El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-01

DAAH dCL piece IEEE4A co SuOuLQ serve as
a lesson TO oyer-daring playwrights.
Just so far can they 90 and no further.
GruesOme Production.
With no literaryOr dramatic art every
morbid detail Of the death OF a Grim
lnal in the electric chair was elabOr-
ated- The purpose was TO show the
'inhumanity and cruelty Of capital
punishment" The criminals own crime
was not portrayed, but the audience
was repeatedly assured it was unpre-
meditated.
The electric chair stood in the middle
Of the stage, which was dimly lighted
There were running descriptions Of the
apparatus as the customary prelimi-
nary tests were made. Also comments
on the victims crime
Then a priest intoned a religious
chant and the condemned man was led
in The murderer made a rambling
speech as he was strapped In the chair.
The electrician refused 70 throw the
switch which would carry out the
courts decree one by one all present
declined except one Of the witnesses,
who argued that il was no worse to
actually take the condemned mans life
than TO vote for the continuance Of
capital punishment The blue sparks
cracked over the criminals head and
the curtain fell
Silence followed It was a resentful
silence, too Many men and women left
the theater before the nauseating ex-
hibition was over Nothing more sen
satiOnal has ever been seen on the
boards Of q New York theater.
Charles KIein's New Play.
There is lively curiosity here over
the new drama from the pen OF Charles
Klein. which he calls The Money
Makers" II will be produced here in
some time since Mr.. Klein has come
out with q new play and his many ad-
mirers will be much interested
Walter KingsfOrd, who played Trot-
ter. the critic, in "Fanny's First Play"
has been engaged for the cast; also
Inspector Burke, the police official, in
the New York production OF Within
the Law"
others in the cast will include, IN ad-
diton TO Alexandra Carlisle and. En-
nett Corrigan, the following Joseph
Adelman, Alfred Fisher, s K walker,
Sidney Mason, Calvin Thomas Ed
ward DOnnelly, Lionel BeTans, Prem
tiss Evans, Theodore Won Eltz ana
Vivian Rushmore-
Peg o NY Heart.
Laurette Taylor will begin the last
week Of her record breaking engage
ment in Oliver MorOsco's production OF
J. Hartley Manners comedy Of youth,
Peg O Ny Heart" at the COTt theater
Monday night
II VIII De Lne seventy Eo4h7GLA-
tive week Of the run Of the play at the
Cort, and the end Of the engagement
VIII mark more than one remarkable
event IN theatrical history in this coun-
try at least
Record Run
Peg O Ny Heart was the first at
traction in John COrt's beautiful play
house in West 4Sth street, opening that
theater December 20, 1912 With the
exception OF Good Fridays and Sundays
the play has been presented every day
during the period from that date 10
this. on Saturday night. next, when
the final performance will be given
the consecutive number Of perform
auces that will have been given VIII De
6O4, exclusive Of such special perform
ances as were given for benefits ana
the one presented at the request OF
Nine. Sarah Bernhard. These latter
were given gratis and are not num-
bered among the regular performances.
While the run of peg o. Ny Heart
is generally considered the longest OF
anv pIav that has ever been produced