The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-28
NINE. BERNHARDT
IN CAMILLE
The Story Of Camille.

la Camille" and Madame Reiane IN
'Mhe Sans-Gene", the worlds two
most famous actresses in a double
Dill, tragedy and a comedy 10 bs
played at the Crystal Theatre, Thurs
day and Friday.
Camille" by Alexander Dumas
has been the subject of an enormous
amount of critirism 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 it "The Fate OF
Coquette." This absurd name was
given it in the interest of hypocritioal
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 pIay.
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 exoui.
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 a 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 lie
sermons as overwhelmingly as the
pulpit, and nothing to bring the color
to the cheeks of those with the most
vivid imagination.
Men sought Candles love in vain.
she had good reason to place small
Iaith in their protestations. Her heart |
was really virgin when Armand came
10 whisper words of love that would
make every nerve in her body whis- |
per an imprisoned response. She
vas waiting at the crossing in her
'areer and gave Armand her full
aith with the simplicity of an unsui.
led girl.
The audience watches the awaken.
ng of love almost as keenly as
mother watches the unfolding Of
'haracter in her children, and the au.
Hence watches the story sympathetj.
ally because of the tragic element
{ is against the rules for Candles ia
rave happy endings-but the assured
disaster only serves to stimulate IN.
crest and is made pitiful by the sin
'erity of the social outcasts passion
Can such women truly love? We
re not so sharply divided into class.
IS as theorists and moralists seem %
mink. Much as we fondle the csc
istical idea of individuality we are
nuch alike after all. Any OF us can
oVe II we are healthy and the right
ne comes into our lire, and we are
pt to do so despite social regula.
ions. People go to see Camille be.
ause OF Its boundless charity for all
camille and Armand are as mutual
absorbed as Romeo and Juliet
Apply as two children, when the blow
ais which is to send each into the
afren desert of eternal solitude
amiiie sacrifices ali 10 protect
Dung and innocent girl because of
he nobility that is within her that
as been stirred by true love. With
My taste OF the unfledged freedom
girls carefully guarded from such
ervitude or born beyond its reach,
he prepares to return to the weary
ord of purgatorial discipline, a sa,
'ificial victim upon the altar of hu.
an betterment.
She promises never to see Armand
gain and expects her love to die
it'll her and being sick with a dread
sease she loses all hope in the sad
'dence of her misery. She sinks
lpidly under sickness and her silent
isery becoming an angel to others
her last moments, and is then Wis
ed by Armand who has learned the
nth OF her sacrifice and her true