Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-02
THE SONG OF HATE" MISS NAN.
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SENS TRIUMPH.
'"The Song of Hate" which is based
upon Sardou's celebrated, modern dra.
matte work La Tosca," reveals a
story singularly well adapted to the
dramatic talents of Betty Nansen, the
royal actress, who has already been
seen in such William Fox's successes
as "The Celebrated Scandal" Anna
Karenina," "a Woman's Resurrection
and Should A Mother Tell" The
story of "The Song of Hate" is one
that strikes deep to the tie-r4bs OF the
sexual relations between modern men
and m Written in Sardou's most
trenchant style, it bites and scorches
like acid the frailties of our modern
civilization. Briefly, the plot Of this
latest William Fox success is as fol-
lows: .
Mario de Campo, a romantic young
artist, (played by Fritz de Lind)
meets Floria Tosca DEITY Nansen) in
a dreamy, old-world town, where 1T
is always afternoon" La Tosca is a
celebrated opera singer. She is ad-
mired by Baron Scarpia, project Of
police who becomes f%uriously jealous
of Mario's. attentions to the stage idol.
Scarpia determines, with the power
that is invested in him, by virtue OF
his office, to wreck vengeance upon
Mario. Steven Andrassi, Mario's pest
friend, is the tool which Scarpia elects
to S to attain his ends. Andrassi
is arrested as a spy and sentenced to
the dungeons Of St. Angelo, and order
ed to he shot. Andrassi is a brother
of Countess Fedor, who is a warm per-
sCnal friend Of La Tosca., The Bar
oness brides Andrassi's jailor, and he
escapes. Scarpia seizes his oppor-
tunity. Mario is arrested for compli-
city in the escape of Andrassi. His
capture has been brought about
through the jealousy Of Floria La
Tosca for the Countess. Scarpia, who
stops at nothing, when he has an end
to attain, straps Morio to a chair Of
torture and. as an iron band eats it's
way into the artists forehead, Scar
pia, with a cruc. smile on his lips.
sends for La Tosca. She realizes now
that her heart and soul are bound il
Mario's keeping. Scarpia names his
price for Mario's life. It is the honor
of La TOsca. But her great love
knows no price too great to pay for
the safety of Mario. She consents TO
meet Scarpia's demand. She meets
him in q private room in a fashion
able restaurant; but the last moment,
as Searpia's greedy hands touch her,
and his hot breath polutes her lips, she
shrinks from his Satydlike embraces,
and leaning back in a last desperate
moment, clutches q knife from the
dinner. table. Again and again, she
plunges ut deep into S%carpia's heart.
As he falls back, with his lustfuf eyes
glazed in the grip of death, the fear
full realization of what she has done,
suddenly ,OverWhelms La Tosca.. But
her sacrifice has been made. Black
hearted to the last, Scarpia has play
ed the traitor even with his debased
bargain. La Tosca's realization Of the
way in, which she has been tricked
and the consequences which sensue
from her m%addenedj grief leads 1.-THE
Song of Hate to- terrific climax, in
which Miss Nansen's superb art and
wonderful command of dramatic emo
tion are seen at heights to which this
greatest of all dramatic artist has
never before attained.
1.-THE Song of Hate" is a drama, the
recollection of which, will long linger
verdant in the minds of everyone who
sees it projected upon the screen at
the Bismarck tomorrow. ,