” quoted, 389–91; his service to Jeanne Bernhardt, 391–92
Fressard, Mme., her boarding school, 7–11
448Fressard, Mlle. Caroline, 10–11
Frossard, General, 153
Froufrou, 335, 339–40, 342–44, 374, 393, 422, 426, 440
Gabrielle, by E. Augier, 269
Gaiety Theatre, London— Agreement with the Comédie Française, 293; Sarah Bernhardt’s first appearance in Phèdre, 305–8; receipts from the Comédie performances, 336–338
Gaîté Theatre, the, 236
Gallec, Marie Le, 168
Gambard of Nice buys the group, After the Tempest, 289–90
Gambetta, M., defence of Paris, 165; sketch of, 218–19
Gare St. Lazare, 216
Gaulois, the, criticisms, 307, 333
Gautier, Théophile, 240
Geffroy, M., 226, 229; as Don Salluste, 231, 291
Gérard, Mlle. Laurence, 120–21
Gerbois, M., 108
German demands on Paris, 186; insolence after the siege, 199, 201–2; fomentation of the revolutionary spirit in Paris, 218
Gérôme, portrait of Rachel, 105
Gerson, M., 190, 194, 195
Gibert, Dr., 333
Giffard, M., balloon of, 283–87
Girardin, Emile de— Arrangements for the Odéon ambulance, 160; his friendship for Sarah Bernhardt, 231, 233, 266, 347, 351
Gladstone, Mr., 314
Godard, Louis, balloon ascent of, 284–87
Gonesse, 190
Gordon, Mr. Max, of Boston, 383
Got, M., of the Comédie Française, 272, 293, 306, 318, 320, 323, 340
Grand Rapids, 422
Grand-Champs Convent— Sarah Bernhardt taken to, 15–26; loyalty of, 23–24; visit of Monseigneur Sibour, 27–34; return of Sarah Bernhardt to, 39
Greece, the Queen of, 344
Grévy, Presidency of, 304
Griffon, René, 189–90
Gringoire, 337
Grosos, M., cable message from, 435; reads address to Sarah Bernhardt at Hâvre, 439
Guadacelli, chocolate maker, 142
Guérard, Ernest, 37
—— Mme.— At Cauterets, 37, 38; at the family council, 50–55; attends the interview with M. Auber, 59–60; notes, &c. kept by, 61; accompanies Sarah Bernhardt to the Conservatoire, 62–72, 82–84, 88; visit to M. Doucet, 76; notes of, to Sarah Bernhardt, 90, 116; visit to M. Thierry, 92–93; accompanies Sarah Bernhardt to the Comédie Française, 98; aids the preparations for the Spanish trip, 110–12; telegram sent to Spain by, 115; visit to the Rue Duphot, 118–19; accompanies Sarah Bernhardt to the Odéon, 124; to the Tuileries, 135–39; return from Eaux-Bonnes, 155; remains in Paris for the siege, 158; visit to the Prefect of Police, 161–63; nurse at the Odéon ambulance, 167, 168, 173, 176–77, 182, 186, 187; as secretary, 235; goes for news of Mme. Bernhardt, 248; illness of, 259; lunch in the new mansion, 271; portrait of, by Sarah Bernhardt, 282; her terror of the animals, 317; at Hâvre, 333, 335; journey to America, 353, 359, 360; in New York, 364, 365, 373; in Boston, 382, 383; the crossing to New Orleans, 415–416; at Niagara, 432; otherwise mentioned, 74, 91–92, 104, 107, 149, 232
—— M., 89, 111, 188; “The Life of St. Louis,” 51
Guillaume, attendant, 168
Guitry, M., 329
Gymnase, Théâtre du, 127, 236; engagement of Sarah Bernhardt, 107–9
Haarlem, 12
Haas, Charles, 141–44
Hague, The, 172
Hamlet’s tomb, Elsinore, 344
Haraucourt, 351
Hartford, 386
Hâvre— Frascati Hotel at, 158, 333; Sarah Bernhardt’s benefit performance for the Life Saving Society, 435; her welcome home at, 438–40
Hayné, Captain, 420
Henry V. of France, 23–24
Herisson, M., mayor of Paris, 173
Hernani, by Victor Hugo, 219, 280–82, 335, 337, 374, 384, 393, 395, 440
Herz, Henri, 28
Her Majesty’s Theatre, 294
Hocquigny, Mlle.— Help sent to the Odéon ambulance by, 166, 171, 173; lunch at Sarah Bernhardt’s, 234; bust of, by Sarah Bernhardt, 257
