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Show f J players ! EVERXMAN" NEEDS AN INTER-preter. INTER-preter. The enterprising pla ywrttht of the fifteenth century who Is supposed to have devised this "morality-play" j provided one. Here la the Interpreta-J Interpreta-J t,on: ' . ' I, "This morall men may have In giynde: , Te hearers, take it of worth, olde and f ' yonge. And forsake pryde, for he deoeyveth you In the ende, j 1 ' And remember Beaut. Fyve Wyttes, j Strengthe and Dyscrecyon, 1 They ail ax the last do Everyman for-j for-j sake. J Save his Geod Cedes, there doth he 7: take. i But beware, and they be small, ' Before God ho hath no helpe at all; Kona excuse may be there for Every-j Every-j - man. f : Alas! howe shall he do than? ' For after dethe amendes may no man ' . make, 5 For than mercy and pyte doth him f or-j or-j sake; I It lils reckenynse be not clere T.hen he doth come, 1 v God will save: Ite, maledlctl, in lgnem A aeternum. V And he that hath his accounts hole and sounds , Hye in heven ho eliall be crounde. M - Unto whiche place God bring us all I thyder. ", (, That we may lyve body and soule to-,f to-,f - Sydor! ' Thereto helpe, the Trynte! Amen, sayo ye, for saynt Charyte. . Thus endeth this moiall piaye of Everyman.' " . Thla Is the stimming up by aiessen-ger aiessen-ger of the story told In a succession of stage pictures at the Salt Lake theater Tuuisday night by the Btn Greet company. com-pany. The play is in one act anil consumes con-sumes about an hour and a half. The modern drama is an outgrowth of re-? re-? ligious services, and this ancient piece 1 Is a sample of the Institution when it 1 was more religious and literary and (less meretricious and frivolous than it Is today. It preaches a sermon. As some writer has put it, "Allegorical ft and beautiful, it has none of the ele-, ele-, xnents of a play that the public ia used , to seeing on the stage. The change in . . the character of Everyman from his ' , , buoyant entrance. In festive attire, ex-, ex-, f ' lilting tn his Joyous and full-blooded . JE life, to the time when, deserted by ' every one save Ws Good Deeds, he fully 5 realizes that he must obey the com-J com-J mand to accompany Death to the 'i Great Beyond, makes a deep and last- Ing impression." We are shown how Everyman who represents mankind in general is summoned by Death, and how his friends, his wealth, his klff-men, his strength, his beauty. despite his appeals that they accom- 1 pany him, shun him in his last hour. ' and only his good deed Ao with him to the Throne of Graced The rlece is simple, somber and archaic. The be-, be-, t holder Is given literature, religious symbolism and dramatic history. For the most part, the hearers were In contemplative mood, and they found 1 ! genuine pleasure in delving into the i current of this curious play, one so old ' and yet so new. It required, indeed, 1 the contemplative mood to enjoy it. 1 As is generally known, this is an old- I fashioned "morality" Play. It was c written presumably by Peter Dorland, 1 a Belgian monk. In 1489, and was little J known outside of universities and out- v of-the-way libraries until Its revival a i few years ago by the Elizabethan so- : ciety of England. To se It is like set- ! ting 'the clock back a few centuries I 1 and witnessing a performance to some extent like the theatrical performances vj of the olden days. "Everyman" will V i be given again Friday night, Saturday I matinee and night. i ... I' TWO LITTLE WAIFS" APPEALED J to the crowd at the Grand theater ft Thursday night as only a Lincoln Car-I Car-I ter production can. There were cheers 9 for the hero and heroine, hisses for the I villain and adventuress, and whoops : and veils for every bit of comedy. ) "Two Little Waifs" tells a heart-in- I 4 terest storv and provides " numerous complications that keep expectation on tiptoe. The company presenting it is good In every detail, and there will doubtless be crowded houses the re- I mainder of the week. j "THE UTAHNA STOCK COMPANY will give a grand scenic production or Marie Corelll s weird Norwegian story. "Thelma," all next week at Ltahna theater. Miss Elsie Gresham, a most capable actress, will take the leading role. SEATS FOR THE MANTELLI OPERA company at the Salt Lake theater next Monday and Tuesday are oa sale. SEATS WENT ON SALE FRIDAY FOR the Black Pattl Troubadours at the Grand theater. MRS. BERTHA KUNZ BAKER GAVS A delightful reading of ictor Hugo j masterpiece, "Les Miserables oetorf a large audience in Barratt hall. Thursday evening. The reading was excellent and was fully appreciated. Baker dwelt with particular emphasis on that portion of the work where Father Madelalne gives himself up to justice to save an innocent person from suffering. She then read four , short poems by Austin Dobsoiu -The Gospel of Joy" will be her subject Friday Fri-day aftefhoon at 4 o clock, and Friday night she will close her series with McCarthy's romantic drama, 11 i Were King." |