El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28

J is in love. He can face it out if need
be before all the rest of the world; ne
can accept from the world the acqu1t-
tai it gives him, and the enthusiasm
it brings him: but ne puts himself on
trial before the judgment of the wom-
an who considers him perfect, and
whom he reverences as a thing sacred
This man of fame and wealth, a wild
over of 50, one of the leaders of
nation, loves a girl Of %, and is dearly
loved by her. 1t is to her that he ac-
knowIedges his theft of 1000 francs
The theft was before she was born 1t
was due to the natural impulse that his
young wife should be saved from star
Vation Restitution was made long ago.
Different Views in New York.
Well, there is no disgrace about this.
But Henri Bernstein's play is based on
the assumption that there is The au-
dience on this side of the Atlantic does
not see eye to eye with the Parisians,
and consequently the interest that was
felt in the play on the Avenue de
TOpera is lacking in 35th street.
Mr.. Mason carried the weight of the
play on his shoulders. The play did
not help him; he helped it. He gave it
whatever reason it may have for its
existence here. He gave it one Of the
finest touches of character, one Of the
very best portrayals of a brave and
tender and tortured man that this gen.
Grafton of theatergoers has seem Let
them see Mason and know what act
ing is.
Harth Hedman, Mr.. Mason's leading
woman, speaks English fluently and
sweetly, and is both beautiful and ap-
pealing. Her opportunities are not
great, but she plays with variety, with
repose, and with a suggestion of hu-
morous Hghtness that is entirely
agreeable.
"An Aztec Romance
Orestes Utah Bean pushed his way
into New York theatricals the other
night with a dramatic offering entitled
An Aztec Romance" which is pro-
grained as romantic spectacular play
in four acts" This is one of those
pieces that BATTLE description. 1t is
based on what the author conceives as
the life of prehistoric Americans A
lot of ordinarily capable actors, re-
duced to file of transformers, CARRIED
in Aztec raiment ana speaking Beans
translation of the Aztec tongue,
trooped on the Manhattan opera stage
as court testers, Hebrews, Arabs, Phoe-
nicians, and funny, nameleSs things.
Pied history on the rampage rOmped
through four acts of Mr.. Beams play,
in which the names, legends, tradi-
lions ana beliefs of every nation of
the east and west at all sorts of periods
from the time of the Carthaginians to
the discovery of America and the in
vention of railroads figured in an IN
restrained riot of sincerity.
In "An Aztec Romance" we can prom
for the unique must make haste, how
ever, if they would see this play, for
it is unalterably doomed to a youthful
demise.
The Messrs. Shubert have enjoyed
extraordinary good fortune for the
opening of their metropolitan season in
New York City this year. Every one
of their new productions has attained
acknowledged success. establishing a
record without a parallel.
The list of these new Shubert sue
cesses, given in the order of their mi
tial New York presentations, is as fol-
lows: THE Passing. Show of 1912" and
The Ballet Of 1890" at the Winter
Garden; '1Hanky Panky," under the
management of Lew Fields, at the
Broadway theater; Ready Money" un-
der the management of H II. FraZee,
at Maxine Elliott's theater; The Merry
Countess" under the direction of the
Messrs. Shubert, at the Casino; "The
Master of the House." under the direc-
ton of the Messrs. Shubert, at the 39th
Street theater; Under Many Flags"
under the direction of the Messrs. Shu-
bert, at the Hippodrome; Charles
Klein's dramatization of THE Neer Do
Well" under the management of the
Authors Producing company, at the
Lyric theater, and Lewis walters pro-
duction of Discovering America" at
Days; "Fanny's First Play" at VIII
The Shuberts have instituted a new
era of cooperation between theatrical
managers and dramatic critics this sea- |
son by arranging special dress re-
hearsals of productions which would |
conflict" or which are of |
such length and Importance that the !
reviewers need for their work more |
time than the brief interval after the /
fall Of the curtain and before the go |
ng to press of the morning newspapers. |
The critics and a limited number of /
guests are invited to these "rehearsals."
which are really private performances. |
This plan was put into effect for the |
productions of THE Passing Show of 1
1912" at the Winter Garden; Under /
Many Flags" at the HippodrOme; The |
Ne'er DO Well" at the Lyric; and /
'Fanny's First Play" at William Col
iers Comedy theater
Walter Damrosch has returned to
New York from his summer vacation
md is now busy with the rehearsals of
MS first comic opera, The Dove of !