The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1899, Page 25

o 2 4 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1899 S A JZ‘I‘ Z{yy/&f of the Oeachers to Set Oherr tya/ar (eSS S & Commyitiees to Jpeel’al AHre aryiny Felp GChem. wchers of San Franclsco are or of struggle and bles workera » recelved times 1898-99 will be san F 18co n caused by the cklessness Brooks, High 14 re tsha W rascals the teachers One remarked has been per- 54 ‘,, Kl. z | the Bar- 2 ht ulso to pon nearing the end finding a could fmportant points that the one-twelfth act applies to the Board of Education, and that the teachers’ salaries are not stat- utory and hence cannot be pald out of the funds of the next flscal year, as had been frequently done. Hence it was or- dered that whatever of six-twelfths of the appropriation remained in the treasury on December 81 should be divided pro rata among the salary and all other claims. As another result of the ruling that the salarles were not statutory, it was found that $113,000 pald the teachers in August on account of June salaries was AL MANN. DENMAN Scroo . pald, and that this sum must be e salary claims of No- nber. result would fllegally S W 1 get a few practically all t laries ury 1a owe to pay back months they have to back an - more besides, because t is not h money legally av pay the balance that would be due them out of their November and December a grimness about s brought an injunction achers brought another, been ord demu writs a the situation o ount galore. mber and Dec: creditors be Then late 5 like cred- m s since a dollar had been ling, but teachers, the Auditor decided not to pay decided the January salaries until any balance due on ® PPEPEOE PEPCECOOOO® SARAH BER N HARDT DR HORAC s a disheartening blow, but a few t being brought in the a C. Morse, the January laries were ordered paid. The new Board Jducation had reduced January sala- r cent, and so, after walting ce months, the teachers and jan- (OJoJoJoJO] This w days name oJolololo [OJOXOJOXO] ® _AS SHE IS AT HOME By Algernon Shaw, Who Acted as Her Secretary. HE “Divine Sarah” is said to be| contem g a trip through India, to shoc ers, elephants, snakes 11 to aptivate th ts of susceptible ra Her travels have been numerous. 1d you cannot 1l where the e will bob s on the go, a than you can game where st ereot T speak, for T have trav- | with her. I the honor— the misfortune—to be for ate secretary, cable man of affair -goer £he may ter having er her different lights s and passions, the best r is “the Feline Sarah.” For the be the “Divine Sar known her well ur and shades, mo term I f An ex rdinary woman in everything, her tem most disconcerting while I trave city to city with her. I remember one evenin, when playing “Gismond: after th ev orm brewl in New York, at the Empire, rthing seemed to could see the and I der her expressive face. » down amid the usual p it went, she smiling 1 abandon to drive the i crowd to untold foolishness, e curt came down again, and then the storm broke. Her tecth clenched, her she went to her room, say: 16 the four Barons and a few le corner, a very meek young man. All that stagy grace was gone from her, but she was superb in her an - E 1d divested of art. In came the four Barons, she berating eac rn as to his manner of piaying, rep his 1 nd showing him how d them. nez de faire mieux,” should h: Allez et he she in these moments of t tor N @’or""—the steely, vibs golden t ing. the cruelty of a tiger. beautiful; you feared and ad- | ed their gaze, which seemed to pene- | ke a blade. e to this country in February, | v, Shoeffel and Grau, for tour through New York, | , Boston, Philadelphia, New Or- | St. Louis and Chicago. She could talk English, and on this voyage ]1 to interpret all the gushing mes- whether verbal or written, and Montr le ns, had es, stand guard over her sanctum. The vomen brought flowers, which she | received with graceful languor. There would be photographs with the flowers. | For the autograph cranks, for every one, | she had a kind word—when they were in. | ently there scenes of human v ewelled less favored | high used to be amusing | thought it queer to see so many ‘“‘beauti- anity as the lucky ones | ful ladies,” as they said, roll In the snow | Comique. and passed haughtily by those |and pelt each other. v She was charming in those moments saying little phrases, cooing in pigeon English, then bre g in voluble French to Cocotte or Marie, her maids, to bring a handkerchief, a fan, anything to get rid of them. > told the women how she liked the American women. Mc stupid questions I had to interpret. Some young men would come and stammer gomething about beautiful, grand and pse and stare! The men were pref- erable, using more tact, more discretion, although there were painful exceptior After they were gonc would cry: “Ouf! They are gone. Quick, Cocotte- powder, dress and my wra That old idiot of a Piron has been calling me for the first act.” > was not punctual, but very particular in her make-up, very con- scientious and a strong advocate of stage realism. I sitting among the pillows on the sofa, pad In hand, she would dictate to me her answers to letters. Some were begging, others admiring, some wanted to name a mare after her. She would laugh and sa; “If I gave to all who °d 1 would soon be poor myself. Throw them in the basket.”” But most of the letters were simply written to get an autograph, and some must have ground their teeth when they got