Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-18

ing by herself Mrs. DoIano az chapor-
ON fui a half dozen young ladies under
stood Felicia wei enough 10 know that
she was queer" ne Ross 20 often agid,
and she made no attempt 20 draw her
out VI the corner, and ~ Felicia really
experienced that night by herself /onr
" the feelings that added 10 thy mo-
mentum that was Increasing M COM
Ing on 81 her great crisis.
The play was an English iDflodrnma
full Of startling situationa( realistic
scenery and unexpected climaNca
There was one scene In the third act
that impressed even Rose sterling.
n was midnight on Hlnckfilhrn
bridge. The Thames flowed dark ana
f1rhiddinr below st. paulH rose
through the dim light Imposing. its
dome seeming 10 float above the build
child came upon tho bridge and stood
there Tor % moment. pUorng about AZ
10 looking Tor some one. Several persons
were crossing the bridge. but in one of
the rccosaea about midway % the river
woman stood. leaning out over the
parupet with "a strained agony " face
and figure that told plainly Of her In
tcntI1nH just us she was rtealthily
mounting the purupot 90 throw herself
into the river the child caught sight OF
her, ran forward with n Hhrlll cry moro
animal than human. and, seeking the
MNUuNN q NNNNNt hNNNHNN NANh NNNN ~
with ull her little strength. Then there
camo suddenly upon the scene two
other characters who had already ngur-
ed iu tho play, o. tail. handsome, nth-
lctic gentleman dressed ln the fashion.
attended by "a slim figured lad. who
WINS aH refined In drcaH and appearance
us Che little girl clinglnr 60 her mother
was muufnfuily hidcuuH IN her rags and
ropulHivo poverty. These two. the Frn-
tlomun ana the lad, prevented the at
tempted suicide. ana after "a tnblenu ON
the bridge where the audience learned
th1t the man and woman were brother
ana sister the scene was transferred Co
the Interior Of one % the alum tene-
myutH loo the east side of London. Here
the scene painter and carpenter had
done thUlr utmost 90 produce an exact
copy uf u famous court ana alley well
known 90 the poor creatures who make
up part 81 the outcnHt London hu-
mainly. Tho rags. the crowding. the
vllcnuHs. the broken furniture, the hor-
rlbio animal existence forced upon
creatures made in Gods Image, were ao
Hklllfully shown In this scene that more
than one elegant woman ln the theatre.
seated. like Rose Sterling. IN a aump-
tuuuH box. surrounded with silk hnng-
iurH aud velvet covered railing, caught
herself shrinking back little. ne u
contamination were possible from the
neurueaH Of this piece Of painted can.
vas. 10 was almost too realistic. aud
yet lt had q horrible fascination for
Felicia ns she rat there alone, buried
back In cushioned seat absorbed In
thoughts that " .nt far beyond the dia-
luFuu on tho HtnE,
From tho tenement scene the play
shifted 90 the Interior of % noblcmans
palace, and almost "a SIKH N relief went
up an over the house Ht the sight ~ the
accustomed luxury of the upper classes,
The contrast was startling II was
brought about by "a clover piece of stag
inv that allowed only "a fcw minutes to
UlapHe between tho Hlum and the palace
scenes. The dialogue continued, the
actors came and went In their various
roles. but upon Felicia the play made
| but one distinct Impression. In reality
the scenes on tho bridge and In the
Hlum were only incidents Ia the story
OF the play, but Felicia found herself
living those scenes over ana over. She
/ had never philosophical about the
causes Of human misery. She was not
ola enough, She had not the tcmpcrn-
mcnt that phllusuphlgcB, but she felt
intensely, and this was not the nrat
/ time she had folt tho contrast thrust
/ into her feeling between the upper and
/ tho lower conditions ot human life. II
] had been growing upon her until u had
/ made her what Hose called queer and
/ the other people IN her circle OF wealthy
| ncquuintnucpH called VERY unusual
/ 70 was simply the human problem In
/ ita extremes 81 riches and poverty, ltH
refinement and itn vilcncss, which was.