El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03

& breeches. And in the very dainty Miss
{ Billie fitted into the breeChes. or rath-
er the part Of Lady Tommy, perfectly,
It was a triumph for the little com
Medicine. Oh yes. she also wore a
3 gymnasium suit. Taken all in all, she
3 was about as piquant figure as has
been seen on the New York stage for
long time.
Billy Burke Is Delighted.
The selection of Lady Tommy IN
which to exploit the delicious fngen-
I iOusness Of Billie Burke amounted to
an inspira ton and more than reward
ed her for her long and eNacting sea
son in Mind the Paint Girl
Miss Billie impaired a most delight
ful air Of bOyish masquerading to the
part. And her delicious swagger and
captivating assumption Of mannish-
ness, held her audience in a state OF
merriment from first to last While
the role Of Lay Thomas is not the
most important in the play, according
by Miss Burke.
OF course, everyone is familiar with
the plot of the PinerO comedy. The
fantastic fiction maintained by the
mother Of three daughters that they
are sons, and are trained and reared
as such. while not a big theme is one
which served PinerO's purpose wen.
There are many things in it which
will never fail to amuse. This is es-
peciaIly true OF the third act which
scintiIates with the very best Pinero
wit
Miss Clements Good.
The role of the Oldest sister, Lady
NOeline, was played by Miss Miriam
Clements in capital manner. She
was especially fine in her -sugEes tiOn
OF awakening WOmanliness beneath
the manly assumption. Annie EsmOnd
as Miriam, the Warehouses OF Castle
Jordan. the mother, entered into her
character with intelligence and under
standing The Sergeant Shutter OF
Lorena Atwood, was, Of course, so far
as dress Is concerned, the most man
nish of them all With the assistance
Of a good tailor she looked her part
to perfection and played it with sat
isfactfon.
And there is nothing but praise to be
said Of the men. There was Ferdinand
Gottschalk in his original role OF
Tweenways, and Fitz Williams in the
part he created 20 years ago, and that
Of the VOluble Frenchman. count de
GrivaL The presence Of these two
sterling actors revived old memories OF
the pleasantest sort among those who
had seen them before, and, doubtless,
created new ones no less pleasant in
Amazons" was q novelty Monday night.
While the performance perhaps did not
go with the nerve Of former years II
was thoroughly enjoyable.
Arizona
This well known military drama by
Augustus Thomas was revived Monday
night at the Lyric. The attitude Of the
audience towards this vastly popular
play Of 10 years ago was pretty well
summed up in the comment Of a vet
eran first nighter, who, after the per-
Torrance, declared Wen, there is still
a good hearty punch in Arizona"
The play was presented by an all
star cast under the auspices Of the
Messrs. Shubert, Brady and Eelwyn.
Mr.. Thomas personally supervised
the renearsals. and after the third act
the audience made him come out and
make a speech, in which field he Is in
comparable
After voicing the usual sentiment Of
gratitude of all concerned. he said:
when this play was first presented,
a decade or so ago. il was produced at
Mr.. Shubert's theater, and it pIeases
me to know that although he has taken
in some partners, Mr.. Shubert is again
presenting the revival. He has selected
q remarkable cast of tOpliners, but they
VIII pull together just as IL they had
been working together all winter. Re
hearsals have been a pleasure for me
despite the fact that they were most
strenuous"
Full of Stars.
Monday nights cast did indeed twin
kle with stars. There was Miss Elsie
Ferguson, as Bonita, as Winsome and
charming a Bonita as ever was seen
Miss Chrystal Hearne. was Estrella.
she was not as convincing at times as
she might have been, but at no time /
did she Overact it. which is quite an
achievement for any young woman /
who plays that role.
Dustin Farnum was in his old part Z
OF Lieutenant Denton, He was, OF