Holland, Queen of, present at Sarah Bernhardt’s performance of Le Passant, 138–39
Hollingshead, John, of the Gaiety, London, 293, 309–10, 336, 340
Holmes, Augusta, 347
Homburg, 18, 214–15
Hôtel d’Angleterre, Buffalo, 427
—— du Nord, Cologne, 212–13
—— de la Puerta del Sol, Madrid, 115
—— Vendome, Boston, 382
—— Windsor, Montreal, 391
Hudson river, the, 361
449Hugo, Victor— Clamour for his return, 130–131; the reading of Ruy Blas, 226–30; sketch of, 228–29; Sarah Bernhardt’s estimation of, 231–33, 240, 351; the Odéon supper given by, 239–43; Hernani, 280–82; note and present to Sarah Bernhardt, 282
Hyde Park, Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 341
Ibé, hairdresser, 418
“Ignotus,” paragraph in the Figaro quoted, 131
Il faut qu’une porte soit ouverte ou fermée, 337
Il ne faut jurer de rien, 337
Imperial, the Prince, baptism, 24; present during rehearsal of Le Passant, 137; al Saarbruck, 153
Indianapolis, 420
Iphigénie, 94–101
Iroquois, visit of Sarah Bernhardt to the, 393–94
Irving, Henry, 299, 329
Ivry, 185
Jadin, M., 269
Jarrett, Mr.— Arranges with Sarah Bernhardt for the drawing-room entertainments, 292–94; his way with reporters, 299–300, 364, 367, 381, 426–27; contract for first American tour, 334–35; in New York, 362, 368, 370, 373, 375, 434; personality, 365–66; visit to Edison, 376; action regarding Henry Smith, 385–87; in Montreal, 388, 392–93, 396; visit to the Iroquois, 393–94; the American receipts, 402; his arrangement with the St. Louis jeweller, 403–4; the attempted train robbery, 405–8; the crossing to New Orleans, 414–16; visit to Niagara, 427–32; journey to Chicago, 421–22; the return from America, 434; his influence over Sarah Bernhardt, 441
Jean-Marie, by André Theuriet, 150, 224–25
Johnson, T., London correspondent of the Figaro, 312
Josephine, maid, 146
Josse, of the Porte St. Martin Théâtre, 119–20
Jouassain, M., 245
Jouclas, Captain, 354, 357, 434
Joussian, Théodore, 190–91, 194–96
Jullien, Mary, 338
Kalb, M., 338
Kalil Bey, 144
Kapenist, Count, 347
Kean, by A. Dumas, 130
Kératry, Comte de, 93; aid given to Sarah Bernhardt with the Odéon ambulance, 160–65, 172
Knoedler, M., 367
Kremlin, the, 176
Kronborg, castle of, 344
L’Amérique, the boat, 352–60, 434
L’Autre, 150
La Belle Paule, 254
La Bénédiction, 337
La bergère d’Ivry, by Thiboust, 120
La biche au bois, 119
La Dame aux Camélias, 335, 374, 375, 393, 398, 419–20, 422, 433, 440
L’Ecole des femmes, 63
L’Ecole des Viellards, by Delavigne, 80
L’Etincelle, 337
La fausse Agnès, 75
La Fille de Roland, 266–68
La Fille du Cid, by Delavigne, 80
La Foncière fire insurance company, 140; claim against Sarah Bernhardt, 145, 146
La Hêve, 333
La loterie du mariage, 130
La maison sans enfants, 109
La Princesse Georges, 335, 426, 433–34, 440
“La Quenelle,” his invention, 295–97
Lacour, Marie de, 28
Lacroix, Eulalie, 28
Laferrière, Count de, 135–36
—— Messrs., dresses from, 335
Lafontaine, M., in Ruy Blas, 229, 291; at the Odéon supper, 241
—— Victoria, 109
Lambquin, Mme.— Nurse at the Odéon ambulance, 167, 169, 173, 185; at the Odéon supper, 240, 242; death of, 243
Lapommeraye, criticisms of, 338, 339
Larcher, Père, gardener at the Grand-Champs Convent, 19–21, 24, 30, 41, 42
Laroche, M., 245, 255
Laroque, Mme., 157
Larrey, Baron, 2–3, 37, 44; visits to the Odéon ambulance, 167, 169, 180–81
L’Absent, by Eugène Manuel, 249
L’Affranchi, 150
L’Ami Fritz, 337
L’Assommoir, 332
L’Avare, 337
