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Show November 4 saw the premier performance, in the Salt Lake area, of the 1955-56 New York Critic's Circle Prize play, "Tiger at the Gates." Stage and screen star, John Ire-land, and a seasoned local cast brought the play to life under the direction of Ralph E. Margetts. The play was written in 1935 by Jean Giraudoux and was first viewed in Paris under the title, "La Guerre De Troie N'Aura Pas Lieu." But it was not until ten years after the Second World War, which the play tried vainly, to prevent, that it opened in New York. Here it enjoyed a substantial run and received considerable favorable re- The story of the drama is best summed up in the Samuel French edition of the play: "On the platform stage, bare but for a pair of immense gates, stalks the inevitable tiger of war. Hector (Ireland), back from battle, comes as a peacemaker and convinces Ulysses and the populace of the insanity of war; and together they agree that the Trojan War shall not take place. But the poets need war for their elegies and dirges; the king, because it is the custom; the lawyer, because of his honor; and others for various mean reasons. And so, in spite of all logic, the war erupts." views. 178 |