Arizona republican., 1910-01-15
SWEEP OF PASSIONS
 1DEPIH OF SENTIMENT
WaI Be Found Characteristics of "Ths --.--- Great Divide" t~

The long awaited great American play" as The Great Divide" has been called by many critics. will be pre- sented under the direction of Henry Miller at the Vance opera house to- night with Mir. Miller's magnificent production which deeply impressed New York audiences for over 500 per formances during two seasons at the Princess and Daly's theaters and later at the Academy of Music
 Playgoers will see this virile. mov- ing. picturesque drama. with it's sweep of passions and depth of sentiment. exactly as it was given in the metrop- olis; Mir. Miller will present a complete production and company of capable artists, The Great Divide" was writ distinguished American poet and pro- lessor of English literature. In this play Mir. Moody put blank verse and rhyme behind him. writing the unc- tuous. vigorous prose. proving himself as much a master of direct discourse as of fanciful utterance in dactyis and spondees.
 Notwithstanding that "The Great Divide is prose. a true poets imagina- tion and feeling is perceptible fin it's conception and treatment. The play takes its name from the section of our country in which the first part of the play is represented as taking place. the Rocky Mountains-nature's great di- vfding line between the east and the west. There is deeper significance than this in the title. however. The play represents struggle between the spirit of the east and the spirit of the west. fight of tradition as opposed to unfettered nature.
 The great division between the con- ventionality. prudishness and false pride of the old restricted communities and the blunt chivalry and honesty of the plains and mountains, forms the keynote. Ruth Jordan. descended from long line of New England ancestots whose lives and thoughts are reflected ,iu her. goes to Arizona and there meets Stephen Ghent, of no lineage. but with innate nobility of manhood and sound ness of heart. Their meeting Is strange. their romantic wooing more strange, and their embittered life and antagonistic marital relations stranger still
 The purpose of the drama is to rec- oHcile these antithetical natures through combined logic and love-the latter. of course, being the main de- ciding factor Thus the play is pure drama; the struggle of man and wo- man. and--the triumph of love over birth. environment, custom and all other show of Encouragement News of the triumphs won by the author and producer of this truly great play has been heralded by the dramatic re- viewers throughout all America. It Is admitted beyond question that no American drama ever produced has achieved so great a success. The Great Divide is a double victory for Mr. Miller. as the, developing of its difficult points. the rehearsng of the various roles and the creation of the so-called atmosphere" which is said to be one of the productions charac- teristic features. gave him another opportunity to display his supreme mastery of stagecraft. The great de- mand to see this typical American drama is unprecedented and may be understood when one realizes that over half million people paid to see the drama during the New York run. Seat sale now on