The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-02
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/ nee s:i5. Evening Sis: J.
There are playgoers who Ike Ibsen but
they are few, and IL is TO be regretted
that that splendid actress. Nine Nail
nova, opened her engagement at the Co
lonial theatcr with Ibsen's destructive
drama Little Eyolf" Magnihcently
acted was the play. SuperbIy staged II
was. but 1T gave one the horrors. 1t Is
not the Kind OF play that American
people likc, for no man who has red blood
In him can sympathi2e with character
like that OF Alfred Allmers 4, Is the first
time that the play has been presented
here. II was a representative audience
that welcomed the charming actress on
her second appearance. and while there
were curtain calls. nevertheless the audi
ence was not as responsive as it should
have been.
Little Eyolt' is one Of the last plays
that Ibsen wrote. He was dying then
| True. he followed Little Eyolf" with two
other dramas, but he must have known
the end was near when he wrote Lit
tie Eyon" for IL is too gloomy. Here is
the story. i'm brief:
Mrs. Rita Allmers. portrayed by Nine.
| Nazimova. wife OF Alfred Allmers (Bran-
| her husband. who negiects her first for
| bis hook, Human Responsibility" and
| then later for their boy Eyolf. The latter
Is crippled by fall when a tiny baby.
| time. and was the father. too ALL
| mers goes To the high mountains to re-
cover his spiritual equilibrium. and when
| he returns IL is with the Intention OF
| abandoning his book TO devote his life
entirely TO his little son. Later. Mrs.
| Allmnrs accuses Mr.. Allmers of abandon
| ing his book because he wasn't capable
| Of going through with 4, and wanted to
I pass the task on to their boy. The truth
OF her assertion is borne out by the char
| acter OF Alfred. who exhibits that pccu-
4 n Trnf 4ttlfN 30 Of rie.,
| unreality-
Alfred has no sooner returned than he
| neglects his wife again, fact empha-
| sized I'm dialogue and action until IL is
very apparent Then rat wife-a char
acter admirably portrayed by Miss Ger
| trude Bcrkeley-appears and tells story
TO Alfred. Mrs. Almcrs. Eyolf and Asia
| Almers, about her work in life OF Turing
| rats TO the ford. where they drown them
selves. This tale so fascinates poor Grip
| pied Eyof that he follows the rat wife,
while his father rs talking to Miss Asia
| Almers. and is shortly drowned In the
ford Then follows recriminations. while
| the spirit OF The cripple and the vision
Of the floating crutch on the waters OF
| the ford pass before the minds eyes of
the behoder Allmers has never really
loved his wife but was lurcd first by her
beauty and then by her gold. The wife
was first Jealous OF Allmer's book and
then jealous OF their baby. She wanted
the husband ali to herself. The two talk
| about II frankly. They discuss suicide
| out lDe vile mas not Inc tDrtlOGe. II is
doubtful whether the husband has either.
! The staring eyes OF their baby. lurcd To
the waters by the rat wife, reprosch
them. Finally they come to an agree
| ment. They viii devote their lives 10
humanity. He will write his book. "Hu-
man Responsibility" and she VIII take to
her heart tho beach children whose par
ents are heard auarrellns on the beach
beneath the clif OF Allmcrs' park
The acting OF Nine Naz!mova was
magnificent. When she is informed OF
o splendid Bit of acting by Mime. Nazl-
nova. Every pose was beautiful. The
supporting company Is good. Tonight
"A Dolls House win be presented. This
play was presented by Nine. Nazimova ON
her first appearance here. and in which
she is a perfect Nora 'The Fairy Tale
will be presented Saturday evening.
Mile Bronislawa Paiitzkaia. first solo
danssuse OF the Imperial Russian ballet
(Which comes 10 the Sult Lake theaieT
next Tuesday afternoon). brought 10
this country by Anna PavlowB ano Minall
Mordkin. Is . splendid type of the grad
uate OF the Mariansky instituie--Russia' s
famous national academy OF choreogra
phy. which for nearly century has eJu-
Gated the greatest dancers OF the world
On sunday. Monday and Tuesday ot
next week. AT the Colonial theater
charming Grace Cameron will present
for public approval C. Herbert Ker,s
latest four-act comedy, Nancy" This 4.
Mr. Eerr's very best effort in the way
/. OF playwritinR. and Tor comedy snG
pathos none OF his former successes car
compare with Nancy.
For intensity OF feeling. for real hear
interest, the Kind that makes you sym,
pathize with right and abhor wrong
THE Woman in the Case is the strong
est Of all the plays vet presented a tine
C;arrck thcater. Every performance II
given to packed house which proves
| conclusively the interest taken in piayi
Of this character by Salt Lake theatcr
goers.
La Tortaja6a the Spanish dancer. Wi
! | ming with Sundays matinee. Thii
weeks bill continues 10 draw large audi
0 ences. Tonight Is society night IN,
there has been the customary big res
ervation.
Willie New York theater- goers hnv,
been thorouEhlv aroused bv the crusad'
? instituted bv church and civic organiZI
tons against the present alleged tendenc'
TO immortality on the stage. as evidence,
by several recent productions. F'redert
Thomp<on's Polly Of the Circus" Will
the talented and vinsome Ida 81. Leoi
as Polly. which is TO be presented in a.
! original metropolitan magnitude at In
Salt Lake theater the week bcCiruin,
7 Monday. December :. with matinee
! Wednesday and Saturday. is receiving
= commendation by clergymeD OF all de
! nominations In the various places IL visit
one OF the cleancst and most whole
some PLAYS OF the age.