my lllegible ature. Sarah was most partial to truthfulness in costumes, and m she used to de- gn herself, such as the beautiful one of ‘Gismonda,” in which Mucha, the French poster rtist, esents her, with a bunch of flowers on hoth sides of her head and palms in hand. She changed her hose every act and—a detail which may interest women—she wore no corset Her skin was white, of a milky white- ness which is observed in red headed peo- ple, without the freckies. Her hair was of a beautiful Titian red, but it was dyed to that color. was heavy and short, rey 1t and in her angry moods she would shake it like a mane. In the Oriental stocking had five was real Hindu. On ry 25, 189, she played in Al- bany and the next day—the 26th—we were all in Montreal. She had only twen two trunks of her own, which the na- an officials very kindly passed through without openin, It was cold and she went to the Windsor. The next day the entire company, she leading, took sleighs and rode on the St. Lawrence to a little inn, where she be- came as “‘one of the boy ., We ate sand- | and visited the Indians at Caugh- She wore a hea sealskin and heeled shoes. A mischievous idea play of “Izeyl” her toes and her jewelry | striking her, she jumped into the snow, | wé following after with great discomfort and loss of dignity to the elderly females, ‘ Some of them wore low shoes and we | were in the snow up to the knees. We | were then photographed, after a battle of snowballs, while the natives gaped and | The result was we got tremendous colds, Barah alone ex- | | closest cepted, showing her extraordinary stam- ina and endurance. Her affection for her son Maurice was great, and T remember cabling money, to him from Montreal at her request. A great deal of the money she made went | to support and help him in his theatrical ventures, buying him a theater at the age of 1R She was very strict at rehearsals, and would herself set the example. She would work continuously, rising at about 10 o’'clock, from that hour to 12 having re- ports brought to her and receiving a few callers. Then she had lunch, or what the | French call “dejeuner a la fourchette. She would not drink while eating, s: it w was conducive to stoutne: s afraid of that for her stage career. She would rehearse from 1 o'clock till & if no matinee prevented. She would fine any one not there, and it was a high treat to see her recite her roles and help the weak ones. Her memory was wonderful, and she could learn her role in two or three days in an emergency. One of ber favorite places of solitude and retirement when she wanted to learn a role was her studio. Nobody dared interrupt her. Hardly eating from suppressed excite- ment, she would walk up and down the floor, talking aloud, gesticulating, speak- ing aloud, and I have actually seen her of her roles—La Tosca. The tension, she said, prostrated her, and she would come into her room with tears streaming down. . Fhe would use very crude language , but it was always to the point sometime: and in French, which, like Latin, the French say, braves honesty. She had a leading man—Darmand—tall and hand- some, but I remember her telling hi “Darmand, all these females will spoil you by their incense and flattery.” Tt may be presumed they have, for he start- ed the Theater Libre in Paris in opposi- tion to her La Renaissance. She is a woman of strong character and does not e forgive or forget, as I saw often. The parasites following her the world over cordially detested each | other, and she would say, “I have a great {ime keeping my snake family quiet!” Among these constant companions of her whom her insight or kindness brought out of obscurity were Suzanne Taylor, her companion; Clairie Louise Abberna, whom she made celebrated as an artist by painting her, and several others more ornamental than useful. She is the fairy godmother of all ‘who show talent, whether young or old, and many a young man she has helped to rise to fame. But, like the Parisians, she must | have a new idea or new hobby to-morrow. Continually on the go, on the breastworks, in the battle for artistic supremacy, she forgets her friends, being ungrateful to some like Yaun Nibor, the sailor poet; and hating others like Yvette Guilbert, the lit- tle songstress, as she calls her, and Re- | jane, her most hateful rival at I'Opera She lives very pleasantly in the little hotel In the Boulevard Pereire Nord amid £ MANN SCHooL ftors, to the number of sbout 1200, have Teceived 8 per cent of one month’s salary. This has been a slight relief after the three months of hardships, the extent of which has surpassed anything the gen- eral public has imagined. The teachers were unable to borrow money of brokers on their November and NCHARLE S H MURPHY PoLy TECHN!IC e s ELiSHA BrRoOOYST GiIRLS HIGH SARAH BERNHARDT in Har Own Home. Bketched from a Photograph. the curios and souvenirs she has brought , The sleeping apartments are sumptuous, from many places. | her bed being a square affair after the The hotel is one story high, bullt in | style of Henry II, with baldequin. red brick, with a large entrance for car- | The dining room, in the front, s light riages and persons. There is-an immense | and airy, with natural paintings. A small buffalo robe in this hall, & souvenir from | parlor, rather dark, lies between this and Amerioa, the studio. December claims, because these had not ad any money put Some wers ablePto borrow here and were forced to do Others had no place to go