My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt

by Sarah Bernhardt

INDEX

• 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;
  • announces 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;
  • 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
• 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]
• 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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2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.