Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS

Colonnl-Tn spite of the drizzle that
set In at nightfall. the Colonial was
filled With /, big. brilliant. and repre-
sentative audience last evening. 1t was
the first anniversary of the opening of
the house. and 1t could hardly have been
celebrated in more notable fashion. The
advent of such Il number of brilliant
starts in conjunction. could not fail
to arouse extraordinary interest. Viola
Allen, Minna X. Gale. James ONcill.
and Henry Stanford all had hearty re-
ccptions as they stcoDed upon the stage.
The play of THE White Sister" while
1t Is full of gloom, Is of the most alb.
sorbinG interest. AS every one familiar.
with Mr. Crawford'S novels. knows. 1t
is his last work. finished just. before
his lamcntablc death. 1t pictures Wv
idly life. conditions, and customs in the
ultra Catholic section of Rome. and
shows tho spirit of ;lbnegation and self
sacrifice that auimatcs n girl who took
the veil. supposing her lover dead, and
who. when he returned unexpectedly
to life. resisted all his frantic impor-
tunitjes to persuade her to forswear'
her vows. The situations developed from
this theme. were full Of emotion. thrills
and beautiful pathos. While the play
hardly follows tho book, it ends in the
only way it could do, In the death OF
the young lover. and the exalted de-
termination of the girl to live out her
life. confident that she will meet him
above.
The fine auartette of players, some
thing of whose career is mentioned else
where in this issue. did beautiful work
throughout, every line of which bespoke
the taste of artists who have had long
training in legitimate schools. Miss
Allen is the same beautiful reader and
portrayer OF the pathetic that ever she
was. and she made " striking picture
in her white sisters garb She was
rewarded with some heavy curtain calls.
Mr. ONcill's stately and scholarly in
depreciation of the Catholic prelate was
often reminiscent OF his old Monte
Cristo reading, and he shared In the
applause bestowed upon the star. Miss
Gale, whose beautiful rendition of
ShakeSpcarean roles, Is well remem-
bered IN spite Of the fight of years
showed that she has lost nothing of
her old charm of manner. md excel
lence of conception. She Is raro
artist. and though she had n Disagree
able role to fill last night, she never
stepped beyond the bounds Of good taste
and quiet forcrfuncss. Mr.. Stanford
Is new to the west, though he Is an art
ist who has hlled many high positions
in England and America: he played tho
role of tho lover with manly dlrcctness
ana with sincerity that was immense
.ly taking. He also won the thorough
sympathy of the audience. Mr.. Mos
10y. another old friend of the days of
Edwin Booth. made the utmost of his
small part OF the doctor. and Mr..
Brandt, Miss Pitt. and Miss Warner.
in the lesser roles, thoroughly MAIN
tanned the artistic color of tho whole
picture The staging and .costuming
were of high standard, and a special
word ought to be said of the musical
program, which was carefully selected
to bring the audience into sympathy
with the theme of the play. such num-
hers as '.'The Spring Song" "Screnata,"
and THE Lost Chord" being strongly
applauded The addition OF Il piano
or organ. however. would have been
of benefit.
The engagement ends this afternoon
and evening. 1t is n matter of regret
that II could not have been extended Il
week.