The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-30
NINE. BERNHARDT
IN CAMILLE
The Story OF Camille.


most famous actresses in double
bill. tragedy and comedy 10 be
played at the Crystal Theatre. Thurs.
day and Friday.
Camille" by Alexander Dumas,
has been the subject of an enormous
amount of critinism in the stase yer.
sion, but We have yet to see a discus.
sion of its merits that was fair or
even keenly discriminating. The Eng
lish version sub-titles 1t THE Fate OF
a Coquette.' This absurd name was
given 1t in the interest of hypocritical
morality.
Once suppressed by government
edict 1t came near being a still born
play, but finally came to life, and
was an instantaneous success. To-
day 1t Is the most widely known play.
Rebel forces struggle in the souls
of every one of u.s.. the extent of the
battle ground depending largely upon
our experience. Most of us are hu.
man. Secretly recognizing our many
weaknesses, we are Of the opinion
that we might have done better under
circumstances other than those that
: led us into error and we know that
there is good in every woman born,
no matter how the world has treated
her.
This idea of the author is exqui.
sitely set for in the photodrama Ca.
mile" as recently staged in the
Bernhard Theater in Paris and play.
ed by the worlds most famous TRACE
diene. The portrayal Is that of re
fined woman in matters of taste
the gowns she wears are creations"
and her conduct Is little removed
from that of our butterflies of society.
There is nothing of the show-girl in
her movements; nothing. that could
offend the most exacting of those
who think the stage should prove It's
sermons as overwhelmingly as the
pulpit. and nothing to bring the color
to the cheeks of those with the most
vivid imagination.
Men sought Camilles love in vain.
She had good reason to place small
faith in their protestations Her heart
was really virgin when Armand came
to whisper words of love that would
; make every nerve in her body wills.
Per an impassioned response. She
} was waiting at the crossing in hel
career and gave Armand her full
: faith with the simplicity of an unsui
: lied girl.
The audience watches the awaken
: ing of love almost as keenly as g
> mother watches the unfolding OF
character in her children, and the au
:, dience watches the story sympatheti
= cally because of the tragic element
II is against the rules for Candles &c
have happy endings-but the assure
Il, disaster only serves to stimulate in
. terest and is made pitiful by the sin
n | WHY Va ehC ooNiai outNoSNo PuSoioii
Can such women truly love? W.
!. are not so sharply divided into class
+, es as theorists and moralists seem e
q think. Much as we fondle the ego
!. tistical idea of individuality we ar,
|. much alike after all. Any of us cal
d love If we are healthy and the RICH
O one comes into our lire, and we arr
/, apt to do so despite social regula
h lions. People go to see Camille be
It cause OF its boundless charity for al
3 humanity.
e Camille and Armand are as mutual
s. ly absorbed as Romeo and Juliet
e happy as two children, when the blow
falls which is to send each into tn,
II barren desert of eternal solitude
o Camille sacrifices all TO protect
Il young and innocent girl because o
: the nobility that is within her tina
has been stirred by true love. Wit
only taste of the unfledged freedom
of girls carefully guarded from sucl
servitude or born beyond its reach
she prepares to return to the wear
world of purgatorial discipline, SO
CRITICAL victim upon the altar of hu
man betterment.
She promises never to see Arman
again and expects her love to di
n with her and being sick with a drea
d disease she loses all hope in the sa
W cadence of her misery. She sink
g rapidly under sickness and her silen
IT misery becoming an angel to other
. In her last moments, and is then Wis
g tied by Armand who has learned .h
% truth Of her sacrifice and her tru
o love, but only to take her in his arm
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