The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
'WH|TE SISTER"
TD0LL' s house.
Jews Of a Man and Woman
Upon Two Recent
Plays.
low THEY REGARD
TWO GREAT PRODUCTIONS
'ess0n in Each of the Plays Is
Drawn From Different
View Points.

XIt is not uncommon that little rail-
1Rd Trip lis married. by incidents OF in
fnse interest. SO it happened that. on
train between Salt Lake and Ogden
unday, reporter for The Tribune sat
seat in the Pullman directly oppo-
ne the seat occupied by lady OF middle
Presently a gentleman. n friend OF
ne lady. entered the car and took u
Vot seen each other FOR long time. for
pefr greeting clearly indicated such To
y the case liter few moments OF
mnll talk thNr conversation turned
,ipon recent plays In Salt Lake
'.t'Do you know, Mr.. -" said the lady.
that recently II has been my rare
bod fortune to witness two perform
'|pces at the Colonial theater which 7
'Xe? They We're The White Sister in
mich Viola Allen appeared. and -
Holrs House in which the marvellous
-rfrcss, Nine, Nazimova appeared ] GER
pinly enjoyed both OF the plays. and 1
INK there is lesson contained in each
hnt every one should take to heart,
|6pecially women
~. too. attended the performances you
nentlon, said the gentleman. and 1
IRrec with you that there is a lesson
B each of the plays But ] am curious
b know what lesson YOU draw from
Nem. and 10 sec wherein the views Of "A
{oman and man differ. if they do
Nffcr. Tell me about a Dolls House.
S,I
n that We are agreed that both Miss
'kIlen ana Nine. Nazimova are great ac-
resses. the Russian the greatest per-
Pps either one or us has ever seen. We
re agreed also. | take IL. that the sup
.prting conpa nies were all that could be
Hsired and that the productions were
Without flaw. Therefore. all that Is left
FG the plays themselves"
q The Woman's View.
Tho lady agreed as to the lnsIrpas
Hcellence OF the two actresses and the
roductions. and then she began:
'Ihc story OF 4 Dolls House. you
pust admit. is a beautiful story up 10
Pc point where the great tragedy OF the
Ucce comes in--whcrc the wife leaves
II rhusband and her home because she
'ad been merely doll. the plaything Of
husband who was reekinc with SELFISH
|ess and TO whom his wife was only
p Instrument for his own slcritication
1fhen the wife came To realize the piti-
,m fgure she was in this mans house :
s|old. how utterly inconscquen,iaI sin, bnd
zen In his ffe-whcn she sought the
Emancipation which held ou, horc OF re-
e9ss and new sphere. a sphere OF use
uncss. 10 her. she took theN only course
nat was cpon To her. Any woman would
we done otherwise and retained her
eH-rescpct. Home, called. had be-
pme worse than Il prison 10 her She
nged for freedom and she found it
u s''ii' Sstlu t!!s StUlleUlAT, 51lEr long
piberation. II have heard the same
'rsument advanced before and by ladies
mo arc just as earnest in their beliefs
p you arc. eNevcrtheleSs, l think the
-Hy of Il D6as House is a hideous
afnception. and IN no sense reasona ole
Inc OF natural. There never was q
IHther of chi)dreu-onc. TWO or moro
|po descretd them-wilifully abandoned
lenl, without conjunction. as did Inc
Ife in the PLAY. There can bc no con-
#Dtion of such mother. The love oi
We motanr for her children is first and
lIrcmost and nothing except dea in car
<parat" mother from her offspring |;
ands always and cver--not merely foI
tday--bctwccn her children and harm
pd when Ibsen created a mother who
|. Psndoncd her children with scarce Z
! 1ow OF struggle. that instant Ibser
reated mother who was insane. II
pct set 10y the insane. Ibsens mother
longer can he heroine in even thu
fes OF tho most devoted adUirer OF tse
sen genius. II Ioscn's mother were
ltt insane, then she was even NOR.
13'fisll than The husband. for. In leaving
IF home and her children. size WAS actu,
ed BY no motive other lhsr the con.
-~1minS desire TO free herself OF condl
I pms that had become intole Ta bic.
y fhorc can he no question that life
" ttln the man who was her husband was
7bearablc 10 q woman OF her newly.
a FRllen sensitivcncss. yet there was ar
" fenue of escape opcn 10 her, whicl
puld not have brouGh, affliction upoi
mar Innocent children. She could have
W.T. her husband. hut certainly. if sh'
~ teeu 81 rational women. she woulC
4 he fought 90 tho last to take her chill
Z en- with her. Women do il every day
pc records arc fun OF II.
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