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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

did ont lag for a moment in her hands.
For people who want a good laugh
Nearly Married" can be heartily rec
commended.
Hopper in aLieber AuEustin.'
On Saturday night De Wolf Hopper,
created another star role in Lieber
Augustin at the Casino. This ODeratta
by Leo Fall. with an American version
and lyrics by Edgar Smith, scored a
veritable triumph. The performance
was brilliant, the music was IN many
respects the best ever heard here IN
light opera and the acting was super
fine All in all the audience was COM
pletely carried away by the piece
Miss Mae De SOusa scored personal
triumph. She never sang ana acted
better in her life, nor perhaps quite as
well. Her performance will doubtless
stamp her as the leading comic opera
prima donna Of X country she mas
worked assiduOusly for many years
to gain the top and she is there abso-
In addition. to Hooper and Miss De
Sousa. there was George Mac tarlane,
the DOssessOr of the finest male voice
| of any one appearing in light opera in
/ this country. And there was the re-
| liable Arthur Cunningham whose ro-
bust baritone added greatly 10 the
vocal strength of the production.
/ Then there was ROsZ1ka Glllette'
who filled the boots and legglnS OF the
| entire Thessalian army handsoheiy'
1 Frederick Leslie did some OF MS Won
derful dancing, and throusn - an I :.
/ a well connected and 1nterestlhS STORY:
/ Taking it all in all "Lieoer AuSusIlh
| is about as fine a thing OF ITS klnd as
| has been seen in New Aork TOT many
! years and is destined to nave IONS
! run at the Casino.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

George Kleine, who controls the
Cfnes and Eclipse pictures, has started
a crusade along the poster line He IS
getting out unusually fine ones and IS
selling them for less than the cost OF
manufacture. His idea is to raise the
standard.
Lubin has built a new plant at 'Lu-
binville" with a capacity of 100000
feet Of film a week.
The picture business is proving q
great help to the lawyers. AS fast as
some one gets out a feature picture.
some one else sues him for violating
the copyright laws.
Several of the Kalem companies COM
bined in the production of the two-part
feature. THE Fatal Legacy" Many of
the scenes were produced in pictur-
esoue Virginia and the thrilling fox
hunt and the hunt breakfast" offer
striking novelties. The story is an alb
sorbing one and deals with three gem
eratiOnS.
his celebrated Italian Characterization
in a two-part feature about TO be re
leased by the kalem company. AS Mr..
VignoIa is now a producer. his many
friends have had no opportunity of late
to see him in the photoplays.
While looking for a desired location,
director George Melford. of the Kalem
company at Glendale. Cal, had an auto
mobile accident which tore the engine
from his machine and put the brakes
out Of commission. NJ. MelfOrd was
travelling a rough mountain road and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

~ he Selig company recently turned
its camerainen and its plant over
Il to Mai. Dickson, a chaplain in the
L. S army, and he produced a real mill
tary picture, with the consent of Gen.
Wood.
John Philip Sousa, the march king,
is the latest moving picture recruit He
wrote and produced THE Fifth String"
a weird photoplay. It viii be chown in
the houses running licensed films only.
The Famous players have Laura
SAWYER formerly one of EdlSOnS lead
ing women She viii appear IN pro-
dUction to be put on the market soon
A ride across country on an ostrich
is the latest bit of realism Bessie
Eyton makes the ride Selig goc the
picture out
The Essanay company has employed
a real magician for the principal role In
a fishing picture.
Jess Robinson, formerly Of FL Paso,
viii soon be seen IN a number of good
parts in the Lubin pictures Jess IS
RAPIDLY pushing to the front as photo
play actor.
An eastern critic suggests a closed
season for the following characters;
The outlaw. the sheriff. queen Of the
ranch. the gambler, bandit lboth for
eign and domestic), the half breed and
the freight car tramp
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
IN THE WORLD OF THE MOVIES; NOTES OF
THE PICTURES AND PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM

