Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-24
Another Success
for Gilmore
Big Las Vegas Audience Re-
pcatcdly Recalls Brilliant
Young Actor. Strong Sup
port by Company.

In the leading role OF THE Mummy
and the Humming Bird" last night,
Paul Gilmore made himself more OF a
fayorite with Las yegans than ever.
The house was not only large, but On.
thusiastic In the extreme. At the
| close OF the effective third act. Mr..
| Gilmore was compelled 10 respond to
| call after call. and the triumph was
| shared by the clever leading lady. Miss
Zelma Wells. Miss Wells succeeds
Miss Drew. who appeared here last
year In the part OF Lady Lumley.
While not az beautiful az Miss Drew.
her portrayal OF the character OF Lady
IMmley Is strong, sincere. natural and
In every way pralseworthy. Both Miss
Wells and Miss Howard. who played
the part OF the dnshing widow. wore
Partisan gowns OF uncommon beauty.
Next to Mr.. Gilmore. however, the
strongest character In tho play is John
Martin, who for two seasons has been
with the company In the role Of
Giuseppe.
From the moment Mr.. Gilmore be-
gan starring In the ingenious play OF
English society life. made famous by
Sir Charles Wyndham and John Drew,
no achieved n distinct success. Those
who have seen Drew In the same role
realize that tho young successor Is
more magnetic, mastery and
generally more pleasing than the vet
eran actor. II Is not to 10 wondered
ut then, despite tho fact that q new 70
mantle play had been written for this
season, the public proved so insistent
on a repetition Of "rhe Mummy and
the Humming Bird" that Jules hurry,
under whose management the com
pany appears. decided to put on the
play for another year. His Judgment
has been indicated. as almost every.
where the company has played to
largely increased houses,
Mr.. Gilmore has not allowed the
fact that he was appearing in an old
play. to interfere with his steady
march to the forefront OF the theat.
rical profession. His grasp Of detail,
Iia ,xunaatiStn hte HDfAa1fl renA~tyn
show accentuation. Mr.. Gilmore Is.
without question. deserving OF the I'M
measured praise which come to him
from the critics.
The most effective words are deliv.
cred with n naturalness that could not
be surpassed were he talking TO his
friends In his own parlor. In no case
is the effect attempted by lombard
ment Of the ear with a medley OF
words. and yet the effect is never lack.
Ing Perfect naturalness Ia the sum.
mum bonum Of the actors art, and, II
may be said, few actors on the Ameri-
can stage today excel Mr.. Gilmore In
tho possession OF this all-essential
quality. Still youthful. and endowed
with doubtless ambition as we'll as un.
common ability. Mr.. Gilmore will
never succeed In arresting that ignus
fatus, known as happiness, unless he
reach the very foremost place In his
profession.
Mr. Gilmore said to The Optic that
two plays were being written for his
company--one Of the romantic and
medieval heroic order, the other n
society drama, One or the other will
he chosen for next year. Those who
remember Mr.. Gilmore's initial sue.
cess az DArtnagan. The Three Mus.
k%eteers," will Incline TO the hope that
he win choose the former, though the
increasing popularity of the society
play and the success which the young
man has achieved as an interpreter of
society roles, furnish with a sound a
gument those who prefer the latter,
Tho company left last night on. a
special for Albuquerque. Thence II
goes to Los Angeles for a weeks en-
| gagcment and north to San Francisco
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