Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-03
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Colonial-Those Of last nights audi

ColoniaI-Those of last nights audi
ence at the Colonial theater who wit
messed the night before, Ibsens sor-
rowful play Little Eyolf," and We're
impressed with its overpowering
gloom. We're repaid for their exper-
fence in the pleasure of witnessing its
anti-type, THE Dolls House." Though
the underlying current of the play Is
deep, and in the last act Ia tinsed with
somber shades. Nazimova's wonderful
creation of Nora Helmer, the wife.
lifts the entire play into n thing of
lightness and Joy with Infinite varieties
of tones and shadesin their expressions.
From the moment of her entrance with
the trinkets for the Christmas tree,
she dominates the stage, wonderful,
wilful, yet deep-hearted child, breath
ing Sunshine, life. joy, an imrersona-
ton of spring itself, with all its en-
trancing caprice and charm Of change
and surprise.
One cannot take his eyes from the
radiant, dancing child: she possesses
and binds in spell which cannot be
shaken off. In the scene In which
Krogstndts Letter is discovered which
is to reveal her secret to her husband,
the portrayal of the pitch of her eX-
IRENE nervous tension in the high
shrill scream with which she answers
Helmers voice breaking suddenly on
her talk with Christina, Is one of tho
many wonderful evidences of the
actress range of conceptior. 1t Is
mastery throughout. and many who
had seen her previous renditions of
the part. sat as entranced last night
as though the old play were being un-
folded for the first time
The Therwald Helmer of Brandon
lyman is distinct creation, the
indulgent. enrapturcd but always
,egotlstical and innately selfish char
iactcr finding splendid expression at
Mr.. Tynan's hands.
Mr. Hasson Is especially excellent as
Nils Krogstatd: Gertrude Berkeley as
Mrs. Linden and Orlando DAILY as
Doctor Hank give evenly fine support.
vincing. and the minor part of tho
maid Ellen. Is done with the care
which makes every detail in the play
artistic.
While the climax of Ibsens play
would be impossible in real life,
especially as a development of the
character OF the wife, and tho scenes
and atmosphere In which she has
been encascd, the force of the big les
son which the dramatist essays to
teach Is made to stand out with
A large audience saw tho play last
night, and the matinee today ut which
1.-THE Dolls House." goes for the last
time will doubtless see an equally
large ono The new play "1he Fairy
Tale forms the bill tonight.
New Deal mt Sliubcrt-C. Il. Taylor,
the well known Salt Lake realty man.
has taken over the lease on the Shu-
,,ort tho,tor which has t,yn and ono-
half years to run. Harry Revicr man
agcr and owner of the Majestic thea
ter. will have the management.
II Is understood that Mr.. Rcvicr will
organize n stock company and rumor
has 1t that he Is trying to persuade
Maude Leone to return here from
Omaha and head 1t.
The Isls-A picture that most peo-
pie enjoy Is now running at this thea
ter, and Will continue until next Fri
day, IN the worlds championship
baseball game as played by the Chi
cago Cubs and the Athletics; an
other novel picture is the MAID of
Niagara" wherein all the performers
are Indians. and there Is not n white
| person IN the entire productions: these
| two pictures with two others make up
u very strong program.
L,ma--For the last week of Mr.
| Hollands engagement, he will pre-
sent his greatest success Prison Life
| in Sing Sing" illustrated with a full
| set of slides. Mr.. Holland has hts sub
! ject we'll in hand. and is giving q very
| interesting lecture.
In addition to this, there are four
| first run pictures. and some pretty
| songs, making altogether very in
| tcresting program.