Show i I I I The Passing of Sarah Salah- Bernhardt AGED In do physical power but with indomitable teat seat and a a. a spirit aa U sturdy as ever Sarah ever Sarah aver arah Bernhardt answered an an- ber her final curtain call at 78 Millions mourn her passing from the stage which for alm almost st half balf a century she dominated in this h a lit life Incomparably the greatest actress s of her ber day she was wa absolutely ielY wantIng wantIng wantIng want- want Ing in the power to handle bandle mone money Returning from her bel American tour ahead she ahe paid off oft her debts and was ready for a fresh start with a tidy sum lum in the bank Put But this and her Immense earnings vanished and she was wa soon on the financial rocks again A A trl friend nd says of ot her Sarah believed that money was for those in need of It it And with her tier it went to such A A beautiful theory but one likely to bring bringue us to beggary as it did Sarah With her ber marvelous ability as aa an art artist Tat she combined the instinct of a wonderful advertiser Her publicity man had hadI I but to take Sarah's tips and she was kept to the front She did the things that would mke rake people people talk about her But Dut with all this this this' and her ability as a money earner she was poor most of her life and died penniless And thus has been extinguished forever a light which shed its artistic artistic artis artis- tic radiance upon the world for more Ithan than the average life Sarah Bernhardt was a great actress actress- one one through whom hom dramatic art found its highest expression a perfect genius 5 F f.- f. T Tin C l in nJ the o which she cons CODS crated her life and her ber efforts She Shewa wa ws a marvelous actress s and a wonderful woo won woman woman the the embodiment o of extraordinary courage and it remain ed cd with her until the breath left her mortal clay She She gave to the stage stale a wealth of glory in her day day day-a a glory glor I whose luster will 1111 encircle her ber name and memory while dramatic art la fe cherished among mankind Farewell Bernhardt The world will never again know your Jour art because because because be be- cause never never ag again ln will it see your like |