Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-17 | Page 20 | Wilder Play Mystified, Pleased

Wilder Play Mystified Pleased C 1 By y Freed When Thorn Thornton on Wilders Wilder's Skin 1 of Our Teeth opened at the University University Uni Uni- theater Kingsbury hall Thursday evening play enthusiasts weren't verent quite quito sure what to expect of oC the drama and when they left eft at the plays play's ending many were equally uncertain of ot what they hey had seen scene Both director Dr C C. C Lowell Lees and cast had expected this I and made strong efforts to clarify and explain the thc meaning of ot the play in the of line delivery The main handicap they had to overcome however was I audience patience wo would ld the audience make an equal effort with the cast to understand the I undercurrents and the between theIline the the- Iline I line meaning of the drama and there thero is no doubt that many left Kingsbury hall with a large question question question ques ques- tion mark in their minds On the theother theother theother other hand however there were those who pronounced the play an excellent two-hour two depiction of ot the thc struggles mankind has en I en-I dured through the tho ages and his persistency In rising above all odds sometimes by the skin akin of his teeth as it were Pauline Strong Hunt portraying portray- portray ing ng the eternal Lillith deserves commendation for the manner in which she brought to tho the audience the he double meaning within h her r lines As Aa tho the typical mother of ot all time ime Wanda Clayton Thomas a dependable in tho the University theater theater the the- ater played her role in a composed com com- composed posed fashion one ono felt that she had the characterization well wellin in n hand Ken Ien Hegard typifying man fighting always for the idealistic carried his part well Joseph Bywater and Jayne Broadbent deserve special praise for or their consistency throughout the entire performance In the last act Mr Bywater who played Cain did l some very fine ine things with his depiction although there was an occasional tinge of ot overacting