narrowly escaped a plunge over a steep
precipice. As ii was, he was OBLIGED to
walk u miles through the dust.
The Dramatic Mirror says Of "Shen-
andOah," the Kalem film of the gre1r
civil war battle, that its historical ac-
curacy, perfection of detail. excellent
action ana photography mark il IS one
of the finest war dramas ever prepared
for the screen.
1.-THE Forbidden Way" is a three-ree1
feature that tells of the life of the
underworld-the world of the thief. tho
crook and the ELECTROMAGNETIC is
said to be most intensely interesting
and dramatic. 1t has been a big hit in
the east. : x
THE Statue of Fright is one of the
new twO-reel dramas that is said to
send a creepy sensation over the audi
ence. It has to do with the substitu-
ton of the body of a dead girl for a
statue ordered from the girls father
by her former lover, who has Tilted
her and is about to marry again.
Speaking of Tess Of the D'ITrbar.
villes," in which Mrs Minnie Maderu
Fiske apears as the principal charac-
ter. the Moving Picture World" saws.
Taken Ogether-considering fbe
story. the acting, the direction. Inc
backgrounds the phOtography-.Tes
of the D'Urbervilles' IS a great picture
SDealzing calmly. the writer believes N
one OF the greatest ever made Ii viii
rebound to the credit of American
kinematOgraphy."
In accordance with an agreement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

CONTINUED on page SIX. this sectiOn.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

1t was. Of course the police have got
after it and it is now being fumlgated
and disinfected- If New York could
have stood for anything like that VINO
would have the hardihOOd to predict
the finish? Outside of this scene, which
takes places in the second act, me
Fight is fine drama The story IS
that of q woman banker IN small
Denver town who is running for may or
in order to rid the place of graft and
vice. Of course she is plotted against
and fought with all the rancor and IN
genuity that the machine politicians
can command. But she OutWltS them
all and is elected in the end The
third act, in which there is a run on
her bank, with the OBVIOUS object or
running her financially. is filled with
spirited action and thrilling drama
she OutWits them by bringing IN large
sacks filled with nuts and bolts, sup
posed TO be money, and the people,
thinking her resources are lneXhauSI-
ible. return their money. In the DolQ
second act she goes to the house
which the senator has visited me
latter. turns the tables on her by &C
cusing her of trying to drag ms
daughter to her ruin The way she
frees herself from this ugly accusa-
ton marks some of the best passages
in the play. With the repugnant scene
eliminated there is no reason why The
Fight should not be one of the most
successful plays of the season.
Miss Margaret Wycherley played
the role of Jane Thomas, the candidate:
She was full of grace, and charm, and
sweet feminity which appealed at
all times Excellent work was also
done by Cora Adams and William Nc
Nay the Irish saloon politician whose
admiration for Jane Thomas finally
caused him to reform Edward K
! MaWsOn, as the senator, was not very
satisfactory. Charles Halton, as re-
porter, furnished many bright moments
and scored a personal hit.
"Where Ignorance is Bliss
The proposition laid down by FerenC
Molnar, the Hungarian playwright II
his latest effort, Where Ignorance i
/ Bliss" which opened at the Lyceun
theater on wednesday niSht, IS the oIo
idea that if you are clever enough J(
deceive your husband and make hin
| believe it everything is all right
| While the HUngarian's treatment OF
this theme is a little queer II American
| tastes and standards the play was no
without interest, especially in the las
act in which Miss Rita Jollvet gave
| US as deIectable a bit of light, colorfu
| acting as one would care to see
The hero and heroine are actor anC
/ actress, likewise man and Wife The
] man begins to suspect that his WIZ
| is NOT as single eyed in her devotion
/ to him as she ought to be so ne seC
/ a tran to catch her IN some act o.
/ disIoyaIty. This trap is strange de
/ wise It consists of a wig and new
/ suit of clothes for hlmself ana an IN
/ PRODUCTION to his wife under another
name. The audience was asked to be
/ Iieve that the wife was deceived, al
! in Shakespeare, but everyone wondered
/ how in the world he could get ava!
/ with it We all knew him the mOmen
I he showed up But the wife who knew
/ him far better than we did, before n
| put on the wig. is supposed not q
4 susDect him in the least But why b'
hypercriticaI when there is a nice
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

ciety turned out in such numbers as at
the Fealy opening.
Baby Helen" of the Flying A" mas
been doing some exceedingly clever
work in the pictures of late. Although
only a baby of three and One-haf years.
she is SO earnest in the pOrtrayaIs u
her parts thai the following i1ustra-
ton win show how deeply her mind is
affected by her work. one night about
IL o'clock, in the home of Helen, a
noise was heard in the library and upon
further investigation, 1t proved to be
the violent rocking of a chair. Helen
was seated in the chair fast asleep
with favOrite doll clasped tightly to
her breast The spectators of this 81
lent midnight drama stood spellbound
in the doorway when Helen shouted at
the top of her voice Action Co..
She Immediately clutched more wildly
at her doll and started the rocking.
moaning meanwhile. 20, my baby. my
babyi VIII you please save my baby2''
And promptly afterwards came the
words End it. Fifty feet" This wee
bit OF femininity was doing the work
of both player and director in her
strenuous little mind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

