The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04

initial offering as an actor manager.
IL is matter OF some surprise that
Echegaray's plays-intense and stir
ring mixtures of the conternpora ~ life
about him-Should have remained so
long practically unknown 60 the Eng
fish speaking stage Bernard shaw an
his recently repuhlisned criticisms
from the Saturday Review. declares
speaking OF ECtegaray. that "He has
genius OF stamp that crosses from
tiers. and we shall surely see some OF
his work upon our stage" Jose EChc-
garay. born in Madrid I'm 1882. begin
ming life as mathematician. teaching
in the government archaeological schools.
made a reputation Tor himself as an
engineer and scientific man. and at
the same time interested himself in
politics. He was appointed minister OF
the colonies at the time OF the revolu-
ton OF 1865. but on the overthrow Of
the RurbOns. his name was prescribed
ana ne emigrated TO Paris. While
there he wrote his first play. Since
that time he has produced over fifty
dramas. The Great Galeoto." tho play
which Mr.. NirdlinEer has adapted Tor
Mr. Faversham's use, being his master
piece Echegaray is commonly referred
20 as The Lord OF the Spanish" THE
World and His Wife" is the develop
ment Of a theme that embraces all
classes OF society. II is n powerful ex-
position OF the evils OF caluminous Cos
sip. on the merest breath OF un-
grounded suspicion. fedora. wife OF
Don Julian is accla lined by taftlinC "a
tongues az I'm love with her husha,dfs
young ward. Ernesto. These three peo-
pie. Of noble impulse and high Ideals
are heset by the needless vosrip Of
busybodies the uncomfortable calumny
grows Installing doubt. wreckinz a
mans peace Of mind. The play opens
with a happy household. Don Julian
is the husband OF "a charming and
beautiful woman. He is man Of
large means and he has as q guest In
his home. Don Eruesto, the Empower
ished son Of a man VINO had befriend-
ed him financially IN his younger ia Us.
fedora. the wife. and ErncSto the
young friend. as well as the husband
are genuine pals. The world. however.
refuses to regard the relations Of
fedora and Ernesto in this light.
Slanderous gossips assan them from
every quarter, and Julian's own broth
er. as well as the latter's wife. are not
the least acrimonious or the tattling
crew. At first the husband scorns ain
insinuations against his wife. then he
| listens. then doubts, and finally comes
to believe. The result is a duel-not
with his friend Ernesto. whom he be-
lieves nujustly. the destroyer OF hts
happiness, but with an outsider. who
! has spoken SliEhtingly OF his WIFE In
! this duel the husband IS fatally
wounded. but before he dies he finds
his wife in what HIS Jealous rage he
considers compromising position
| with Ernesto. Don Julian having died
I from his wound. his brother Severe at
tempts TO drive the wife. fedora.
from the house. At this point Ernesto
steps in and declares himself lie bids
the man who has made all the trouble
to so out and tell the world that he
| and fedora are really lovers now. The
| world that has condemned them so un-
/ justly FOR years may now damn them
| as much as IL pleases. Public opinion
has absolutely driven then. into each