Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-22 | Page 9 | Miss Skinner Wins Praise in Performance

Miss Skinner Wins Praise In III Performance Aptly revealing her remarkable histrionic gifts Cornelia Cornlia Otis Skinners Skinner's Skinners Skinner's Skinners Skinner's Skin Skin- ners ner's performance of Edna His I Wife Monday afternoon and evening evening eve eve- ning fling at the Paramount theater was enchanting The presentation was Miss Skinners Skinner's Skinners Skinner's Skinners Skinner's Skin Skin- ners ner's own dramatization of Margaret Marga Marga- ret Ayer Barnes' Barnes novel Her HEl talent for choosing the significant in incident incident inci mci- dent and character made each separate separate separate sepa sepa- rate scene a clear story of the life I Of one woman Dramatization Lauded Laudel Edna His Wife although presented presented presented pre pre- in a series of sketches is no monolog and although enacted by a single person Miss Skinner I on the stage it was so dramatized that the other characters seemed to be present It was a play that made tremendous tremendous tremendous dous demands on Miss Skinners Skinner's ability as an actress Enacting eight separate roles she was as as many I different persons and the transition transition transi- transi tion ion from one to another was effected effected ef- ef with no false notes She stepped into the role of daughter wife mother and friends with equal realism Story Sketched The story in brief is the tragedy of f a woman unable to keep pace mentally with her ambitious husband husband hus- hus band and whose rise in the business world leaves her in the background Edna is a stupid woman but the artistry of Miss Skinners Skinner's interpretation interpretation tation wins for her tenderness for her inadequacies and pity for her final inal humiliation and pain Homely Mrs Losser with the thel l I good food sense her daughter lacked Pearl Dearl the sister who married in inI I her own class and could pity Edna I the he smart sophisticate of Chicago's upper social stratum Dolly McElroy roy oy Katharine Byrne the sculptress sculptress tress ress with the qualities to satisfy Ednas Edna's husband where Edna failed I the he neighbor Florrie whose misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune scandalized the smug young wife the talking Susan these Susan these are I portraits of the characters Miss Mis Skinner portrays Accurate costuming for each S scene the scene the play covers a period o of years years and and excellent stage effects effect enhanced the production Her artistry was enthusiastically applauded and Miss Skinner was wa called back repeatedly after thE th final curtain