outdoor sports of all kinds. in many OF
which she eXceIs her male competitors
Does a legitimate actress lose caste
with legitimate audiences by quitting
them for the picture studio? Well.
Maude Fealy, the stage star, has peen
uplifting the latter by hard WoTk a.
the ThanhoUser studio. New hochelIe'
cessfuI season with the Fealy-Durkln
stock company. of Denver The Tn
derstanding was that she would ret lll-t Il
TO Denver for a few weeks IN Aus us /
whether Miss Feolv's drawing powers
had waned. And the Denver papers
chronicled that never in the history o.
the exclusive Lakeside theater haO SO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

you're the prisoner here. You get dow,
IN the dock there
Antonio-Aw, / never get no chance
to show myself An [ got this hath
robe built special to show in this act
Dlrector-Never mind. YOU look 81
handsome they'll all see YOU an risbf
BassaniO-Here comes Jake with
Whiskers on.
Enter ShylOck
AntoniO-HeuO, Jake. you're lust tba
guy L want TO see What about thar
ten spot you give me the ouicll tOlIcb
for the other night2
a., Sny .Se5 you said enough about
I will.
Shylocl-I told YOU I'd give il to vou
Saturday. didn't I?
Anlonlo-4es, you told me that every,
Monday for the last three weeks Nv,
come across with the ten.
Snylock-Aw. don't be such a vrser,;7,,
guy Anyboody'd think I was irwin to
Antonio-AnybOdy that would thing
Ilal would be some thinker. believe me
10 i get the ten. or don't u
Shylock-IU give YOU two -,
count. II thatu satisfy YOU.
AntoniO-Gimme the two IT v,-o,..
! continued on page six. this section.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13
THE MAKING OF A MOVIE
a Satire.
BY James }. MONTAGUE.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Scene-COurt Room, Discovered. POr-
tia, Nerissa, BassaniO, Antonio and Di-

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Seene-COurt Room, Discovered. POr-
tia, Nerissa, BassaniO, Antonio and Di-
- IRECTOR-Now we gotta hustle
through this quick, for we do
- East Lynne" afterwards, an
that's a real play that takes actin.
POrtia-Where do 7 sit?
DireCtoT-Up there on that bench.
You're the judge. You keep lOokin'
wise an actin as if you was runnin'
the whole shebang.
Nerissa-No chance OF her forgettin'
Portia-Ain't you complimentary
Now L amt gOin' 10 tell you what
heard Jake say about you.
Nerissa-Oh, come on, what was it, a
boost or knock?
Portrait was boost He said YOU
was awful well preserved.
Nerissa-AWful sweet of YOU to tell
me. You're loolIin' pretty well your
self. I amt seen you loOkin' better
since 7 sent them flowers to your
granddaughter the day she was mar
lied.
Portrait spitefulness kept people
young you wouldn't be born yet for .
hundred years
DirectOr-L2dies, cut out that meow
in an get ready Tor the machine. Pete,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

with George Kleine, Mrs. Leslie Carter
sailed for France from New york
August 80, on the "ImperatOr" for the
purpose of looking over the ground Tor
d forthcoming Kleine-Cines production
of .'Du Barry" in which Mrs. Carter
viii enact the name part.
Miss Nable Normand, the charming
leading woman of the Keystone Film
company. is considered one of the most
beautiful as well as capable artists on
the screen. She is an accomplished
horsewoman and q champion swimmer
and high diver and before entering PIC
ture work was recognized as one OF the
best women swimmers in the word
She is athletic to = degree and fond OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-13

