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last night - . capable company
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a great drama Is - masterpiece -
good Literature. TIE EuxlIsb b. ehoice
and sell expressed - neariy AL fns
Ifnes.
The aublsct treated - the play
wright 10 The Ar~ma Divide -
she nsutuaI .fove asd rOnapes - =
man All woman. ard While the sare
old story. it i presented IN q strik-
ingsy original mannsr and - frsate1
logically and eonsiDcingiy. The mzn-
STEPHEN 1hent. the IeafIinx male
character. j. = son - the m0untains
ard plains. = fearless and earsfrse
prodncf q the boundIess West The
Nomao. Ruth Jordan. the heroine q
the >fory. - . daughter % . eir-
eumseribed eoumuDify - an older
civilization and culture These
strangely eontfasted natures. ~ thai
mysterious Ia~ - human attraction
aaI rspuIsioB that cannot be expiajD-
81 in words. bat which - A. fatefuI
~ tie movement 81 the universe are
drawn 70 eaefs there and held togefber
fnex0rabIy 70 the end. Bot beforr
their romantic and marital relations
are adjusted and their lives harmon
led. tFyrfe - = period u Intolerance
and antipathy representing that evolH-
fiou ~ mutual soul awakening AMI
mental development which forms the
heart of Nr Moody drama
The play takes ia name from the
section ~ our country ~ which the
FIRST part 81 the play - represented ~
taking place. the Rocky m0untarfs-
natures great dividing line bstwe~n
the last and the Vest There j. deep
er significance than this ~ the title.
howeyer. The play presents . struggle
between fbe spirit - fiIe East and the
spirit 81 the West. fight ~ tradition
a. opposed 90 unfetfefed nafufe. The
crest division betueen the convention
niify. prudishuees and false pride ~
The old restricted communities AMI the
Dfunt ehivairs and honesty - the
plains and mountains forms the key
note. fsufh Jord0u. descended from
a long line - New England ancestors
whose lives ard fbougbts ase reflected
im herr. goes f. Ariz0na and th4rN
meets stephen Gi1ent. ~ 30 lineage
bnt with innate nobility ~ manhood
and s0andness ~ heart. Their meeting
- strange. their romantic w0Oin0
more strange. AMI their embitfercd life
aud anfag0nistfe marital relations
stranger still. The purpose ~ the
drama T. - reconcile these antifhetiesl
natures through combined logic and
lOge the latter 81 course being the
main deciding factor. Thus the play
Is pore drama the struggle Of nan
ard woman. and the triumph - love
over birth. environment. cnstaa and
condition.
Sir. Lester 0Beafau, who lmper-
sOnafed stephen Ghent. the character
made lannon's Nv Henry Miller. - az
actor worthy the distinction the play
has wou. 80 All times ne - easy and
natnral a. the true tyne ~ li5o Western
eF ~ those Rocky Mountain regions.
a. the close ~ the second act he ~
strongest and best, and his portrayal
~ the human IN man, wien his wife
leaves him asd goes home 20 her peO-
pie. - a manifestation ~ splendid
character study.
The heroine. Miss S0wak, as Ruth
JordOn docs cfeditable acting through
out. aud a. an emotional actress she
~ q great success. All the parts were
we'll taken and tire audience enjoyed
and appreciated oHe Of tiIe best plays
here this season.