El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-12
RaVcr And Thomas
Score Big Triumph
" Arizona, "StrikinglySuc
full For The Screen, Thrills
The Most B1ase
Why Broncho Billy Left The Bear
Country A Mexican Tragedy Of
The Present Days OF Revolt And
Bloodshed- "The@Mask,' A Clever
Study in Dual Personality.

Photoplay patrons will see feature
production Of extraordinary merit when
Arizona is presented on the screen.
Its veritable triumph and all critics
unite in giving Harry Raver and Angus
tus Thomas credit for having had reen-
acted for the films dramatic masterpiece
which still exercises a drawing power
almost unequalled in the annals of the
speaking stage. All those who have
seen the play owe It to themselves to see
the photoplay which, because of the
many advantages Of the camera over
the stage, permits Of more scenes, action
and interest.
''Why Broncho Billy Left Bear
County" (Essanayl.-Through a kind
1y act Broncho Billy earns the deep
gratitude Of Marion Rivers, who
presents him with a Bible. Not long
afterwards, she comes upon him as he
lis about to hold up the stage, but at
sight Of the girl he is overwhelmed
with shame, and taking out the lit
tie Bible promises her that he will
live honorably. IN the meantime,
Marion's father holds up the stage
at another point, and one of the
stage-coach drivers, mounting a bare
back pony, rides of for the sheriff.
Broncho Billy sees Rivers get away
with the money, and when he hears
the sheriff and his men coming, for
Marion's sake he goes to warn her
father. To shield him, he takes the
bags Of money and rides away with
the men after him He leaves the
money at the mile-post with a note
saying "Sherif-I'm through with
| Bear County; this Stick-up was my
last" and rides across the border.
a Mexican Tragedy (Lubin)-
/ Manuel Terrizar, inn-keeper IN a
small Mexican town, PROCESSES to be
in sympathy with the revolution; his
son, Miguel: joins the insurrectos.
Teresa! Terrizar's daughter, and Gen.
J.
are sweethearts The federal govern
ment send an agent, SanchO, to Ter
rizar, offering 4 large reward If he will
accomplish the secret assassination of
/ Laredo. Terrizar's greed for gold
triumphs and he agrees to try the
scheme. Terrizar invites Gen Laredo
to the inn that night for Teresa's
/ betrOthal feast Laredo accepts. La
ter, Teresa, while serving refresh
ments, overhears some details of the
plot, and terrified, tries to leave the
/ inn TO warn Laredo. She is seized
| by Terrizar and locked IN a side room.
from which it IS impossible to escape
or send word to her lover Laredo.
accompanied only by Miguel as a
guard, arrives for the feast. Teresa
| is released and told by her father that
/ his life will be IN danger if she warns
| Laredo. The girl sits through the
/ feast unables 10 speak for fear that
/ IN saving her lover she will sacrifice
/ her father Miguel Is piled with wine
to get him out OF the way. Then the
| boy is carried upstairs and dumped
/ into the room at the right of the
| landing Miguel, aroused, later stag
gers into the hallway as If to go
downstairs, then changes his mind
and, entering the room at the LETT OF
the landing. falls across the bed IN
stupOr. The feast over, Terrizar per-
suadeS Laredo TO spend the rest of
the night at the inn and conducts him
to and sees him enter the room at the
left of the landing. Teresa, at the
last moment, tries to warn Laredo,
but she IS bound and gagged. In the
left room Laredo hnds Miguel, tries
in vain to arouse him, then decides TO
find another bed. He goes into the
hallway, finds the opposite door open
and retires in the empty room at the
right of the landing The plot to Kill
Laredo falls on Terrizar. He draws
his knife, ascends the stairs, and, blow
ing ont the hall lamp, enters the room
at the left of the landing. A moment
later he returns 10 the drinking room,
announcing that he has killed Laredo.
In the morning Laredo, ignorant of
events, descends the stairs to the
room where the cOnspirators are
sleeping at the tables The cOnspira-
tors are terrified, believing that La
redO's ghost Is walking When he
speaks to them they realize there has
been slip. Wildly, Ierrizar rushes
upstairs and into the left room, where
he finds that he has killed his son.
The Mask by Lois Weber, is
proving an excellent vehicle for Mr..
Julian, who is noted for his remark
able facial expression and expression
of character. While the play is some
thing of a reminiscent of DR.. JekyU
and Mr.. Hyde still it IS quite diff
ferent and Certainly novel. Mr.. Ju-
Ian Is seen in the part of rich man
with a dual personality, at one time
the suave, polished man of the world.
at others an extraordinary rascal who
can so alter his face that 1t assumes
a diabolical expression. The play is
in one reel and viii be released under
the Rex brand Lois Weber. Luella
Hail. Phillips Smalley and Lula War
rington make up the important mem