for a dol- n hundreds, walked fong distances to schools because they could not ride. The street car lines have lost been allowed. Few by. ot there of friends ant 80, lar, For weeks SCOTES,mgye of teachers and janitors dail PoLy TECHMN < HIGH SCroouw > from $1000 to $2000 in nickels through the rascality of the old board. “Up there on Blank street, sald a pa- Fave aiyam'zed Protect Their Interests. to deny themselves many things they have been accustomed to and many must go without needed cloth: Most can get credit in a small way, but it 1s humiliat- ing to have to keep creditors waiting and moreover, half the ordinary expenses life require cash.” “I have known times when certain teachers had only bread to eat and many instances of help being presse those who would not ask it.”” sald I cipal Emma Stincen. “Many have t simply desperate at times and it has be 80 discouraging that it has taken heart for their work out of them a thus been an injury to the schools. Besides the teachers d janitors an Vinsa)depanifient on them angl thels seis. ries of from $25 a month up, the loss of nearly $200,000 and the delay in paying January salaries has been a hards t thousands of others. All over the of landladies have had to wait for necded board.and rent payments, and ha to put off their own creditors it. In every line of busin sion the itwo months’ lo; months’ wait have caused invonvenie and distress. Meanwhile the teachers’ comm seeking a @ay to get a few cents a dollar at least out of the wreck look to a future hond issue under the charter. “Elisha Brooks ing the monthly salaries one the amount due for one ye: be legally done. But the into effect on the first of the yvear limits the salary fund to § pil in average attendance. charter Principal Brooks' f have to he acomplished within This might be done during the f a beginning July 1 next and before the char ter goes into effect. Under the new uggests twe r, wh ter salaries will be safe in a spec Amid all this trouble thie te ceived a new scare the other d 3 from Sacramento that there w a bill atening t vice tenure by req tion of teachers t < Thereupon tk s another big n ¥ meeting at th s* High Sc Monday, when Charles H. Mury Kingsbury and Deputy 8t Mark were fo 20 mento and after ff threatened jon. The y amended so as to except cit prized ing the an ighout t civil ser na appointed look per-carrier the other day, "is a poor old mties, but there is danger even man with a wife, both unable to work, that change, for nobody can tell and their only support is a daughter's eme Court gets through with salary of $50. They can’'t take the paper a gencral law applies to San any more and I can’t press my bill. I ncisco or not. don’t know what they are going to de “There has n more suffering department than the public dreams of," in the sian shopkeeper has hit upon a unique form of advertisement said Professor Lyser a few days ago. T b e Bitherto. been Many teachers have families or rela- goods so much cheape tives dependent upon them and they at ise is that 1 am a bache- time: have hardly known which way to and do not need to make a profit aintenance of a wife and chi s duty to inform the public Some teachers have been in the de- * this advantage will shortly he wi: partment twenty-five vears,” sald Prin- from them, as I am about to be cipal A. .. Mar nd they have never married. They will, therefore, do well to aEred worse than a discount make their purchasés at once at the old of their warrants. Now, T believe, all but School are prices.” —_— e three teachers in the Denma Employer—Late again, John; can’t you really distressed. Many teachers have manage to get here in time? taken obligations in the way of mort- Employe—l can't sleep o' nights, sir, gages on homes or Installments which and am apt to be late m the mornin now they cannot meet salary and many will be for a good while to come. badly ® Tt will take a long time to make up the loss of two months’ pinched They have to H'm, sleeplessness. y consult a doctor and find out Employer don't you the cause? mploye—I know the cause, sir; it s six weeks old. [OXCXOJOXOJOROIOXOROICROJOROJOROX O] L e N i =5 o (It A Favorite Corner of Sarah Barnhardt’s Studio. You go down two the studio. The most striking thin ing, by Clairie, frou. Showcases aro next to the painting of her son Maurice play an aristocratic hound, There is a divan, arms on the : e wall, more paintings, a palm tree, a large plano books and photographs on the table. | She is an artist of no mean abili | a ty, as | her bust of Damala, her former Greci husband, testifies. Damala was a beauti- ul type of manhood, but died of 3 phine habit. e There i3 little else can be sald of her Steps and are in g Is a large paint- representing her as Frou- wall; a ing with | From a sketch by Algernon G. Shaw. intimate life, which Is systematic, ener- I getic and of ceasele toil, exceot the few months she takes by the sea in Brit- anny every year. | ~Of her incomparable talent nothing can | be said for or against it. She offen told that it was a sad thing for her ta think | that she would age and have to retire. | “I will stay on the stage until T drop,” | she would say. “There is no rest for me, and with a touch of sad she would add, ‘Jd am on the move the time: I play ail the time, and still 1 am compara- | tively poor. How I would like to rest and | end my days by the ocean in Brittany at Belle Isle, far from those who smile at me whije hating me.” ALGERNON G. SHAW. , all