El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
ELSIE JANIS.

For being really cute, clever and at
tractive, Elsie Janis takes the prize
over any actress who has visited III
PasO this season Miss Janis gradual
" worked her way into the hearts Of
her audience. starting in the-first act
Of her clever musical comedy, "Ihe
Slim Princess in g very ordinary way
and working up to her best in the last
act. Every time she comes onto the
stage she seems dalntier and prettier
and more clever than the last time, and
before the curtain went down Satur-
day night at the FL PasO, she had 10
make a speech to satisfy the enthus1-
asm Of the audience after she had
apparently exhausted all her encores.
In her limitations OF famous actors and
actresses, she was at her best, and she
deserves thanks for emitting Bern
hardt, which every imitatOr on the
stage usually includes in a repertoire
Of limitations, until it has grown very
blase, to say the least. Miss Janis IS
as dainty as a dancer as she is clever
as an actress, and her dancing num-
bers were all as graceful as the move
ments Of a fawn- She has smile that
wins its way to the hearts OF her au-
dience immediately, and she can pout
so cunninghly that IL only adds to
her other Vaccinations. She is a mere
slip of a girl and she does not even
look her age Of %, but she is that
old
Principal support for Miss Janis was
II
easily divided hOnOrs with the star
Mr. CaWethOrne has been seen here
before and needed no Introduction to
FL Paso. 1t was the first appearance
here Of Miss Janis, but in her little
speech to the audience in appreciation
Of its applause, she said 1t would GER
tainly not be her last
Miss Janis has a strong company
throughout. all Of her support being
in clever hands
To- o. Do
land as the prince Of BOroenia; A w.
Douglas Stevenson as Alex Pike. tho
young millionaire, and Chas- Judels. as
as Italian count
The production has considerable plot
for a musical comedy and deals with
the love affairs OF a daughter Of an
oriental prince, and the three scenes
are laid first in the orient, then at
Chevy Chase golf club in Washington
and the reception room Of a Washing
ton fashionable home The princess
is slim and therefore considered home
" in her country. rich young
American meets her and falls in love
with her and asks her to come to
America Her father. disguised with
her because she is slim and wishing
her to get married, she being the old
est and it being necessary that the
Oldest daughter shall marry 1irst-the
second daughter IS fat and considered
beautiful in her home cOuntry-Orders
her to America. where he understands
that beauty standards are different.
The young millionaire returns TO
America TO meet her and the father,
and his suite also come over. an Ital-
ian count lays suit to the hand of the
princess. and there IS much fun and
merriment lots of good music plenty
Of very pretty scenery and big Choir
US of girls, slim and not slim.
The FL Paso theater was sold out and
there were a number of high brow
theater parties in the high brow OF
the theateF 1t IS customary to call
this place the roost, but this title did
not apply Saturday night, for il re-
sembled a society tea The overflow
from downstairs was there with bells
on. For once it was considered the
proper caper to go Up above, and the
top gallery was crowded with the
pride Of the Texas commercial capital