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
Provost, 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
Snowstorm 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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