italian girl. invested her role with an
overwhelming appeal.
In fact the entire cast was admirable
throughout, which included, in addl-
ton to those already referred to, Ed
Guard Durand, Julian Little, Frank
Conner, Lee Miller, Henry Bergman
and Gertrude MOrOslni.
sNeUly Married"
Supposing your wife were suing you
for a divorce, and then you both discoV-
cred YOU were still in love and decided
to go away on new honeymoon ana
then-iust as you were about to be
comfortably CHARTERED in a coy inn
your brOtheFinlaw showed up with the
news that the diorce had been granted
and that you, the husband were strict
" forbidden to marry again-Wouldn't
it get your goat?
Well that's what happened to Bruce
NcRae on Friday evening at the Galety
tbeater. in Edgar Selwyns latest
farce. Newly Married" Everyone who
has seen Mr. McRea, and most every
one has, will readily realize that such
a complicated situation was made right
to his measure
The action of the piece is fast and
hilarious and the play proved to be
one of the best laughing vehicles of
the season.. There is the professional
correspondent. played by Virginia Pear
son, who looked so lovely that we felt
any wife would be JUSTIFIED IN teellns
Jealous of her. The brOtherlnlaW kill
jOy. was played by Jack Wesley, in a
delightful vein. Ruth Shepley ano
Mark Smith was an appealing pair OF
young lovers and the others in the
cast were very good Jane Grey, as
the divorced wife was a splendid fol
for Mr.. McRea, and the fun of the thing
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25
CRAWFORD'S HURON AUDIENCE.

Sioux Falls Argus leader: Som" time some nrwSpa-
per man is going to tell the exact truth about til. frost
which hefel Senator Crawford at Huron. The report that
leaks through from Huron is that when the time came for
Crawford's speech in the hall there were nine people in
the building to hear the speech that had been exploited for
weeks; that Mr.. Crawford was compelled to abandon the
idea of giving the speech there; that he went out on the
street and personally solicited people to attend a street
meeting, and that as the result Of this unidentified but hust-
hing activity an audience Of about 30 was finally assembled
to listen to the senator's address. There were 10000 peo-
pie IN Huron that day. The newspaper dispatches told
nothing OF the abandonment of the opera house meeting.
but simply said that Mr.. Crawford had a crowd of 'about
500" What is told above is based on verbal reports that
nave come out OF Huron since. The editor of the Argus
Leader was not present, but gives to it's readers the story
as it has leaked through from Huron.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25

Judge Sherwood's gloomy view of the future of the
republican party really is not warranted by the circum-
stances. The Saturday Evening Post is printing a quite
readable story concerning a man who, after having quite d
tough time Of 1t, and having started'to serve a life term III
prison was finally released, has been restored to the favor
OF law-ablding citizens, and is becoming quite popular
among men who formerly made it their chief pastime to
hunt him with guns and things. The story is entitled
cheating Back Well, will not the judge concede that It
Is possible for the republican party to "boat back?' Ii
he doesn t think so. it must be because he docsnt think the
party is worthy Of again receiving the favor of the people,
why does he stick to the party ?-Aberdeen Daily News.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25
THE SATURDAY NEWS, wATERTowN, &. d.

pendently to get on the ticket by petition. The primary
election will be held Tuesday, March24th, and January 22nd
is the last day for filing nominating petitions. Thus it
Will be seen that while the election is over a year off, all Of
the prelmlnaries will have to be done this year. Start in
by enrolling and then get a copy Of the law and faniliarize
yourself with its workings. The politician has done this
before now but the individual voter who is not particularly
interested III Office probably has not given it a thought.
The law is alone iii d class by itself, no state in the union
having one similar. The working is not only being watch
"d III tins state but the entire country is looking on and
watching to SEQ whether It'll $ feasible or not. The people
ct South Dakota voted it upon the statute books and it is
entitled to a far test. If it fails to prove feasible the next
i"gISIatur" can remedy evils, if there are any. Pierre Da-
kota.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25
CAUGHT a BAD /

Last winter my son caught q very
bad cold and the way he conghed was
something dreadful writes Mrs. s..
p. Duncan, Of Upton, Iowa. eve thot
sure ne was going into consumption.
We bought 2 bottle Of Chamber
laill,s Cough Remedy and that one
bottle stopped his cough ana cured
MS cold completely I For sale ~ iii
dealers. Adx 12.1s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25
THAW AND THE LAW.