Le Barbier de Seville, 337
Le Bâtard, 150
Le Demi-Monde, 337
Le demon du jeu, 109
Le Dépit amoureux, 337
L’Eté de la St. Martin, 337
L’Etourdi, 337
L’Etrangère, by A. Dumas, 272–75, 309–13, 335–37, 340, 374
Le fils naturel, 336
Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard, 125, 337
Le Juif errant, 120
Le Luthier de Crémône, 337
Le Mariage de Figaro, 249
Le Mariage de Victorine, 337
Le Marquis de Villemer, 128, 337
Le Médecin malgré lui, 337
Le Menteur, 337
450Le Misanthrope, 336, 337
Le Passant, 132–39
Le Post-scriptum, 337
Le Sphinx, by Octave Feuillet, 251–54, 335, 337, 374, 440
Le testament de César, by Girodot, 130
Léautaud of the Conservatoire, 66, 67, 82
Leavenworth, 421
Lecouvreur, Adrienne, bust in the Française, 94
Legouvé, M., 393, 395
Leighton, Frederic, 314
Lemaître, Jules, 351
Leopold, Prince, 314
Lepaul, costumier, story of the Phèdre costume, 335–36
Les Caprices de Marianne, 337
Les Femmes Savantes, 100, 337
Les Fourberies de Scapin, 337
Les Fourchambault, 337
Les Plaideurs, 337
Les Précieuses Ridicules, 337
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 256
Lethurgi, the Abbé, 34
Leudet, Dr., 153, 155
Lincoln, President, 354
Lind, Jenny, 366
“Little Incline,” 405
Liverpool, Cross’s Zoo, 315–17
Lloyd, Marie— First prize for comedy at the Conservatoire, 85; friendship with Sarah Bernhardt, 82, 88–89, 96, 245; refusal to play in L’Etrangère, 320
Loire, the Army of the, 165
London, Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 303–4, 340–41; capital punishment in, 410
Lorne, Marquis of, Governor of Canada, 395
Louisville, 420
Lucas, Père, lighthouse keeper, 261, 262
Luxembourg Gardens, the, 180
MacMahon, Marshal, 154, 304
Mademoiselle Aïssé, 325
Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle, 245–48, 337
Mademoiselle de la Seiglière, 337
Madrid, visit of Sarah Bernhardt, 115; garrotting in, 410
Magnus, Baron, his toast of “To France,” 345–47
Manuel, Eugène, L’Absent, 249
Marguerite, servant, 38, 47, 48, 49, 50, 64, 67, 71, 91, 101, 107, 112, 115, 234
Marie, maid at Neuilly, 14–16
—— Sister, of the Grand-Champs Convent, 22, 23
Marienlyst, castle of, Elsinore, 344
Mariquita, dancing of, 119
Marivaux, Le jeu de l’amour et du hasard, 125
Marquis, chocolate maker, 8
Marseilles, 113
Martel, M., in Phèdre, 266; poses to Sarah Bernhardt, 277–78
Massin, Léontine, 96–97
Massin, M., 96–97
Masson, Cécile, 40
—— M., antiquary, 40
Mathilde, Princess, 135
Maubant, M., 94, 236; the man and the actor, 328–29
Maunoir, M., 155
Mauvoy, Nathalie, 67
Mayer, Frantz, German soldier at the Odéon ambulance, 177–78, 180, 186
—— Mr., of the Gaiety, 293, 309–10, 320, 336, 340
Mélingue, M., 231
Memphis, 420
Mendès, Catulle, 351
Menesson, Captain, 170
Menier, M., 165
Menlo Park, New York, 375–79
Mentone, 289
Mercadet, 337
Mercier, M., 362
Merlou, M. Pierre, 9
—— Mme. Pierre, 9–10
Meunier, Dr., of Tergnier, 205
Meurice, Paul— Friend of Victor Hugo, 226, 229, 280; meeting with Sarah Bernhardt in the Odéon arcade, 237–38; at the Odéon supper, 243
Meusnier, Mathieu, 276
Meydieu, M.— Godfather of Jeanne Bernhardt, 35; at the family council, 50–55; notes given to Sarah Bernhardt, 61–63; his present to her, 72; subsequent kindness, 89, 109–10, 117
Meyer, Arthur, 142–44, 145, 349
—— Marcus, 420
Millais, 300
Milwaukee, 422
Mithridate, 291
Mobile, difficulties of playing in, 418–20
Mohère, anniversary ceremony at the Comédie, 101
Monbel, M. de, 234
Monod, Dr., 12, 44
Montalant, Céline, 109
Montbel, Raymond de, 347
