Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-12
THE ROUND OF THE THEATERS

THBATER-That powerful emotional
actress. Mrs. Leslie Garter. who years
ago won the name Of the American
Bernhard" Is giving salt IAkers a
fourth opportunity 20 witness her art
this week in her new play, "Nasta
Herne" on her previous visits, Mrs
Carter rendered THE Heart OF Mary
land" "Zaza" and 'Du Barry" and
each time she left an ineradicable im-
preston.
Since the days Of her last triumph,
especially since the time she and her
discoverer. David Belasco. separated.
common report has had Mrs. Carter
cropping ian a theatrical wilderness, ON a
weary hunt Tor some play which should
enable her 10 maintain her old reputa-
ton How many heart breals. how
many failures she experienced, and
how many fortunes she spent during
her search would form a history, but
when Mrs Carter and her friends came
upOn "Nasta Hcrne," they felt that her
Wandarings were ended, that Mr.. People
had given her the long sought oppor-
tunity. and that the almost forgotten
days, when showers OF gold rdincd into
such has been the burden Of tho song
OF the press agents sent out 3D. herald
Mrs Carriers coming since three weeks
ago when "Nasta Herne" had H. first
production In Milwaukee, LAST night a
critical audience OF goo0ly size sat In
judgment upon the nov play ana
watched with the kecnest interest the
evidences OF Mrs. Carriers rare powers.
That those pow ers have in no way de
unfinished was strikngly evidenced lrum
nrst 20 last She chained the attention
or her audience throughout, ana in
her doliueation or the striking role,
which created pity one moment ana rec
pulslon next Ms Garter gr.pped her
listeners as With "a yisei while the
theme As too painful Co allow many
bursts OF enthusiasm, the actress had
som. strong recalls during inc evening
The character. thai of "a woman VINO
has become "a slave 90 lauuinum. Who
must have her drug before she can
command her powers as an authofefa'
aud who fights the hend that possese's
her ln "a desire 90 make herself worthy
of "a good mans love gives her an OPP
portunity 20 do some acting Of a ter
rlhly realistic aud pathetic sort Aud
10 this the fact that the woman mas
been betrayed hy "a sCouudrcl VINO ls
the publisher of her works. uud VINO
encourages her 90 go on usine ih' ulus
which IL surely wrockug Dor nina
and wo have figure, landed in n series
Of situations. which ahsorhe the inter-
esd of an audience. bat which unlofiun-
atolv cXcitcs only tine most uneu,n-
Portable OF sensations The Gear iof
sVasta HeIne" H.. not that Do does npl
give the star superb oppntuniiles ana
not mat she does NOT meet in.h I'd
tho fullest hut that the audiences "f
TODAY will not throng playhouse to SEQ
such morbid. not tO say grucs1me .A
hlhitions Tho ta-e nf me present GAY
ls an for cheorfulneas ana dlfclsl h
NOT FOR studies an the neurotic ana mn.
horrors of lifo Mt cafiera portrayal
OF the Wrccklng uf a brilliant minn'
ana Tho powerful death scene at inr
close wildly recall such eai l2 n.l
histriunic memories as Msiorl N'otl
slIdonH Modiceka and otheft Nlo
made their tnumpns depicting the
EIzahofha. Marys AdrIennes ahd We
Camilles of the stage. bw % is m pe
feared that the audiences winch Flni i.a
ln those tnumphs rassed away WIN
the artists who achieved tnem.
The support WAS good tnrnufh pui
M Ratcllne and Mr. Glondinnin8 90
inr me careful work which always In
dloaies the hest Of schooiins Hnn ~
perlcnce Tho staging ana e'siunu.t
were equally admirable $40 lai
word should be said for mo oieni-li-