El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
MARY MANNERING.


Not since David Warfield was here
has Ell Paso had such a treat as the
theatergoers enjoyed Wednesday night
at Mary Mannering's performance OF
"A Mans World" 1t is another of those
socalled problem plays" the only ex-
cuse for the production of which is
that the characters are all so natural
the actors merely have to be men and
women, real men and women, TO por-
tray the roles correctly.
The play deals with the world -old
question of the standard of morals
the one that We require Of women and
the other that we grant to men, The
play emphasizes the fact that this is
solely a mans world" that he sets the
standards and woman accepts them
Here is the speech of one of the mem
bers Of the cast-a girl:
: TITS A MANS WORLD. That's the
size of it. What's the use Of knocking
your head against things you can't
change. What's the use? You can't
change anything to save your neck.
Men are men. It's easy enough to
preach When it comes to morality a
woman never holds anything up
against a man. What good would ii do
if she did2 She'd be alone"
But Frank" Ware. the heroine--Miss
Mannering-differs from other women;
she thinks a man should come TO MS
wife as pure as the wife should go TO
the man. and when she falls in love
with her ideal and then discovers that
he is the father of the child of her
friend. the child she has nursed AND
reared after the betrayal and death
IF 4he motber-she can't forgive; she
y,l=.es the moral law above mere love;
and sends him away Broken hearted
she sows the seed in the social life that
she hopes will grow into such tree
of sentiment as to put man at least on
a higher moral plane, if not on one as
high as he requires of women
II is a Bohemian pay; the story lays
hare the weaknesses Of humanity, both
feminine and mascuIine-and would De
called vulgar and even unclean II the
story were woven into a musical COM
edv or even il il were given as drama
by q company other than the very
best but given by people such as MISS
Mannering numbers among her support
and with Mary Mannering in the lead
ing ROCKWELL it is different. You see
only life passing IL panorama
Miss Mannering is superb as an ac-
tress and rises to heights that are lit
tie short OF genius. If she had never
esta blished herself in anything else.
"a Mans World" would make a place
for Mary Mannering in the theatrical
armament In the more dramatic
scenes of the play. where little too
much feeling would have spolied IT,
there is none of II from Miss Manner
ing. She is Just a natural woman; she
does just like any woman would do J
under the same circumstances-excep
perhaps in the matter of refusing 70
forgive-and 1t is living, real
Frank" Ware that the audience sees;
not a piece of stage work. !
And what is best, there is no criti- /
cism to offer'for the company Practi- |
caIly every member of the cast is called
upon for some very difficult work at
some point in the play and none Of !
them fail A1phonze Either, the lead
ing man, II anything, is further from
the ideal in his role than any of the
others. Chas. Wyngate as Fritz, soon
wins his audience with his open, true /
German heart and manner, and, next to
Miss Mannering probably is the lead
ing light OF the company, unless that
credit should go to Mark Short, the
Kiddie of the play-one of the sweetest,
dearest, cleverest little stage fellows !
1t has ever been the good fortune Of
Ell Pasoans to see. Henel Ormsbee. as
Clara Oaks, who wants to be Bohem-
ian and is afraid, does very fine part,
and Ann Crewe. Arthur Bartlett and
Claude Bogel help as much as any to
make the play a success.
4MRs. wIGGs CABBAGE PATCH
The comedy drama, Mrs. Wigs Of
the Cabbage Patch with what is said
to be a clever cast and complete
production. will be at the FL Paso thea
ter tonight and tomorrow matinee and
night. Seats are now selling. The
prices are $50 and 81 at night; NATL
nee, 81; balcony soc and 75c-
BILLY CLIFFORD COMING.
The seat sale for The Girl the Man
and the Came" which viii be at the
Fl Paso theater Sunday and Monday and
Monday matinee viii begin Friday morn
ing This new attraction which is call