The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-10
COLONIAL THEATRE.

According TO the lines Of the play.
The World and His Wife" which is
az the Colonial theatre for a short en-
gagement. is n tragedy Of gossip IL IS
an English version OF the fine Spanish
drama, "El Gran Galeoto.' adapted by
Charles Frederick NfedlfnEor and pro-
duced and sta ged by William Faver-
sham. who plays the leading part Of
Don Ernesto. The theme is OF that
rare universal type that has little 20 DO
with local color or adornments or
stagecraft The events might have oc-
CURED In Salt Lake. where they would
be as typical OF a certain inglorious
phase OF community life az in Madrid
where the scene is laid
The World and His wife" sets forth
the tragic results or scandalous gossip.
Its main character does not appear on
One searches the program in vain FOR
the name OF Don Alarez. who typiffes
the Intangible. but tremendous power
or they says"-scraps OF things heard
Whispering s-scandal. hut crystal
Lies into public opinion. This invisible
power wrecks the home. poisons the
mind Of a good man and commits muir
der with q cruel and Irresistible force
Young Don Ernesto was the friend
the son almost, OF Don Julian and HIS
wife. Dona Teodora. He lived at their
house. Hts father had been HIS hosts
beuefactor and Don Julian felt himself
under an obligation he could never re-
pay Nothing could have been more
innocent than the relations OF the wife
and the friend. but scandal-that silent.
Sleepless enemV-WOuld not have 81 so.
The town talked; the husband. in spite
OF his confidence in his friend. and his
determination not TO believe him false
was simply forced TO believe. In the
end. after Don Julian had been mOrta l.
~ wounded In "a duel. what had never
been true. actually became so. and the
devilish Derversity OF circumstance
shook even the faith Of the helpless
victims in themselves and drove them
into each others arms.
IL is I'm that final moment when the
fatality or the Eossip-cOntrolled course
or events dawns upon the spectator
that William Faversham proves him
self powerful and superior actor
Throughout the play mis- personal per-
Torrance Is vigorous. dignified and
satisfying. but he does not let himself
go until the closing lines when he de-
nOunces the scandal-mongers Dcfi-
antly. he then claims the women whom
until that moment he had held as far
removed from him as her virtue aud
her indifference. had placed her. This
speech alone would stamp Mr.. Faver-
sham as bold and impa ssioned actor.
who hews close to the hard line OF abso-
lutte art. but occasionally. with n broad
stroke. achieves an unparalleled effect
Miss julie OPP gives a finely tenn
pered performance in the role or Dona
fedora. There Is q national anc-na-
tive obstacle 10 her impersonation OF
a Spanish woman. but one so likes the
universal type that nothing is missed.
Mr.. TT. Cooper Ciiffe. the Don Julian OF
the play. satisfactorily completes the
trio who absorb the Interest and the
action or the drama. Except Tor the
intangible Don Alvarez. the remaining
charac ters are merely incidental TO the
development Of the plot.
The World and His wife" is a play
OF thrilling interest which grips nd
holds its audience until the end. It's
presentation by Mr. Faversham and his
excellent company Is a thing which no
one interested in the theatre can afford
10 miss.