The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-08

NNE Of these pieces is "The Point
" OF View" which recommended
10 the New theater. though much Of
its delicscy and literary charm would
have been lost In that huge audi
torium. Everything about ii is orig
inal and individual except It's utic
Owes there an author of n story or
play who has not sometimes writ
ten something called The Point
of Elew?'D. Miss Crothers's piece Is
divided into three short scenes, all
occurring on mountain top. In
deed, the theme that holds together
her numerous chara ctcrs, and. at su-
pcrflcial glance. quite disconnected
incidents, is the subtle effect of the
view from this pinnacle on dtssirnl-
lar persons. The peak Is lavoritc
goal of picnic parties. The first lot
are on an average assortment OF boys
and girls, at the threshold OF life,
from a nearby villaSe--a vigorous.
thouchtlcss tomboy. a girl born 10
make the ideal housewife. the hon
est. unimas!na tive lad whom she Is
10 marry and whose life would he
complete n he "only owned a red
barn" and so on through brief list
OF human types. They serve more OF
less as a background 10 gloomy.
morbid, intellectual and AMBITIOUS
girl. who is determined to become
professional singer-detcrmiped to
the point OF renouncing the faithful
sweetheart with whom she has grown
up IN order to 'go out into the world
and make the fight alone. Their
farewell, which ends The first scene.
is written with that vein OF dsllcaGy
and throbbing, untheatric pathos In
which Miss Crothers far eXcels most
dramstists OF the day.
The second scene concerns a group
OF city folk who ascend the same
mountain. Here contrasted are
let slA has
her faithful husband, and. Indeed.
herself. since she has the desire but
not the ability for artistic creauon
and Will never get anywhere ana
a clever girl who would give any
thing her mere brain could accom-
piisb To be tho wife OF the unappre-
c,ated husband, In the end, the wlie,
whose "art' Is OF the grado OF KIP
Ung's Mazies, which was often
clever and fairly good. but there
should he done nj all: sends her hus- m,,
hand TO the edge Of perilous clin
10 MUCK a dower that she t9ncies.
aud he fails 90 his death. I'm ihe
fnal scene this same mountainous
,iew brings out The innermost point
happiIv married woman, gentle and
patient IN her unhappiness, and a
,irl colder than IN the understa nd
ing OF llfs's real thing, 10 Whom
she dcltc8telN ana CAeFeIi! t'hiSir,
the adora ton OF a young man IN 'he
throes OF puppy love for herselr
rJ1HE Galsworthv nlny that has had
i In yreit for this semiamat tenr
r,vclatIon In New York Is JOY.
acted I'm London half dozen wear.
aro ana subsequently, published. ~
(s delightful reading. though ! Am
not sure that the most accomplished
actors could hold an audience IN
,creet throughout !,s three sactS o.
foIi, without plot or action. Not 'hat
auy OF Va would have the man MO
CniIl6 write "Thc silver Box and
"lustlce" remodel lis technique on
George Proad7utst or AuSusiu'
1rSo,E9s The power4 forbid But
.,Ir, stark and splendid Uniheattice'-
ISM roouires 2 moro vital. gripping
,beme than that 90 10y. on INC
n,ber hand. II would DC hard 10 match
,Le romedv. designated by the au-
tnor a play on the letter I IN
witch the heart OF a girl pi - *
.naivzed so ksenlv. sympa ideucAltF
,d cyi,austiyelv, unless In the up-
1rfabIn pages of Henry James. JOS
;os1ous OF her youthful. widowed
r,othcr and Is reseutfui OF mat
,ootiier's suitor. But. in tiUe, an az
dent Youth arouSes IN h"r own hrraSt
love that Is not cold or critical,
,nd rho rirl is less severe IN hcf
Judgment And then, inc superb
lines With which th" colnedN con,
ciudes JOY. no longer Watc'',,ui ~
TO- not.lcr and Dick, her boNlsn
.,o,tbeart are In tho garden. in the
moonlight, quite alone. DICK 30!