Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-28
L|FEL|KE STORY IS
PAID IN FULL"
HERE DEC. 80
Many Thrilling Scenes in
Great American Play to Be
Presented in Elks' by New
York Company Saturday.

York Company Saturday.
This outlines the story OF Paid Ia
Fun which will be aeea az the Elks'
theater on December 30 under the
direction OF waEenhals and Kemper.
Act l. II In a summer evening in
a Harlem flat. Time--nOw. JosephI
Brooks. collector of the Latin. Ameri-
can steamship company. IA cleaning
on the dining table and sweeping the
floor. Hts wife. Emma. talks 10 him
from behind the kitchen screen. He
bewais his lot. because Captain will !
Jams, head OF the line. has refused
10 raise his tis week, and charges
his pretty wife with mute protest
against the mistake she made when
she rejected Jlmsy smith. whose sal
AIRY an superintendent Of the steam
ship line has just been raised 20 5000
a year. The husband storms about
the meanness OF the old captain with
his men, hints OF murders on the ships
the old skipper used 20 sail, and goes
out In a hun after a flery socialistic
harangue.
Meanwhile Captain Williams calls.
with the mother aud sister Of Emma,
for Mrs. nrooks' dead rather was his
partner. Joe enters unnoticed. when
Captain Williams says II IN a pity En-
ma II not better OF the spark IL touch
ed Joe bursts into n passionate de-
| nunclation OF his employer. In a
stirring scene Emma comes between
the two and saves her husband from
the blows Of the powerful sailor.
Jimsy. the peacemaker. offers 40
take them both TO the play. Joe
Hcorns the invitation aa charity. but ~
Jimsy will go with him ns his guest
he win 60 Then he Invites Emma TO
| the thenter. He takes a bank note of
the days collections. and the curtain
falls on darkencd stage a. the pair
so out the door.
, Act u. Joe and Emma are found
In fashionable hotel. Their change
1 from the little flat Is accounted for
with Joc's explanation 10 his wife that
the magnanimbus ana forgiving Cap
TAIN Williams, has frebsel, hts salary
j aud dated tho raise back six months.
4 Mother-ln-law and pert sister-ln-law
discuss tho new state az things with
pleasure. Jisnsy drops In 10 toll, droll
tales Of hla south American trip with
Captain Williams. Joe looks up the
racing sheet and the ladies discuss
l crime and unhappines the gambling
| fever breeds. Thus the audience n
half prepared for the shock OF Jimsy's
revelation that Captain Williams. who
has never raised Joe's salary. has been
nome four days. going over Joe's acc
Il counts, and has found him thief.
y Jimsy offers 10 DO all Ia his power 10
square the shortage, The young de-
Il faultcr confosses his crime 60 hts wife,
and after their friend IL gone he tells
Il her the only chance to save him Is for
her to use her wiles on Captain Will"
lams when she grasps the PROPOSE
ton SHE II filled with loathng for che
weakling who stands before her strip
pea OF his manhood. but agrees 20
plead with the old skipper after his
taunt that Il was ahe who drove him
20 steal. She goes 10 the telephone
! and calls up the Captains apartment
as the curtain drops.
Act Ill. Jimsy tries 90 settle thu
: shortage with Captain Williams. but
:, million dollars would not do u. This
, old man means az he has coniidcd IN
his japanese valet, 10 change some
) peoples opinion ~ him. when VIII
Jams tells his superintendent that he
/; Il about To receive a call from Emmn
= the cavalier replies that when next hs
, sees her. " she does not look into his
eyes with a smile he knows 50 well
? he win come hack "wel heeled" fOs
! the master. "Gad, and he'd do !, too
n he thought he ought 90. says Will
? Jams.
Emma comes IN full OF her mission
: and dread but the host. IN nauti'
| cal room Allied wish bHHks and tro.
phles OF his worldwide wanderinEs
: seeks 10 spin his yarns OF adventure
Leading finally ca his purpoHes OF va
men In hoathen ports. aud telling hel
+ wita accent on the lady that she Il
= the first lady who has ever been Ia
his apartment. sha conles back 20 hel
. appeal. lie gucsaes with precision
r that Il In the husband who has pu
Z her up 10 the visit. Then they come
10 blunt and open speech. until sh'
. tells him that he would have 90 XII
her TO make a shameful bargain pos
sible.
= In flash. though not Of compiet'
a surprise. the rough old skipper reveal
. his sterling nature. There are onil
two kinda OF womon. the good kim
and the bad, and he retoices 20 knoT
that she has not shattered his faith Il
her. He hands her the written re-
lease OF the criminal. Jimsy comes IN
hut is greeted by tho old smile from
Emma.
Act ~ puts the finishing touches OF
the destruction ~ the weakiing. Illus
band and wife meet again. but only 4
part forever when she roaiixss tn
depth OF his infamy. and she goes GU
with Jlmsy IN the minds perspective
Ray McCirath Of Lamar, Colo, 1
wen known sheep buyer ID here OF