Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-24 | Page 6 | Thais Displays Mary Garden as Queen of Films

THAIS DISPLAYS MARY GARDEN AS QUEEN OF FILMS Sumptuous Settings and Story of Enthralling Charm at Salt Lake LakeIn I In a sumptuous setting of oC the Egyptian Egyptian I tian fourth century Mary Garden Gaiden so solonE long lonE bowed bowell to for tor the glories of her voice made nado her initial appearance on the tho screen In Salt Lake Lako last night althe at al atthe atthe the Salt Lake theatre as Thais Thais the tho idolized enchantress of the luxurious and Immoral cit city of Alexandria Tiie The famed Mary ar Garden figure was wa displayed ed in a panorama of costly dashing and daring costumes that left nothing nothing- in iii the portrayal of oriental I subtleties to be desired I A worshiper of or Eros Ero god od of or love lo Thais the beautiful dancer captures the hearts of or pagan men and basks a ks in their love lo until an unflattering disciple of or Christianity comes from under her lieu vampire technique un unscathed un- un scathed scathed as she thinks She resorts to all her wiles to entice him when tate stronger than his will vil power poser sends him himas as a priest to reclaim her soul In a a. ablaze blaze of glory at the tile riotous feast of Cotta Thais is shown b by the thc holy man manthe manthe manthe the emptiness of l idol ol worship and that tha t there Is one love e that tha t she has never nev nev- er or known Love Iove of revelry rc and lust Just fade In the tho face ace of or the towering personality pcr- pcr of and his hin persuasion persuasion per per- suasion to Christianity and she forsakes forsakes for for- Mm him in humility sakes It all to follow folIo the to desert God l and his God I Hamilton Revello ne who takes the part of gives 1 strong strong- support 1 especially In the climax where after placing Thais upon the pedestal as aR a saint he realizes s too late the fascination fascination fasci Easel nation of the tile woman now a sister of the church v His Ills de desolation a as his God Godi i claims Thais Thai to her reward Is most j excellently tl portrayed I Mary laJ Garl Garden Garlen en Is last seen In calm calmI I death leath with sith a n halo of oC gold around her herI I head henri at nt peace with the world and her herI I God and although tho the raiment of a aI anun I nun nUll Is in strong stron contrast to the gor- gor gorgeousness orI or- or of her other oIlier costumes there I i is a n. charm about the final picture that stamps the art o of Mary Jar Garden I The Salt Lake orchestra under the leadership of or Squire Coop played appropriate ap all- selections from the opera score core during tho the picture Thais will be shown time the rest reH of the week at the Salt Sail Lake Lako theatre both afternoon and evening e