El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-20
AMUSEE1ENTS.
INTRODUCE ME-

Miss Della Clarke is an actress Of
considerable ability, but she ought to
have competent producer work the
blue pencil on her play. Introduce
Ne" and she ought to strengthen her
company. Miss Clarke is appearing IN
a comedy of her own composition and
the idea she has Incorporated in the
play is a good one and the play con-
talnS many good situations, but there
is Just enough amateuriShneSS IN 1t
to spoil it. To begin with. she creates
the character OF an actress wholly at
variance with the real thing The
woman that she makes her actress
prove to be in the end-a great hit in
a New York prOduction-wOuld never
be the sort Of an actress she makes OF
her in the beginning-One who smokes
cigarets. drinks like a fish and has a
husband of five or seven affinities-
The character might fit some sorts Of
staSe people, but not an actress OF the
high type the author makes Of the
woman in the finish. And the young
woman playing in the role is entirely
too weak for the part
While Miss Clarke does some splen-
did work, she assumes lots of unnat-
ural little mSnnerisms that cOmpe-
tent stage director would eliminate,
and she introduces a feW-nOt many,
but enough to hurt-little things into
the show that detract from its enjoy
ableness. She makes the aged wOm-
an from the country-her aunt in the
Dlay-say "gOl darn it, - sometime
that no country person, man or wOm-
an, ever said except on the stage
and she also makes the poor old WOm-
an say hell when some other word
would be more appropriate and just as
effective
Miss Hattie Nevill. in the role of the
old woman, gets a good deal out Of the
part, but is allowed by the stage di-
rector to indulge in a little too much
horse play.
For Harriet Kingston, in the role
Of the negro servant woman, the
same may be said Gordon de Marie.
Of all members OF the cast. acts the
most consistent part throughout the
star-authOr not excepted.
Frank II. HensOme is good in much
Of his work as leading mantle nus
band-but his work could be vastly
improved by proper direction
Clara the hOusemaid, and Albert the
chauffeur. who appear Onsthe program,
did not appear on the stage If the
same had happened in the case OF VII
liam. the butler. il would have been
gratifying. From all appearances, he
is rank amateur.
The story of the play relates the eN-
periences of a young wife, Wh0, Wnen
her husband. an unsuccessful author,
loses sU his money in producing ms
first play. takes TO writing under an
assumed name unknown to her nus
band. Her books are great successes
and she keeps up the family on the
returns, telling him the money comes
from a rich aunt An actress an OLD
school friend of the wife, likes one OF
the hooks so well that she engages
the husband to dramatize it. The hus-
band tries a filtration with the actress
and the country aunt. who has sudden
" come on a visit gets nold OF tne
champagne bottle and gets so IUiL th1t
she confesses she is poor. The nus
band then accuses his wife OF getting
her money in a way that is not hon
orable and there is a separation. Inc
play is produced, is a great hlt- ana
the husband goes to the apartments of
the authoress to make her acquaint-
ance The denoument and reconcilid-
ton follow.