Montigny, M., manager of the Gymnase Theatre, 108–109, 112–13
Montreal— Reception of Sarah Bernhardt, 388–93; the Bishop’s sermons against the French artistes, 393, 395–96; admiration of the students, 394–95
Monval, M., 108, 113
Morning Post, tribute to Sarah Bernhardt, 308
Morny, Duc de, his advice concerning the Conservatoire, 48–52; his interest in career of Sarah Bernhardt, 90, 93
Moscow, 176
Mounet-Sully, M.— Britannicus, in, 248–49; in rôle of Orestes, 249; in Zaïre, 255; in Phèdre, 266; in Rome Vaincue, 279; in Hernani, 281–82; in Othello, 291; 451in Ruy Blas, 291; supports Sarah Bernhardt on her first appearance at the Gaiety, 307–8; advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 322, 323; comments of Sarah Bernhardt on, 329
Multon, Miss, bust of, 257
Murray, John, tribute to Sarah Bernhardt, 307
Napoleon III., 24, 304; commands Sarah Bernhardt to the Tuileries, 135–39, 144; his defeat at Sedan, 154–55; his treatment by Rochefort, 219
—— Prince Jerome, “Plon-Plon,” 129, 284
Narrey, Charles, 256
Nashville, 420
Nathalie, Mme., the incident with Sarah Bernhardt, 101–4; her revenge, 105
National, the, 295
Neuilly, visits to, 3, 11–15
New Haven, 385
New Orleans, the crossing to, 414–16; Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 416–18
New York— Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 361–367; the reporters, 367–68; the Custom-House, 369–73; Brooklyn Bridge, 372; the police, 375; the professional matinée at, and departure from, 433–434
Newark, 433
Niagara Falls, 426; visit of Sarah Bernhardt, 427–32
Nittis the painter, 317
Noe, Mme. Lily, 386
Nordenskjold, M., 347
Novelli, 330
O’Connor, Captain, 222–24, 347
Odéon, the— Success of Athalie, 126–27; sociability among the actors, 127, 244; reception of Dumas père, 130–31; success of Le Passant, 135–39; enthusiasm of the students for Sarah Bernhardt, 139; benefit for Sarah Bernhardt, 145–46; welcome to Adelina Patti, 145–46; the Sarah Bernhardt ambulance, 160–87; patients of, transferred to the Val-de-Grâce, 186; reopened after the Treaty of Paris, 224; Sarah Bernhardt’s break with the, 234–36; Victor Hugo’s supper to the artistes, 239–43
Ohio river, the, 423
On ne badine pas avec l’amour, 121, 337
Opéra, the, 163
Ophelia, the spring of, Elsinore, 344
Orange, Prince of, 138
Othello, 291
Palais de l’Industrie, 166
Palmer House, Chicago, the, 400
Parc Monceau, 187
Paris— Popular feeling on outbreak of Franco-Prussian War, 151–53; siege proclaimed, 155–59; organisation of the defence, 160; the Odéon ambulance, 160–87; bombarding of, 172–87; effect of the sufferings on the morale of the people, 185–86; the armistice, 186; sights after, 187; the Commune, 217–24; the peace signed, 224; Presidents, 304; capital punishment in, 410–13
Parodi, M., 351; Rome Vaincue, 279
Parrot, M., artist, 269
——, Dr., 309–10
“Part,” use of the term, 33
Patti, Adelina, 145–46
Pelissier, General, 190, 195
Père Lachaise Cemetery, 174
Perrin, M.— Engagement of Sarah Bernhardt, 235–36, 238–39, 245; staging of Dalila, 249; fury of, 249–50; incident of the “moon” in Le Sphinx, 251–53; insists on Sarah Bernhardt playing Zaïre, 254–55; strained relations with Sarah Bernhardt, 256, 282–83, 288, 291; staging of Phèdre, 264–66; discussion concerning La Fille de Roland, 267–68; his tricks in L’Etrangère, 272–75; anger at the balloon ascent, 284, 288; the agreement with John Hollingshead, 293; attitude regarding the drawing-room entertainments, 294–95; letter to Sarah Bernhardt from Paris, 322; his lecture on her return, 326–27; production of L’Aventurière and resignation of Sarah Bernhardt, 331–34; influences Coquelin to leave London, 340
