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. Guèrard, 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;
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