Show MISS JEFFREYS LEWIS salt lake press opinions of the great actress commenting Comm entine on liss jeffreys lewis performance the salt lake llie herald says all that has been written of mias lewis wonderful rendition is not a exaggerated she lus increased greatly in weight since she played here a dozen ears ago but she lias the same ha hing eyes and mobile features with the wonderful potter of using them that always distinguished her and her talent as an actress have distinctively ripened we ne er kemem ber having seen upon the stage so perfect an ideal of the tigress at bay sis when in the famous dialogue with sir horace stephanie she learns that the dreaded corsican is still alive and only within a few feet of her her acting here was tremendous and at one other point where eclie proclaims herself as forget me not and warns lier enemy that as long as they live neither he nor ahu forget that night her actinia rose to alie of positive grandeur the liblit phases of alie clia the alie gaiety the ami cama arcide easygoing easy going effect of the frenchi woman eliose life has been passed over a gaming table were all as effective ahe played the part to the life there can be nu mistaking it her realism at limes almost caused one discomfort though oue realizes ahat if alie sensuous touches with the character is replete were left out it would not be what the author intended the salt lake tribune expresses miss jeffreys lev is save a very natural interpretation of alie part ot stephen de vart in fact it was at times so thoroughly realistic re listic that her air of juice or came positively repulsive Her voiced ith its peculiar intonation and its admixture of masculine strength and feminine tenderness is particularly well adapted to the portrayal of such a char arter st e has a moat womanly shrug an intensely aggravating laugh and a positively wicked look irom her eye while she has a manifest tendency to adiposity she nevertheless moves about the stage very easily and gracefully and dresses the part with excellent good taste her pathetic parts are not effectively rendered she excean most in depicting the traits of character common to those women who having become satiated with the pleasures of a fast lift are desirous of regaining the place they have lost in society and once more winning back the respect of their whether the me aua employed be liono rable or ali ether they drag outliers in lofty stations down or not ahe was at her best in those parts where bravado was required and she frequently brought alie audience captive at her feet |