El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30

laid down for her is susceptible to
: love.
IN his home is a young artist, Al
len wilson, who spends MS odd mo-
ments il intoxicating IN Mary Page
a love OF the beautiful and incidentally
OF himself. In this act another char
{ acter is also introduced. Winfield
Barnes. a young country lawyer whom
/ old Sllas Page has cheated out OF
I money justly due MIN and VINO to-
wards the close Of the first period
sets out from New England TO seek
ms fortune Mary Page and Allen
wilson also leave the farm, clandes-
timely.
The succeeding acts cover three
years OF the lie of Allen Wilson
ana Mary Pagst. They show her, after
months spent IN PARIS ana Rome, in
stalled IN a riverside Drive apart
ment with the artist Here another
character is introduced, John stephen
Maddox, prospective capitalist ana
owner OF newspapers, and friend OF
Allen wilson Here also, Mary Page
becomes awakened TO a situation that
bears no Legality in the eye OF the con
Fenuonal world and decides TO leave
her lover.
She becomes interested in a strike
OF laundry workers, leaves Wilson nd
takes up the cause of these down.
Urodden women Her espousal of the
oppressed takes her to the caDitaI OF
the state where she faYors a woman 8
factory bill law and visits the gov
ernOr, whose aid has meant much To
her and the other workers in the field.
me governor she finds is no other
than the Winfield Barnes whom she
knew at her fathers home. In a well
EeN-seu rove scene the lawyer, whom
her father defrauded in his youth. con-
1esSes MS love for the former country
girl and is accepted.
BY the standards of honesty il now
QeFolYes upon her to confess that she
mas lived with Allen Wilson as his
VIE Tor three years without the for
HldIity OF wedding ring. Barnes is
stunned at her revelation, but at last
Iorgiyes her indiscretion.
Beyond this point which would make
an OBVIOUS and happy ending, The play
wright carries the story to the sue
cesSIul political career of the COVER
nor Now he is a presidential candf-
cate with good chances OF election
-MatSadock, however, grown to financial
influence and owner Of a string of
newspapers opposes his election and
knowing the past story of the candi-
Qdle VIE threatens to expose her I'M
less she compelS her husband to com
promise On q labor plank in his party
Mary sends for Maddox. whom she
seeks TO placate by an appeal to his
generosity This falling she threatens
TO give the story to the Associated
Fress ana to allow the men and women
OF the country to judge of her con-
Quct Tor themselves. Maddox feels
himself beaten and notifies MS asso-
GATES not to make the exposure. The
term nation is especially lame and la
DOre0, and the play would have been
PETER had 1t been ended at some earlier
STAGE Of the story.
The acting, however, was exceptional
~ fine Frederick Perry. pIayina- me
part OF Winfield Barnes; Charles Wal
orOn taxing the role OF Allen Wilson.
arthur Byron. as John Stephen Mad
Cock' ana Mrs t1ske, as Mary Page all .
gave excellent performances.
"Ers. Xmas Angel
A delightful little Christmas play had
It's premier at the Harris theater on
= uletide CONNECTION was appropriately J
Mrs. Xmas Angel"
Laurence Eyre, che playwright, has F,
built story of the play about the
longing OF an invalid child for a real
Christmas. The scenes are cast in an
Henrietta Hennaberry now deceased I
mas married an actress, much to his
mOther's chaSrin- The actress widow !
OF Frank is living in a tenement. ekine
out an existence by sewing. Her child
IS III and about to submit to a sur I
glcaI operation, when the grandfather !
comes secretly on a mission of charity I.
and the grandmother follows.
me best scenes of the play involve I
the meeting OF the grandmother and 3
the child TO whom the old woman. of
course, succumbs The hid has been ,
longing Tor real Christmas, and mis- I.
taxes the grandmother for an ANGEL /
The idea is charmingly handled and I
the role OF the child is delightfully."- done
by Ednamae Wilson.
Old Jacob Hennaberry was plaved bv
Albert Reed and Henrietta Hennaberrv /
was played by FlOrine Arnold Both /
OF these artists distinguished them /