Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

over tue house. liking Lear" n pro-
nounced to be one Of Mr. lrving's
greatest artistic triumphs, though
"heTetics" say n Is dun, and II IL IL n
success II In due TO lie acting merits
alone, us II IL lacking ~ a spectacle.
Tue critics bustow the highest praise
on Mr.. Irving.
The 1imCs says the tragedy has a
more luminous Interpretation by Irving
than It could have ever received ~.
cept, perhaps, Mt the hands Oi Charles
keeue.
The Telegram says King Lear IL
the most picturesque anu imposing OF
all Mr.. lrving'S persOnatiUn-. Both
pnIefs say thar Miss Terry, despite her
small part, that 0, COrdslia, SURPASSED
hemeii In sweetness and tenderness.
The seelu whore COgdelia Joins King
Lear In the French camp allows OF
Intense emotion, aud both Miss Terry
AMI Nit. Irving carried the house by
storm 10y the depth Of their acting.
zoLA's GREAT PLAY, qliEaEsE
There IL 10 other living French
writer, says critic in the Netos record,
VINO cUulu do what Emile ZJlA nAs
done In "rhereso"-repci US with the
brutality Of his subject In the same
moment that he charms US with the
exquisite naturaluess OF IL treatment.
IL II n feat In art anu TO many Observers
1t embodius an emphatic reply to the
tlmo.worn question whether art may
deal with nught but beauty. Even
seen In the inadequate presentation
given at the Chicago oDofa house 10y
N rs
company, ono cannot escape the fact
that It Is great play and trenohant
study VI human weaknesses.
One may look Ia vain among the
French plays recently brought here ioI
parallel or n precedent. Sardou has
probably manifested as vicious au in.
geuuiiy in begeting hideous situa-
lions as any man living, hut "Ln
Tosca," for Instance stands ON plane
OF art entirely different from tlat oil
"rherpse.n The former Is complex,
Fictitious, "cOnstruoted"' TO a given
end with the ingenuity OF mechanism
Of toy puzzle. There are no char
actors (!l, only personRges; there are no
motives lot subordinate to the play
wrlgh's aim Tor dramatic climaxes.
"Therose" denls with an unplesan,
guN ~ WIN
cold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and sim
pllcity which mark the mutations OF
real life. "What 10 invented" Iola
once W. Ote, "is weak; what Is observed
IL strong" And the spectator seeing
"rherese" can not escape the convic.
ton that this is merely reproduction
iiom observation.
MINNA uAtR.IiAYNEs PLANs.
For many yeafs Minna Gale won OIL
enviable reputation as leading actress
with Edwin Booth anu the late Law
renee Barrett In the principal Shake
spearian andlogltimate roles she showed
intelligence, refinement, emotional
power and pathetic strength. On MIR,
Barretps death and MIR. Boot h't
practical retirement, Miss Gale started
out as n star and soon proved her Ghil-
ity to stand alone. rhiB fall Miss Gal,
became Mrs. Haynes, but an ante.
nuptial arrangement was first nude by
which 1t twas lagreed upon that sh,
should not give up the stage entirely,
and under the management OF Abbey
5hoelel ~ drnu she will begin her sea,
soE at the Star Theatei on December
10Th.
Mlnna Gale.Haynes, rs she viii
hereafter be professionally known, II
very enthusiastic over her forthoom
ing engagement. IL IL entirely uu
necessary that she should continue