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;
tour 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
Busnach, 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
Damien, 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
Fressard, 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
Hugo, 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
_Le 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;
in _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