El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-19

& meledrama. which makes all previous
( melOdramos turn pale. TO the Manhat-
: tan opera house. II The Story Of
the Rosary doesn't satisfy your thirst
for thrills, you may rest assured It
never viii be satisfied
The piece Is an Importation Of Nor
ris and Gest. who brought over The
Whip" and 10 Outdistances the latter
BY several furlongs.
Paul and Philip Roman are both
officers In the red dragons and war
IS declared They are cousins and
suitOrs for the hand Of princess Venetia
Sabran- Philip, a deep dyed villain.
rushes to ask the princess TO marry
him and is refused. But he resorts to
the device Of telling Paul he is ac-
cepted and Paul goes right away to
the war without saying EO0dby and
/ learning what strong cards ne really
+. holds in the affection Of Nenetia
Nenetia to the rescue. Her father
has gambled away his fortune and so
is In the power Of the wicked captain.
Despite this handicap, she discovers
Philips perfldy, catches Paul=he al
most got away-and is led 10 the altar
Then Paul joins his company and is
shot and buried He comes back alive
a year later as his fellow officers are
drinking to his memory
Meantime his wife mas almost entered
a nunnery for good and the orchestra
has had lots Of opportunity TO play
THE Rosary" in sad passages
Alfred Paumier is the chief hero in
the role Of Capt Paul Roman. while
Karl Larose, who wrote the play. is a
sort Of secondary hero. James Berry
is the villain and Annie Sazer the
faithful wife
This season seems to be one OF the
meiodrama- Another play Of this
Maxine Elhotts theater. Tie author
is Paul Armstrong and much mystery
was made Of the plot and the actors
before the production.
THE Bludgeon" Is violent enough,
but in il Mr.. Armstrong departs from
the scenes Of the underworld" which
he he helps to depict in Alias Jimmy
valentine" The GREYHOUND" and The
Escape" The bludgeon is a child
~hlch an unprincipled woman con-
leSses she has only to hold as a club
over her husbands head.
irene EVendorr is married to a chem
ISL VINO has made money. but who can
not give his wife the luxuries she de-
mahds- They have a 10 year old daugh-
ter After he has left for a few DAYS
~. ous lil TRIP, he returns unexpectedly
70 ina MS wife in the arms Of Stony
brooh' a society idler The lover con-
lesses at the point Of a revolver and
- dhoNed TO go, and the guilty wife
saves her life by demanding that her
-e---u eileluDer their daughter The
outraged husband. for the sake Of his
daughter, agrees to allow his wife to
secure divorce
The lawyer friend Of her husband.
HliiInan, believing that EvendOrr is
sullty OF misconduct with his wife's
mald and being I'm love with Irene, Sc
cures the divorce and arranges that
tHe allmony is so large that the for
mer husband cannot come into the
state OF New York Then he marries Z
MS client and losses the friendship 4
OF his friends and business associates.
In the third act, supposed to be seven !
years later. Irene quarrels with her
second husband and in his absence is /
visited by her former husband. who
wants to see his daughter. !
She telephones for the police to have
MIN arrested for arrears in alimonv
Then comes the first lover. Brook, who I
has been serving time in prison and l