Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-21

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officers he replies that he concelvcs II
10 BE- the duty Of n soldier to do any
thing. no mnttcr how distaHtofui II may
be- which viii further the interests u
The army. His nancec. Alice Adams,
endcavon TO dissuade him. but he II
obdurate.
Act three occurs two days later ana
II In two scenes. The first IL the lnte-
rior N the tavern " the widow Chi.
chester. IN Long Island, and the second
u the outside of the same bulldLg ear
" the next morning The sold, ~ ana
officers ~ the British army are drinking
and carouslnT together In the most In
discriminate manner. the privateH ban
dying words with the officers Just aH
though they were not their supcrlorr.
Nathan Hale enters and states that
ne u Hynipafhizrr with the British
cause. and for that reason has been
obliged To leave New York. The British
major. who II also In 1--we with Alice
Adams. suspects him and Ii finally con.
WINGED that he IL tho Nathan Hale
whom h. had previously met at the lit.
Ito Hchoolhouae In New London. lie
taxes him with II, hut Nathan denies
mat he ~ IN. person In question. The
major. nothing dhunicd. sends for Alice
ADAMS with message that Nathan IL
seriously ~ AZ the tavern Her presence
IN requested Immediately. The major
then Informs Nathan ~ what he has
done hoping To Induce him 10 bctray
himself In this he " unsuccessful. Ma.
than gets the widow Chichester to go
out ON the rad at the approach Of Miss
Al.
her hngcr tn her lips In an attitude ~
caution This II done. and when Alice
arrives upon the scene and asks for her
lover Nathan Il pointed out TO her by
the wicked major. She. however. na.
rcftH that he II not Nathan Hale and
asks To be- conducted Ia him nj once.
The MAJORS ruse appears TO be doom.
81 to irnominlous failure. when sud.
denly all are startled by the sound ~
horse approaching at a dead run. u
n the faithful Old negro servant who.
missing hla mistress. has set out In
search of her The order II given 10
permit him 10 pass. and as he enters h.
calls Alice hy name and also expresses
surprise at Heelng Nathan Hale. whose
Identity u thereby disclosed. Nathan
manages 10 make his escape with Alice.
but II Immediately rctakcn.
Ia the fourth act there are also two
scenes The first IL tho tent Of the
british officer. IN the nlght following
ana the second IN the orchard on Colo
mol Rutgers farm. Nathan h seen
Writing his last letter ~ his mother
while q sentry patrols up and down out.
side. Alice arrives and there h. "a tear.
ful leave taking In the next ac,fnr II
seen u moose dangling from a limb OF
the HtoutcHt tree In the orchard. The
sound NJ munied drums ia heard. and
Nathan IN mhtchrd In between two nirH
NJ suldierH llr walks rrsnlutuly 40 tn
hls placn under the fatal rope and ls
thgn asked by the oul,rr ln charge of
the squad n he desires 90 make % last
statement 70 this De- gives the We'll
known patriotic reply with reference to
regrctting that he has hut one ne IN
rive to hir country. Upon thls the cur.
tain fails slowly ana the play IL ended
During the last act and In q consld.
erahlr portion ~ tho third there ia rn
little said by either Alice Adams or
NHthnn Hale that their parts are ale
most pauiuuimr. and Dc ln this highly
artistic phase ~ Mr. Fitcha play which
consider us tho greatest evidence OF
his ability ns % dmmntiut Mi Good.
wins work II excellent The rcprcs-
sion M emotion is called for by the part
rather than H. demonstration. The
same may be said OF the role assigned
tu MlfH Elliott, In tho lighter phases
N the character she ~ really excellent.
aH was lo he expected, but she proved a
Ncritahie surprise M tho heavier scenes
tn even her most ardent admirers II
would Doc fully 90 assert from the fact
TINT Mr. Goodwin gives satisfactory
performance M the title role that he IL
able Co do hrnyy work, To q thoughtnui
observer Nathan Hale rather serves TO
mark in the most positive manner the
limitations of Mr. Ooodwin's art. and
while nH has been said, his performance
~ really excellent one cannot helm re-
neciinF now greatly the effectiveness
OF the role would be Increased we're IL
inirustcd 10 Richard Mansfield. OF Miss
Elliott practically the same may be