El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12

we pay $500 to an American actor
when We can get one Just as acceDta-
bic from England Tor S15O2" When
they put that argument uD to the
haughtily and SAYS. because that is my
salary" And there YOU are
White Slave Play Today
We have another white slave play in
To-day" This theme seems to have
taken complete possession Of the minds
and imagiGatiOns of our DlayWrightS,
but in this instance the subject is aD-
preached from above instead OF rom
below To-day" was written bv George
Broadhurst and Abraham S Schooner
and its purpose" is to show the pitfalls
into which the fashionable. luxury low
ing woman OF today may fall. It is the
story of a young wife. who greedily
gObbles up her prosperous husband
wealth in her Unsuitable thirst for lux
ury. gowns and elegant society Just
at the highest pitch Of her social and
SartOrial triumph. the husband comes
into the brilliant drawing room and
announces in husky tones that they are
ruined" The ware cleaned I'D abso-
lutelv. The wife is wearing ABOUT
81 ,0OO, 900 worth of pearls around her
Oh the tragedy of it She takes them
off-oh. the agonv of it-her beautifui
pearl necklace And the fashlOna pie
friends. like rats on a sinking shin.
Then the young couple movev into
little flat with the young mans Dar-
ents. two simple and loving old Ger
mans who almost ruin the DlaE DIV
their everlasting comic relief" When
their vaudeville sketches have been
pruned the play is ant to 20 ahead ana
make something Of a record tor ltselI-
But to continue with the story
The sTFaifhfuI Friend"
The wife is unable to deny herself
the Iuxuries she has become accustomed
TO. She runs her husband INTO DEBT
Then comes the one friend of the for
mer days who has remained faltn1ul
TO her (for a purDosel- This trleno
tells her of a very fashlonable mouse
where very fashionable men meet
nice" women. with the result that the
mice women are never in debt ana are
always dressed fit TO kill At first the
young wife sDurnS the suggestion ana
fhen comes in that old BvrOnic prop
ositiOn, 'sin is a thing OF such Mucous
The last act is real thriller. The
husband finds his wife in the drawing
room of the elite brothel and what fol-
lows is intense. powerful and absorb
ing clean to the drOD Of the curtain.
As the young wife. Emily Stevens
gives a clean. meritorious performance.
q genuine character study. Edwin Ar
den. as the husband. is very fine. eSpe-
cially in the last act. where his virile
authority stands out. Therese Maxwell
Conover. las the temDtress. gave her
cynical lines their full value. and Marie
wainwright. as the keeper OF the tash-
iOnable resort. was splendid 1t Is a
pity that more was not provided for
this most excellent actress Alice Gale.
as the simple ard amusing German
Weinburg. as her husband. supported
her more than acceDtably-
~The AuctiOneer."
The supreme art of David Warfield
and of David BelaSco was never seen
to better advantage than on Tuesday
night when Wareield returned TO the
Be1asco theater. in his, first great vehl55
Gle, The AuctiOneer." The play had
nv
Mr.. BelascO. making it better by at
least so percent than it was at the
time BelascO used it to launch his then
newly discovered star.
Warfield's work was a pure delight.
AS Simon Levi. the simple old Hebrew.
he had his audience watching his every
move and straining to hear every word.
It is not necessary to retell the story
of the play here but suffice 1t to say
that Tuesday nights performance
stamps Warfield as the greatest &c
centric character actor Of all time.
Marie Bates. as Mrs EaRan, also was
a great iOy- The audience gave her
reception that was almost as warm as
the one accorded the star. Mrs Jennie
who PLAYED Mrs. Levi. was
veryTealistic. and the entire supporting
cast was capital.
Sir FOrbes-RoberfsOn.
The new Sam S. Shubert theater
erected as 4 monument to the memory
of that unfortunate brother who was
killed in railroad wreck several years
sir Forbes Robertson in Hamlet"
The newly knighted actor was given
an ovation by the large and fashiona-
bic audience and he delivered himself
Of a most graceful curtain speech.
Forbes-Robertson's ailment is not
new to this city. It is a Hamlet that
all have admired for MANY years. with
Its clerical clean-cut manner. its ele-
Sance. its splendid diction and its abso-
Lutte authority In some episodes
orbes-Robertson's Hamlet is magnifi-
-
1t is a Hamlet that gets YOU BY the
ma gnetism and charm of its conception
and spiritual fervor that throbs
Mr. Forbes-Robertson was supported
by his wife. Gertrude Elliott who. as
ODhelia. left a good deal to be desired.
The other members of the supporting
cast were not Of anv great assistance
TO the star. But fortunately he didn't
need much assistance