. Memories of my life : being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist. for the return of ma petitedame. Open the door on the 0. P. side, just a little way,I had said to her, and make a sign like this, if mamma is bet-ter, and like that, if she is worse. But I had forgotten whichof the signs was to stand for better, and when, at the end ofthe third act, I saw Mme. Guerard opening the door and nod-ding her head for yes, I became quite idiotic. It was inthe big scene of the third act when Mademoiselle de Belle Islereproaches the Due de Bichelieu (Bressant) with doi
. Memories of my life : being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist. for the return of ma petitedame. Open the door on the 0. P. side, just a little way,I had said to her, and make a sign like this, if mamma is bet-ter, and like that, if she is worse. But I had forgotten whichof the signs was to stand for better, and when, at the end ofthe third act, I saw Mme. Guerard opening the door and nod-ding her head for yes, I became quite idiotic. It was inthe big scene of the third act when Mademoiselle de Belle Islereproaches the Due de Bichelieu (Bressant) with doing her suchirreparable harm. The Due replies, Why did you not say thatsome one was listening, that some one was hidden? I ex-claimed : Its Guerard bringing me news! The public hadnot time to understand, for Bressant went on quickly, and sosaved the situation. After an unenthusiastic recall, I heard that my mother wasbetter, but that she had had a very serious attack. Poor mamma,she had thought me such a fright when I made my appearanceon the stage that her superb indifference had given way to 258. I RETURN TO THE COMEDIE FRANCAISE grievous astonishment, and that, in its turn, to rage, on hear-ing a lady seated near her say in a jeering tone: Why, sheslike a dried bone, this little Bernhardt! I was greatly relieved on getting the news, and I played mylast act with confidence. The great success of the evening,though, was Croizettes, who was charming as the Marquise dePrie. ]\Iy success, nevertheless, was assured in the performanceswhich followed, and it became so marked that I was accusedof paying for applause. I laughed heartily at this, and nevereven contradicted the report, as I have a horror of useless words, I continued my debuts in Junie de Britannicus, havingfor hero Mounet-Sully, who played admirably. In this deli-cious role of Junie I obtained an immense and incredible suc-cess. Then, in 1873 I played Cherub in in Le Mariage de Fi-garo. Croizette played Suzanne, and it w
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