Show Olsen Group Makes Mak s I Good 00 Showing owing in Dull Play Many l persons have probably exp experienced ex ex- experienced p that that drowsiness that comes with the rea reading of ot the congressional con con- gr gressional record after b being ing entertained entertained en- en I by H. H L L. or Heywood HeyWood HeyWood Hey- Hey Wood Broun Brown Or perhaps have slumbered over Milton Mllton after a re- re with Chaucer To Tome Tome Tome me s some me plays like some books have the same drowsy Influence and after The Gorilla White Cargo and The Student Prince of Heidelberg and Pygmalion StJohn St St. John G G. Ervine's The Ship has difficulty in holding attention I f fling ing this criticism at the play despite the reputed greatness of Mr l Ervine in face of ot the enthusiastic enthusiastic J- J approval of the performance I given by the Moroni Olsen player at the Salt Lake theatre Thursday night and In spite of the splendid Interpretation of the drama by 1 Mr lr Olsen and his associates The play lacked the first essential of dramaturgy dramaturgy dramaturgy drama drama- turgy that of action Ik it is o one e of ot those vehicles highbrow V vehicles w or the Intelligentsia and designed as an an exemplification of the theory theory theory the the- I ory of ot art for arts art's sake Because Because Because Be Be- cause of f that fact the piece was conspicuously well suited for Mr Olsen's purposes but has little ap appeal appeal appeal ap- ap peal to the mass or of theatregoers rs What pleasure one derived from seeing the play emanates from Mr Olsen's Byron Foulger's and Janet YO hg's excellent Interpretation of their parts If I am not mistaken the applause was meant more for them than for lor the play Mr Olsen Ol Olsen Olsen Ol- Ol sen was well cast In In John Thurlow Thurlow Thurlow Thur- Thur low shipbuilder a typical Anglo- Anglo Saxon axon father fath-er when it came to ideas idease bf lor e rearing a family Miss 1 Young was was old Mrs Thurlow mother 01 oJ John She was extremely capable in an exceptionally difficult part Mr Foulger was good as Ja Jack k son eon of the shipbuilder but I could not drive away thoughts of his si splendid l n- n did lid acting In Pygmalion Others rs In the cast were Leone Leore Thatcher Dorothy Adams' Adams Gordon Nelson Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph H H. Williams and Gean Green- Green well wen The Moroni Olsen players' players next performance here will be on February February February Feb Feb- 3 in Friend Hannah Knowing Knowing Know Know- ing the play playas as I do I am certain It will provide more entertainment than The Ship Ship IL L L. L H. H |