1t is an unfortunate fact that under the constitution and
laws Of New York Thaw has strong grounds for his repeat
ed demands for liberty. There is much to bear out his con-
tentlon that he is being punished illegally if not unjustly
Tor a crime OF which he was acquitted by a jury of his peers.
Thaw committed a deliberate murder in cold blood.
The law recognizes no justification for such a crime. Under
written law Thaw should have been found guilty of murder
III the first degree and sentenced to electrocution. But
unWrltted law prevented the enforcement Of written law.
IhaW had killed a man who morally was worse than him
sell. IhaW had a more or less legitimate grievance against
TINS mora leper. A great deal of sympathy went to Thaw,
In the existing state of public sentiment it was not diAicult
to convince d jury that Thaw was not responsible for the
CRIME at the time OF its commission. He was acquitted of
murder on the ground Of insanity. Although the verdict
only that IhaW was insane at the time Of the shooting he
was lncarcerated IN an insane asylum and kept there for
seven years. Apparently it is the purpose of the New
York authorities to keep him indefinitely.
1t is neither good law nor sound Justice to keep Thaw
IN an insane asylum unless he is insane. The time for
pun1shlng him for the murder of Stanford White passed
When the jury acquitted him of murder. If he is to be kept
under restraint now it must be for the protection of the
pubic against further violence on his part. Those who hn-
Eeve Ihaw IS a paranoiac whose liberty would be hazard
Gus TO others have good ground for demanding his continued
retention In Matteawan. Those who insist that he ouoht IA
be confined for life in the ASYLUM as punishment for tho
murder OF White, whether insane or not. are calling for use
OF the machinery of justice to conserve injustice. The ueIv
feature OF the situation from a judicial standpoint is found
IN the. open admission or belief on every hand that Thew =
not insane. IT he is not insane he has no place in an insane
asylum.
The return.of Thaw to Matteawan will not end the ex-
ploltantlon. The way Thaw has handled himself during
recent stress has only expanded belief in his sanity. That
beEef, plus a large volume of instructive sympathy on the
basis OF justification under unwritten law, makes it certain
that Thaw's efforts to regain his liberty will be continued
during life. Every time the case comes up the public will
be offered another reminder that we are Furnishing a sane
murdered III an asylum for the insane. Each recurrence
will be an advertisement of the i~nadeqnacy Of our methods
for administering criminal law. Surely only harm can come
r~efreshment Of the public memory concerning the nauseous
details Of this notorious case.-Sioux City Journal.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-09-25
THE COST OF LIVING.

THE COST OF LIVING.
The head of a family who grumbles about how much is
costs to 1--we these days is justified in his remarks, according
to | nrle Sam, who has Just been probing the cost of living,
rssrntiaIly-but the cost Of npcessaries as well as Injuries.
For ncIe Sam has found that there has been an increase OF
ID per cent III the cost Of living within the past two years.
of a long list of articles Oh which prices have been com
pared with the pllce OF the same articles two years ago,
only four are lower than they we're in 1911. \ Washing
ton dispatch, discussing the report, says that Il comparison
OF retail prices on june is, 1918, with prices OH the same
date III 1912, eleven Of the fifteen articles for which QUOTA
lions are given advanced and four declined in price. Bacon
advanced 1872 per cent; smoked ham, al per cent; pork
chops, 1874 per cent; hens, lis per cent; eggs, III per cent;
round steak, lO1 per cent; sirloin steak, 9N per cent; lard
~ per cent RIB roast, 6S per cent; butter, IS per cent, and
milk. Al per cent.
Potatoes declined 3l:9 per cent; sugar, 152 per cent;
wheat flour, IT per cent, and cornmeal, 80 per cent.
Comparing retail prices on June Is, 1913, with aver
age prices for the ten-year period, 1890 to 1899, every ar
tlcle Tor which prices are carried, with the exception OF SUI
gar, advanced. Bacon went up 1855 per cent; pork chops,
I'LL per cent; round steak, 1929 per cent; smoked ham, 81
per cent; hens, 76S per cent; siroin steak, 132 per cent;
rib roast, 70 per cent; lard, 66.5 per cent; cornmeal, 57.3 per
cent; potatoes, 44.4 per cent; butter, 4l.3 per cent; eggs, 4OS
per cent milk, 39.4 per cent, and flour 2S.6 per cent. Sugar
declined 8 per cent.
When the price of each of the fifteen articles of food is
weighed according to average consumption in working
mems families, retail prices were at a higher level on June
10, 1913, than at any other time during the last thirty-three
years, excepting on November Is, 1912, when the level was
slightly above that Of June, 1913. Retail prices of food on
June Is, 1913, were 592 per cent above the average price
for the ten-year period, 1890 to 1899; 3.3 per cent above the
price for June Is, 1912, and IA per cent above the price
on June Is, 1911.
The cities for which actual prices are shown are At
lanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charleston,
). c, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit
Fall River, Mass, indianapolis Jacksonville, Fla, Kansas
City, Mo, Little Rock, Ark, Los Angeles, Louisville, Man
chester, n. H., Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Newark,
New Haven, New Orleans, New York, Omaha, Philadelphia,
Plttsburg, cortland, Ore, Providence R. l., Richmond, Va,
st. Louis, st. Paul, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Scranton
Pa, Seattle and Washington.