10 NOVEMBER 1944, Page 14

SIR,—In the article on Sarah Bernhardt in The Spectator of

last week there is recorded a remarkable incident that occurred in a Glasgow theatre where the great tragedienne was appearing in La Dame Aux Camilias. It is said that a man clambered on to the stage and, seizing Sarah by the shoulders, sought to protect her from her lover. I witnessed this unexpected scene As far as I recollect, the man appeared from one of the wings of the stage, and his action seemed so natural that I failed to notice the irregularity till a gentleman beside me, who was following the script, cried out: " Intruder! " It was a remarkable testimony to the transcendent powers of the famous actress, and I am wondering whether any others of your readers can recall the incident and the