The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-10
PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.
Miss Nsthersole's Engagement.


weeks engagement in Salt Lake
City by one Of the foremost living rep
resentatives Of dramatic art will be
quite novelty 70 our theatre-goers.
and they are showing a just apprecia-
ZION OF Miss Nethersole's coming en-
gagement at the Salt Lake theatre. he
ginning Monday evening next. by he
sleging the box Office OF that theatre
Tor tickets. This will be Miss Neither
soles first visit to Salt Lake. The great
artist has chosen for her opening pe--
torrance Clyde F'itch's adaptation of
Daudets "Sapho." Miss Nethersole's
''Sapho" Is brilliant and impressive. In
the terrible scene at the parting, the
gradual transition from pleading to
frenzy is perhaps one of the most in
tense situations in all the round of
emotional drama. Miss Nethersole new
or looked younger or more fascinating
than she does i'm the first act OF
Sapho." and she never has acted with
greater emotional intensity than i'm the
third act. when Jean Gaussin deserts
her. Miss Nethersole obtains an i'm
pressive. almost weird. effect when re-
citing Sapho's chant, which is delivered
behind a brazier holding burning in
cense. "Sapho" will also be presented
on Friday and Saturday evenings and
at the Wednesday and Saturday mat
inees.
Tuesday evening Miss Nethersole will
he seen I'm PinerO's social problem play,
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." the en-
inent star appearing as Paula Tan
Queray. The salient. penetrating points
brought out by the great dramatist are
the verify of human frailty end the
struggle against temptation with it's
C0ncOmitants Of humand kindness and
forbearancc. These characteristics are
brought out with a force and a vehe-
mence by Miss Nethersole that few SER
mons could equai.
Miss NethersOle is an exceedingly busy
woman. and when she went TO the pref
Y scclusion OF her summer home in
BiarritZ on the French coast. tho past
summer. she had to mix work with her
vacation. IL was here that she COM
pietcd hor version Of Scribe's great play
AdrieIne Lecouvreur." which she Will
present here on Wednesday evening.
Her version differs from Sarah Bern
Aar6ts version in that Il Is greatly
modernized. Miss NethersOle made sew
ef7l visits 10 Paris 10 study the cOstum-
les and decorations in vogue at the
lnne Nine. LecouvreGr hourished. In
'he second act OF Miss Nethersole's pro-
AUCTION IS OH exact replica Of the green
loom in ne COme0ie Franchise Of 1870.
QUO u Is masterpiece of stage deco
Isung. Miss Netncrsoie's conception
oI me role Is said TO vary in many es-
schtial respects from those of other en-
lntnt actresses who have essayed IL.
snd her portrayal and original concep-
..ou OF her own version Of Scribe s
slt"t creation viii certainly be an i'm
fDliaIl event I'm iCCal tho atrical annals
W Thursday evening Miss Nethersole
mm DC seen IN Henry Hamilton's YER
.Ou OF rospe~ Merimee'S Spanish re-
s.."ee. Carmen" Madame CaIVc Saw
IS sS Nethersole play Carmen" at the
@H.pre theatre. New York. three or
w seasons ago. The great singer
oro e Unexpectedly. owing to a sudden
i,o,,nse OF bin at the Metropolitan opera
!, - and the only ticket she was able
ie,,s ure Was one for seat in the gall
1rst Nalve climbed the stairs and
90 s|.o Miss MEMBERSHIPS performance
Ss;a alinen' from the heights. She
..x 70 the English star afterward:
s,o. can give a much finer perform
nosss.,. tarmen dramatically than is
los ~ opera: for. when you say.
fhrueh loFe you you speak II as
time - sVo meant IL. taking your own
havo snow your own emotion but l
fho ~ sing. Jose, ] 1--WE you.' and all
e1,c,oss' must be looking az the con-
IN tho =, patton 10 be sure am singing
~ me sl'e right tine
egsafes, vas a compliment from the
est er,TFalic Carmen 20 the great
M ~ tinatie Carmen.
Ssees OF Miss E.ssserro,es< ~, 90 ren,ent
III % raised Iren8tly at 3 O'Clock. and
o'clock Sances promptly AZ