Show SPIRIT OF 1919 ENTERS OF J E E. E Study Feelings of Year in Which Jews Return to T THE HB presentation of at The Merchant I r o of fc cruice COT given Iven l last t nl night ht b by John i. i I and aid company compary at Hi time Salt 11 Lal Lake T i ArLa e theatre w 8 un an artistic front trent treat famous f Mr Jewish r. r I ellerd In U the rol role Of or th 3 character exhibits a a. subtleness of touch uch pose poso anti nd tone lono which ilin Is fi deli delightful delfS Ills Is lion tion ot of hyl Ck Is t that hat of f the thc keen and aJ alert r Lna n niam man an alien allen outnumbered I b by his fv les suddenly y given n I an tun It to avenge o himself of hl his adversaries adver- adver sarles saries and repay the thc wrongs wron's nn and ln- ln in suits AUltS done don him In ln past st years ears His 1118 character depiction Is fa not tho the tho pitiless s sunning Bunning powerful Hebrew such as Mansfield ld is apt to Portray the thc thc Vc- Vc but bLit but rather a ma f outmatched outmatched out- out matched II 1 y Wealth a d number numbers who sees M the thc L scales o ot of fortune tip his l way i and then as frills beneath tho the unexpected v bio blow of the tho sword of C Jus- Jus tice There Is many ninny a touch In tho the work of or Mr Ir which tn makes keli the thc alice sympathize with tho the Isolated raco race forever tho the object of tho time suspicion and contempt n of their t Venetian n neighbors In tho thu character study of or Shylock at the thc close of the first act where tho money lender declares I 1 am a Jew Hath not a Jew Cos and depicts tho the humanitarian side Ride of the thc a long age Iong c-Iong differences between his nation and the gentiles g Mr Ir gives S a pleading tone to tn thu tho rather than an embittered one His Interpretation Is Ismore Ismore ismore more In keeping with tho the modern viewpoint of oC tho Jewish nation nallon In this year eol of ot tho the first return In lar largo large o omu mu masses ses of Israel to the thc land Jand of ot their fathers when hen new nci significance has been added to tho the history of ot this race Mr Shylock Is a character of or historic value and not the tho embodiment ment of hate i Strength th and amid grace arc combined In the tho Portia as 11 by Miss Georgette Georg-ette I Du Parque whose dignity lent Jont an added charm to this character last e evening tier Her work was excellent and her hel enunciation delightfully clear In the thc famous trial scene particularly particular was her artistry proved and the tho concise concite con con- cite cise cut clear accents of her voice sounded I d like lIko bugle the notes above un un- un rl of the thc prisoner and the fierce exclamations o of the prosecutor I Geor e V. V Dill DIU as Rex as Lorenzo and John McFarlane McFarlane lane as Antonio were vero among the tho promInent prominent prom prom- pa players who contributed to tho the success of aio performance William flyer Dor mado a brilliant success SS as Launcelot Launcelot Launcelot Laun- Laun Gobbo his and vl vigor or proving most delightful Miss 86 Fredda as J Jessica Shylocks Shylock's Shylocks Shylock's Shy Shy- locks lock's daughter Is an actress of of charm and ability Her lIar acting last Jast night won favor with tho the audience throughout thc the entire play i 1 This afternoon Julius Caesar will wili willbe willbe be given hen by Mr Ir and his players play play- play pla- players ers while the closing offering will be bo Macbeth tonight R. R. R J. J B. B |