Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-06

Naa-2ecm. IVA thc namc liuscrs in
ones mind with o. strange enchanting
fascination, comparable only With the
irreprcasiblo Interest one feels n her
art, Cts natumincss. its Intensity, slime
] pilcIty and beauty. Last nlsht at Che
salt Lake Thcater ae Nori m lusel d
] "A Dolls House" this artistic proved to
/ % large wondering audience th1t tne
l essence OF nlHtuoulc purity la uply
] In mot acting 900 aII She lived her
/ part owen tu tne minutes expression o.
| her face. Swing mu. fuluk sway g.
l every emotion of gladncss. u.sapp1inl
] meut cor EIIIOW. Not eo, however with
I her support in most of whom ARTIFICIAL
| icy was apparent che moment they en-
] tered The scene Following tlC absorb.
| inc urt ot Nlzlmov1 one would hc al
| most lorg ttiug that no was only 20 play
I when iu would step Mr Igan or Mr
] Young to jerk one h1uk t0 thy r.alll1-
Z ZION, again, that after aI DO was mere
/ QiHmutursl. This how over. was hut
] She overwhelming brIuauoo ODD genius
| midst the candle lights of mediocrty
| Everyone cannot Doe great even iu "a
/ play.
10 roquircs no little dramatic nnish
/ faithfully 90 present thc problem in-
| tended hy thc great Norwegian REFORM
| cr Boo Dis "DoIs House" for IL being
simply ibis. 'Why is marrago "a t3il-
urc. All sorts of psychological con-
| jurugs must be- melted in the eager
audience, and just here is the secret
| behind the wonderful success the play
has had Cor years jon AN couutrios--it
| deals lu vital manner with "A vital
subject. 10 is tale of petted love, dis
ilusi1ument seIhshness and despair.
! NorA having forged her fathers name
/ ou note given as security ON loan
| with which she provided her husband "a
| trip for his health. is shocked and IN
| Jurcd beyond recall when. upon dis
! covering the act. Dee thinks not OF ITS
| having been DONE Co save him. but
| curses her for the notor.ety and s.
/ Eracc that viii follow upon DO. When
/ am danger OF such exposure is past, ne
/ seeks Go Whecdie her back into the ac-
! gustomod dolhsh love strain but alds.
/ too latc-she has been disilusioned. ne
| has seen, lu one short moment she mas
! Dnlug from the innocent abandon af %
| child Co the awful responsibility OF n
/ broken hearted woman. Her happiness
/ bias been mere dolls play her home "a
| ooll s. house. and her love "a wondrOusly
/ polored bubble. only those who have
/ seen Nazimova can really appra c.Jte
| the intensity OF this transaction.
With the same slight build and mag
I ''.I'H f..NN NIlaN.NNH aN.leIIIlDNN I'UHIIIAn "a
] of Maud Adams, or Beruharjt thou ga
| with oven more spiritual depth and
! power. As Nora Hcimer she rises from
! the doliish irrcsponsiblity OF o. Chll
/ % the realization of the ugly raUnass
/ of marital inharmony and the cold, aard
| facts of the Worid--alI with fauItIcss-
! ness and yet simplicity of dramatic de-
| NneauOu seldom. very seldom. seen on
| the stage Her romping scene with
I
| being unreal 10 was marvellous and so
also was the despairiug hopeless ab3u-
| donment of home boa the end. Her Nora
| seemed TO teach with admirable clear
| ness this lesson, so long as women IRE
| brought mp primarily with "a view to
pleasing men, as Nora realized she had
been, their individuality must Pc SIC
| unced, th-- must conform Co the mas
| cullue IDEAL of womanhood not t1 chair
own as determined by their end1v-
| ments, character and temperament
Equality is thus impossible. and mar
| rlage without comparative subOrdln4-
ton cannot be, unless supported BY
some sweet delusion, unbroken because
Untried
Most OF the secondary parts Of the
| piece were Wen handled; especially that
or Mr. Percy Lydal as Dr. Rank. but
one cannot think OF them when i'm 5usi
with the greatness Of Nazimova. Their
equal can Dee seen any day; but when
have we hcheld such a personality as
that behind this magis nance The audi
ence had expected 90 see greatness: and
IT'S expectations were amply fulfilled.
ORPHEUAl-wh handed Martin
Beck at the Sound OF the Gong" and
convinced him that So was a headline
act for refined vaudeville? Who told
the editor Of the Orpheum program
mat 10 was "a dramatic episode of
the prize ring?' Who told Tom VIII
SON and Alice Cameron they could act
Taken seriously the sketch IS impos-
siblei as "a burlesQue O. Is a scream
otherwise it Is all right.
Aside from the sand-and
headliner the bill az the Orpheum this
week Is IA winner. Last night the DO,
! office turned scores away and Il o. saf'
| 90 say that this condition VIII prevail
! for the balance OF the week The
| AmOros sisters open the bill with some
/ stunts Ia novelty gymnastics and
! Arabian tumhling that made the CON
| ference visitors sit up and take notic'
| and then Mr.. and Mrs Harry Clarke
| proceeded 70 extract some really classl
| melody from couple OF banjos In 1
! fashion mat called for expressions o.
| demonstrative approval Sura2an ant
1 | RaZau have a "sp0tty" turn ia "Th
| Music publlshor' The masculine eul
| of the team is tho whole thing and hi
, | burlesque on PaderCwlskl, hirsute an
| otherwise, brings down the house
| lrmo Fox billed as a comic coniuro
and decepu0nist. lives up 10 bis rat
, / iug While some OF his tricks ar
ancient his patter Is good for count
| less laughs lie is both amusing an
mystifyug Tony Wilson and MI
. Hololaa give "a trampiln mat and nor
4. izontal bar act that ls somewhat di'
b ferent. They both work hard. TN
q majority OF the regular patrons vote
p Heloise n thorough chic little rom
20 while some OF the conference visitor
were painfully shocked at the LAWS
and fre0uent display OF lingerie an
cideut to the turn But what hit On
house from the last row OF the ga