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Croizette herself got nervous, Perrin was annoyed, and all this by-play had the effect of calming me. Octave Feuillet, a shrewd, charming man, extremely well-bred and slightly ironical, thoroughly enjoyed the skirmishes that took place. War was doomed to break out, however, and the first hostilities came from Sophie Croizette.
"You can," he said to me, "make a fine success out of it." I expressed my gratitude to him. A month after this visit we were requested to attend the reading of this piece at the Comedie. The reading was a great success, and I was delighted with my role, Catherine de Septmonts. I also liked the role of Croizette, Mrs. Clarkson.
Croizette, the wicked little Bernhardt, came coolly up and asked her 'where she lived? or something of that sort; Croizette, livid with rage, forgot her part something we never saw her do before, but answered Sara in words that told, for though triumphant she trembled." "Her sister Fury trembled and retired," said Trevalyon, "strange freaks rivalry leads its victims into "
"What's the matter?" every one asked when she sank almost breathless into an arm-chair. "Sarah has gone mad!" she exclaimed. "I assure you she has gone quite mad. She has cut out the whole of her scene with me." "But how?" every one asked. "She has cut out two hundred lines," said Croizette. "But what for?" was the eager question. "I don't know. She looks quite calm."
Perrin, who was a warm partisan of Croizette, bewailed the want of suppleness of her talent, so much so that one day Croizette, losing all patience, burst out: "Well, Monsieur, you should have left the role to Sarah; she would have played it with the voice you wish in the love scenes; I cannot do any better. You irritate me too much: I have had enough of it!"
The Figaro, which was in a very bad humour with me just then, had an article from which I quote the following extract: "L'Etrangere is not a piece in accordance with the English taste. Mlle. Croizette, however, was applauded enthusiastically, and so were Coquelin and Febvre. Mile. He knew perfectly well, this worthy Mr. He had been to my house and seen Dr.
Tuesday was the fashionable night and the Salle was almost as interesting as the stage, particularly if it happened to be a premiere, and all the critics and journalists were there. Sarah Bernhardt and Croizette were both playing those first years. They were great rivals and it was interesting to see them in the same play, both such fine talents yet so totally different.
"Very well, then; give Croizette a brilliant moon, and give me a less brilliant one. I don't mind that, but I must have my moon." All the artistes and all the employes of the theatre put their heads in at all the doorways and openings both on the stage and in the house itself. The "Croizettists" and the "Bernhardtists" began to comment on the discussion.
But regardez, we have missed a point, every eye is turned to the stage, Mlle. Croizette looks for the moment as though transformed into one of the Furies. So fierce her looks, such terrors from her eyes." "Poor thing, so she does," said Sir Tilton laughing. "But really Sir Tilton, I wish we could guess what its about.
There were Royalties present, and the house was good; but not so full as it had been on some other nights, for the English public had been told that Sarah Bernhardt was the person to admire, and had been flocking sheep-like after that golden-haired enchantress, whereby many of these sheep fighting greedily for Sarah's nights, and ignoring all other talent lost some of the finest acting on the French stage, notably that of Croizette, Delaunay and Febvre, in this very Demi-monde.
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