Petit, Mlle. Dica, at the Conservatoire, 66, 67
——, Mme., visit to M. Massin, 96–97
Phèdre, 249, 265–66, 305–8, 335, 337, 399, 401, 440
Philadelphia, 399, 433
Philiberte, 337
Picard, 269
Pierson, Blanche, 109
Pisa, 49
Pittsburg, Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 422–23
Place de la Roquette, executions in, 410–13
Pluche, Amélie, 28
Poissy, prisoners of, 222
Polhes, General, 35
Pons, M., 79
Pont, l’Abbé, 259
Porel, M. Paul, 85, 150; at the Odéon ambulance, 171; in Jean-Marie, 224–225
Porte Saint Martin Theatre, 119–22
Potin, Félix, 165
Potter-Palmer, Mr., 400
Providence, 433
452Provost, M.— The Conservatoire examination, 68–69; instruction of Sarah Bernhardt, 75; his style of teaching, 80; visit to the Comédie Française, 98–99
Prudhon, artiste, 319
Public buildings, Sarah Bernhardt’s opinion of seeing, 349
Puget, Louise, 28
Quand-même, Sarah Bernhardt’s motto, 99
Quimperlé, 1
Quincy, 421
Rachel, 53, 56, 266, 339, 347; Gérôme’s portrait, 105
Racine, Phèdre, 265–66
Raz, Pointe du, ascent of, 259–60; “Sarah Bernhardt’s Arm-chair,” 264
Régis, M.— Godfather of Sarah Bernhardt, 7, 35, 39, 45, 100; the family council, 48–55; interest in welfare of Sarah Bernhardt, 57–59, 61–63, 72, 89, 90, 140; arranges the marriage proposal, 73–74; obtains the engagement at the Gymnase for Sarah Bernhardt, 107–8; his relations with Mme. Bernhardt, 116–17
Régnier, M. Prof.— Offers Germaine to Sarah Bernhardt, 76–77; his class at the Conservatoire, 79–80; helps Sarah Bernhardt to work up Phèdre, 265–66
Réjane, Mme., 85, 329
Rémusat, Paul de, 187, 234; sketch of, 219; letter to Sarah Bernhardt quoted, 220
Renaissance Theatre, the, 411
Richepin, M., 351
Rigault, Raoul, 220–21
Robert Houdin Theatre, the, 55
Robertson, Forbes, 297
Rochester, 433
Rochefort, M., 219
Roger, Marie, 101, 102
Rome Vaincue, 279
Rossini, M., 11–12, 93
Rostand, Edmond, 351
Rothschild, Baron Alphonse— Gifts to the Odéon ambulance, 165; pays the German demand on Paris, 187; Sarah Bernhardt attempts the bust of, 257
Rotten Row, Sarah Bernhardt’s impressions, 300, 303–4, 341
Rousseil, Mlle. Roselia, 265
Rudcowitz, Mme., 115
Rue Auber flat, the fire at, 140–45
—— de la Chaussée d’Antin, 11
—— Duphot, the posters of, 98; Sarah Bernhardt’s flat in, 118–19
—— Notre Dame de Champs, convent of the, 45, 124
—— St. Honoré, posters of, 98
—— Taitbout, patients from the Odéon established at, 186
Ruth and Boaz, 219
Ruy Blas, 226–30, 239–43, 291, 337
Saarbruck, 153
St. Alexis, Mother, of the Grand-Champs Convent, 27, 32, 33
St. Appoline, Mother, of the Grand-Champs Convent, 20, 53
St. Cécile, Sister, 29
St. Cloud, 128
St. Denis, 216
St. Germain-en-Laye, 221–24
St. Jeanne, Sister, 29
St. Joseph, 420–21
St. Lawrence river, Sarah Bernhardt’s escapade, 396–97
St. Louis, Sarah Bernhardt’s visit to the grotto, 402–3; the jewellery exhibition and the attempted train robbery, 403–8
St. Quentin, after the battle, 209–11
St. Sophie, Mother, of the Grand-Champs Convent, 17, 21, 23; her influence over Sarah Bernhardt, 23–25, 36–37; visit of Mgr. Sibour, 27, 30, 32, 33; incident of the shako, 41–45
St. Sulpice, the priest of, 169, 171
St. Thérèse, Mother, Tobit recovering his Eyesight, 28–34
Saint-Privat, battle of, 153–54
Saints-Pères Bridge, 284
