The daily sentinel., 1909-10-19
'.bne of Those Dear Strange
Things In Life That Touch Us
Gently, aud Then Pass Along"

True II was morbid. gruesome at
times really terrible but even with all
OF this said and proven, IL must be ad-
mitted that the performance seen at
the Park opera house last evening by
one of the biggest audiences IL Is pos
siblc to crowd INTO that playhouse. was
"A marvellous, "a powerful. startling, a
iesson-carviuE drama, pregnant with
nniorgettable epigrams, Illuminated
with brilliant flashes Of wit inter
woven with bits of sarcasm and irony.
A cradle OF life's strongest emotions a
Earner OF SORROW, tragedy, and vain
struggle against fate. these and other
names might well describe Edward
Pcnie's strange story 'Nasta Herne.'
"Nasta Herne,' the newest play and
triumph Of one of Americas greatest
emotional actresses, was watched act
by act scene by scene, by one OF the
most apprcciutiVo audiences we have
ever seen In Grand Junction.
quite number there were in that
audience last evening who had seen
Mrs. Leslie Carter In former years in
Zaza, or some other of her earlier
triumphs but many there We're who
had never secn her before. however
whether old admirer or new. every wit
ness of Leslie Cartcr's work last night.
was thrilled and cnptiyatcd us she NOV
cred pathway Of Nasta Horne, from the
opening of the story of the young
woman's battle against the fearful seed
OF the poppy plant, against the hellish
control OF Hartley Bellaire aud against
the unearthly influence Of those star
ing but sightless eyes of Buddha, on
~
ioat Is climaxed by Death.
% Yes. 1t is a morbid play, but who viii
deny that IL is tceming with possibili-
ties for acting that could only be at
tatncd and conquered by star of the
first magnitude, such star as Mrs.
Leslie Carter. Who could ever forget
'Nasta Herne" as played by Leslie Car
ter? What woman was Nasta Hcrno
of Edward Peple's fancy; and what a
living, breathing, picture of Peples
Vasta Hernc was Leslie Carter, What
character. other than Nasta Hernc gives
more room, more opportunity for the
versatile, marvellous talent of Mrs. Les
lie Carter. Truly 1t is easy to believe
that the character of Vasta Herne was
MIS- Leslie Carter last eyening appear
ed in Grand Juiction for the first Time
and ii is doubtless 4 ever a local audi
-encc was more thrilled than last even
ing. There is no need to speak of Mrs.
carriers talent II Is long since
nationally known.
Surely her wonderful ability never
was better revealed than In her work
last night. The audience was swayed
as only mastcrhand can sway an audi
ence. She lived the part OF Nasta
lights and felt with Nasta Herne the
emotions of the life unrollcd on the
stage. The climax of the third act
when Vasta Herne In paroNysm of
sorrow hopelessness and self-sacrificc
ISLANDERS herself and breaks the heart OF
her lover. DR. Maury, is one of the
greatest and strongest scenes ever
delineatcd In modern drama. The
character of Vasta Hcrne Is worthy the
efforts and sublime talent of Leslie
Carter.
Leslie Carter is no longer beautiful
woman "s the term Is used, simply be-
cause y rs older than she used TO be,
but she is "A very handsome woman, and
her fine figure, her superb carriage and
grace. and that magnificent. clear voice
are never forgotten. In the delineation
of some of the scenes last evening we