Stars that Shine in the Parisian Firmament

IT IS told of the young woman in the upper picture on the left, that, eager to become a stage heroine, she ran away from home and sought Sarah Bernhardt at her country place in Belle Isle. She spoke to the famous woman over the garden hedge and, soon afterward, recited some verses for her. Whereupon, the Fairy Godmother waved her wand, and said the child should become a great actress. Now Mile. Barendt is playing in "Phedre," a classic French tragedy; she has appeared in it both in Paris and in London. The wife of the Belgian poet, Maurice Maeterlinck, who was formerly Mlle. Georgette Leblanc, cannot resist the call of the footlights, and is now appearing nightly in "Marie Magdeleine," a play in which she was seen at two special performances in Boston last year. Monna Delza, just at present is the vogue in Paris because of her beauty, while Adeline Boyer captivates with the barbaric rhythm of her oriental dancing.