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

Joseph w. Herbert mas Deen engaged
to stage The Girl and the Miner"
new musical comedy in which Helen
Lowell, who made a notable hit in The
Lottery Man." is to make her debut in
this field of work.
Mile. Dazie, whose interpolated dance
TO Strauss music is one of the special
features OF The Merry Countess" at
the Casino theater, made her debut as
a dramatic actress on Wednesday af-
ternoon of this week, appearing in the
last act of The Master of the House"
at the 18th Street theater. Mile. Da-
zie's dance in The Merry Countess"
comes in the second act of that pro-
duction, so that she is able to give
her regular performance at the Casino
and then, quickly changing COSTUMES
and makeup, dash across the street to
the 18th Street theater for her initial
appearance in speaking role
Though Mile. Dazzle is 10 play the role
of Beatrice in The Master of the
House for one performance only, she
has been rehearsed by Julius Steger
with just as much care as was devoted
TO Miss Mary Servoss, who regularly
impersonates that character.
James 7. Powers will inaugurate his
second season in Two Little Brides"
tanned a noteworthy New York success
last spring
All for the Ladies" has been selected
as the title of the new musical vehicle
in which sam Bernard is TO be seen
this season The music is by Franz
Lehar famous as the composer of The
Merry Widow"
The success attending the present
tour of the Gilbert & sullivan Opera
company. under the management of the
Messrs. Shubert and VIM A Brady, Is
even greater than that of last year. The
repertoire of the company at present
includes The Mikado," .'Pinafore,'
Patience" and The Pirates of Pen
zance" When the company returns to
New York in the spring two more Gil
bert & Sullivan masterpieces Will be
added to the list.
One of the most. notable individual
hits made in New York this season has
been that of Maurice Farkoa, the Ia
nous tenor who came from London
expressly TO sing the role of 'Gabor,
the Hungarian, in the production OF
THE Merry Countess" at the Casino
theater Mr. Farkoa's last New York
engagement was played six years ago
and the critics all agree that ms voice
and acting are more delightful than
ever.
Two of the companies which are to
present "a Butterfly on the Wheel
this season are already open and play
ing to crowded audiences: MISS WI
mona shannon, sister of Effie Shannon.
is playing the title role in the "A
company, which is now in Boston, and
Miss Dorothy Lane, who made her
American debut last season with Lewis
Waller in Monsieur Beauca1re, is
playing the same part in the 81 com
pany, which is now in Indianapolis.
Henry W. Savage has rearranged his
schedule Of new productions Tor the
season, and as a result the first pre-
miere will be that Of a new play
written by Margaret TurnbuII, which
will take place in Montreal late in Oc-
tober. The production of Rupert
Hughess new comedy will follow IN
about a month. Then will come some
where Else" the Hopwood-Luders mu-
steal fantasy, and a new comedy by
another American woman writer. Edith
Wynne Matthison and Richard Bennett
have been engaged to play the leading
two parts in the Margaret Turnbull
play.
Harry Davenport mas been engaged
by Henry ". Savage to succeed Tay-
lor Holmes in the part of Lorimer
Walsh in 1.-The Million" which Holmes
will resign when called upon to attend
rehearsals of Somewhere Else"
Bobby" Barry, son of the late
Billy Barry, of the once popular team
of Barry and Fay, has been assigned
to the character part of "Pinwheef
Murphy in the new comedy by Rupert
Hughes which Henry W. Savage will
include among his new offerings of
the season. Despite his youth, Barry
has had a wealth Of stage experience,
although until this time his profess
sional appearances have been made in
musical comedy or vaudeville
Talking of "big" actors. there can be
no question of the propriety of CLASH
flying thus at least eight players who
will appear this season under the man
agement of Henry w. Savage. Jess
Dandy, who plays Hans Wagner in
THE Prince of Pilsen," and Otis Har-
Ian, who is Dupont, the detective, in
Little Boy Blue" are heavyweights OF
musical comedy. Edward Begley and
Charles Everett Wright, who will be
the Little" Jimmy Wellingtons of the
two Excuse Me" productions, are at
the head of their weight class. sgd
ney Greenstreet, who played yelling
ton last season and will appear in an
important role in the new Rupert
Hughes comedy this season, is exceed !
ingly well upholstered. Frederic de (
Belleville and Nestor Lennon, who play |
Wealth with the two "Everywoman" |
are not physically rotund. !
sufficient to make him noticeable fig !
ure even in a crowd of big men.
Oscar Figman, who was one of the !
first to play the role of Pepoff in THE !
Merry Widow" has been re-engaged i
for this seasons revival of Franz Lee |
hairs wonderfully popular operetta. |
With Mabel WILDER as Sonia, Charles !
Mealins as Danilo, and Figman in the |
part of the Marsovian consul, the or |
ganization may with plenty of justice |
be referred to as company Of origin |
ais"
There is already a rumor in London /
that Arthur Collins, managing director \
Of Drury Lane. London, will be /
knighted as a direct result of his pro- |
1uction of "Everywoman." Queen Mary |
was tremendously impressed by the /
modern morality play. and the inclu- /
sion of Collins among those upon whom |
titles will be bestowed at the next
of the king. it is said, will be
the method she will use to testify to
her appreciation.