| Show f y THEATRE REVIEW I Saint Joan TIlE THE CAST J. J Robert de tie Qu Quinn nn Stewart George 1 Kendall Soak Joan Julia Julla Arthur Bertrand de John Fenn The Archbishop of or Rheims Frank Andrews Andre La Constable of 01 Prance France A A. C. C Henderson Co CoUrt rt P Page ge George Folsom Glues de Rals Rl Bluebeard beard William J J. McClure Captain La Hire Ilire Gerald L LUndegard Lindegard The Dauphin later Charles VII Alfred Alexander Duchess Duche s de la Marguerite Marguerit Pi Pixley ley Dunois Bastard of Orleans George Tallman Dunois' Dunois I Page age Henry Major 1 Richard de B Beauchamp Earl of or Warwick- Warwick Lynn Pratt Chaplain de Stogumber Philip Quinn Peter Cauchon of or Beauvais Thomas Irwin Warwick's s page tage Elmer Powder Powderly The Inquisitor Stanley DeWolf De Canon F F. C. C White De Courcelles Cannon of I t Kendall George Brother Martin 1 La John McAree MeAree The Executioner Daniel Holmes An English Soldier Robert Stanley A Gentleman of 1920 W Jt V McClure l Courtiers Monks Soldiers etc George Bernard Bernard- Shaws Shaw's much- much advertised dramatic comedy Saint Joan with Julia Arthur in the title role opened in serious fashion at the Salt SaIl Lake theatre for a three- three da day engagement with a matinee on Saturday Stirring events of history history history his his- tory Joan betrayed b by the treachery treachery ery cry of the her own people Joan persecuted b by the by-the the church militant Joan burned at the stake were evere presented in stern tragic trag-Ie sequence If IC Shaw terms this piece of chronicled history in six scenes and an epilogue comedy surely he must furnish a new definition of or comedy In the realm of or dramaturgy Perchance Perchance Perchance Per Per- chance a few may find ind humor in inthe inthe inthe the provoking laugh-provoking satire that Shaw has put In the mouth of Joan or the simple philosophy of 01 the dauphin but to this reviewer the comedy Is completely overs overshadowed overshadowed owed b by the pathetic struggle of the maid of Orleans One might agree with Shakespeare's jester and sa say Faith and I do not see anything funny about bein beim being burned at the stake The piece s savors orR of Shakespeare It Is produced with tremendous s settings settings set set- t- t tings that aU augment nt the tragedy of 01 the play And one might say that Shaw has kept meticulously close to historical fact In his lIs Is selection of of events He has used the playwrights playwright's play play- wrights wright's license sparingly and nd then only to give give a Joana touch of 01 c to relieve the pIa play from some of 01 its harrowing details Shaw has ha J done m marvelously In creating the character of Charles the tle d The Ther we r 1 x un-x p king role king role is played by byAl- byAl Al- Al fred jas ande king Is recorded in history f Julia Tulla Arthur has Interpreted Joan much as Shaw would wish She rises to dramatic h heights ts fn In the trial sc stene ene ne tbd nd then again in the tIie epi epi- l logUe logne gUe T The e rem remainder of 01 the large cas as wa well ff fitted ted to the parts chos and little complaint can b be found jn in the way vay they the handled them liem The audience must be seated at atS 8 S o'clock as the show opens pro promptly |