Salon of 1876, honourable mention for Sarah Bernhardt, 278
Salvini, M., 433
Samson, M., 68, 80, 99
Sand, Mme. George, 7; description by Sarah Bernhardt, 128–29; L’Autre, 150
Ste. Adresse, Hâvre, 440
Santelli, Captain, 434, 437
“Sara-dotards,” the, 220
“Sarah Bernhardt’s Arm-chair” at the Pointe du Raz, 264
Sarcey, Francisque, articles on Sarah Bernhardt quoted, 100–101, 246, 320, 338–40
Sardou, Victorien— Relates the Montigny incident, 112–13; engagement of Sarah Bernhardt for his play at the Vaudeville, 350; reading of Fédora, 440
Sarony, Adèle, 53
Sassoon, Alfred, 282
Satory barracks, the, 16; incident of the shako, 40–45
—— woods, the, 20
Scribe, M., Adrienne Lecouvreur, 393, 395
Sedan, battle of, 154–55
Séraphine, Sister, of the Grand-Champs Convent, 18, 27–28
Severin, Bassompierre, 144
Seylor, Suzanne, 235
Sibour, Monseigneur, visit to the Grand-Champs Convent, 27–34; death of, 34
Smith, Henry, of Boston— Story of the whale, 383–87; in Chicago, 400; present to Sarah Bernhardt, 434–35
453Snowstorm at sea, Sarah Bernhardt’s description, 354–55
Sociétaires of the Comédie Française, 101
Sohège, M., 143–44
Sologne, 277
Soubise, Mlle., 188; the journey through the German lines, 191–216
Spa, 183
Spain, visit of Sarah Bernhardt to, 110–15
Springfield, Illinois, 421
—— Massachusetts, 398–99
Stage fright, 305–6
Standard, the, tribute to Sarah Bernhardt, 307
Stevens, Alfred, 282
Syracuse, 433
Talbot, M., 338
Talien, M., in Ruy Blas, 228–30; at the Odéon supper, 241–42
Tartufe, 320, 337
Tergnier, 202, 204–5
Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels, 342
Theatre Royal, Copenhagen, 342–47
Thénard, Mlle., 306
Theuriet, André, Jean-Marie, 150, 224–25
Thiboust, Lambert, 120–21
Thierry, M., director of the Française, 91, 94; attitude concerning affair of Mme. Nathalie, 103–5
Thiers, M.— Grants passport to Sarah Bernhardt, 187; politics of, 219; Presidency of, 304
Times, the, paragraph from, quoted, 294
Tissandier, M., 283–84
Titine, child friend, 4
Toronto, 427
Train, 338
Triel, 222
Trochu, M., defence of Paris, 165
Troy, 433
Tuileries, Sarah Bernhardt commanded to the, 135–39; her second visit, 161
Turquet, M., 288
Ulgade, Mme., in La biche au bois, 119–20
Un mari qui lance sa femme, 109, 349
Utica, 433
Vachère, descent of the “Dona Sol” at, 286
Vacquerie, Auguste, 226, 229
Vaillant, execution of, 411–13
Val-de-Grâce military hospital, 167, 169, 170, 176; the Odéon patients transferred to, 186
Vallès, Jules, 351
Variétés, the, 349
Vaudeville, the, 76–77, 236, 349
Verger, murderer, 34
Versailles, 16, 36, 40, 223
Victor, Paul de St., at the Odéon supper, 240–41; adverse criticism of Sarah Bernhardt, 266
Villa Montmorency at Auteuil, 127
Villaret, M., 190, 193, 195
Vintras, Dr., 309–10
Vitu, Auguste, Figaro articles of, quoted, 332, 338–39
Wagner, Sarah Bernhardt’s opinion of, 213
Wales, Prince of, visit to the Piccadilly exhibition, 313–14
—— Princess of, at the Theatre Royal, Copenhagen, 343–44
Walewski, M. de, 93
Walt, Robert, 345
Washington, 433
Weiss, J. J., 351
Wilde, Oscar, 298
Winterhalter, 138
Wirbyn, Albert, 408
Wolff, Albert, of the Figaro, Sarah Bernhardt’s letter to, 321–22
Worcester, 433
Worms, M.— Charles Quint in Hernani, 282; campaign against Sarah Bernhardt, 320; advice to Sarah Bernhardt, 323; Sarah Bernhardt’s comment on, 329
Yvon, the artist, 10
Zaïre, 75, 254–56, 315, 337
Zelern, Baron van, 157
Zerbinette, the tortoise, 145
Zola, M., 332, 333, 351
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