The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-24
talent. industry and true

! foundation talent, Industry and true
art
THE Ironmaster" is powerful
drama and somewhat emotional, but
yet not fraught with such intensity
that one is kept blindly searching af.
ter their handkerchief through a period
OF five acts. The story is not the new.
est thing under the sun, but does not
lack interest on that account. The
heroine, one Claire de Beaulien by
| name, fancies herself desperately at
tached TO her cousin, the Due de
Blgny, between whom childish be-
trothal has always existed, but APP
parentiy held weight only in the eyes
OF the girl. A school friend of Claire S
appears upon the scene and announces
Inc tact that the Due has demanded
the honor of her hand in marriage,
winch signifies his abandonment of
clare. Upon receipt of this intelli-
gence Claire, shamed and Inundated
IN her own sight and fearful of the
smiling pity Of her friends, hastens to
accept the homage of the ironmaster,
Phllilppe Derblay, who has been re-
spect1ully adoring her from a distance.
Sne marries. him, and upon the we'd
olhg night repulses and discards his
pfoHered caresses in words of loathing
ana disgust, This behavior brings
ABOUT a rupture between them, and
~ IS only when jealousy is aroused in
the bosom of Claire by her quondam
school friend that she realizes how the
unCrihS patience and innate nobility
QISplayed by her husband has uncon-
sclousiy Won her affections. The de-
:Iouenent is cieverly arrived at and
Is intensely interesting.
Mr.. Charles J. Richman as PhilliDpe
Oerplay gave mastery conception
OF the character. In part which Of
Iered numerous inducements to pose
end over-act, Mr., Richman showed his
Understanding and rare taste by re-
RAINING from either. and succeeded in
CAPTIVATING his audience by his calm,
qlslilled de1neanor and exquisite tact.
IN the scene where his wife rebukes
nun IN his ardor and literally scorns
MN, ne was magnificent. All the
pent up love, misery and bitterness
which laid in the mans heart came
seething from his lips in a torrent of
Worcs that seemed prompted by actual
teellnS instead of being merely in the
interest OF art, but art that can sirnu-
iaIe nature so well, is surely high art
The Claire de Beaulten of Miss
myers was powerful and impress
SlVe dehneation of a noble if some
what hayward character The tears
Ci1SC were d just tribute to
TINS intelligent actress Interpretation
OF difficult part
The debut Of Miss Maud Winters was
an interesting feature of last nights
performance, and it was a feature that
Iustihed the expectations held by Salt
Lake IN regard 10 it. Miss Winter is a.
sweet and graceful woman of flower
IKE beauty, and barring a slight tend
enc! towards affection of speech is al
together charming. Her portrayal of
the cruel and ambitious Athenais was
Tenned and artistic. Miss Lee Jarvis
was not well placed as the lady Of
hlgh descent, and did not know her
lines. Anita Bridger made a winsome
suzanne, Miss Bessie Grey very fair
Bregitte. As the saturnine Due de
Bhgny, Mortimer Snow was nor cutie
up TO the mark, and the Mons. Bach
elm of Mr.. VIM. Brewer was colorless
IN tone but effective in make-uup. Dam
lei Kelly, who, never mind what ago
MES of facial makeup he may under
go, utterly fails in Disgusting an ex-
ceedingly inieXible voice, gained some
applause in the role of Mons. AIoulinet.
Inc orchestra was in splendid train
ing and gave some exceedingly melo-
dlous selections, which seemed to
strike the fancy of the audience. The
Ironmaster" continues for the rest of
the week.