El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-07
.TO0NANY COOKS
4 CLEVER COMEDY
Is On Original Lines and
Contains Bright Situa-
lions and Conversation.

rrbs,ts-goars who stayed away from
the seasoD's opening OF the 4eXas
street Grand last night missed Ols OF
the .iolliest evenings enter 80 men II
will be FL Paso's good loL luILS 10 see
fbfs year "Too Many COOKS IS
-C-.sF- that fs different. It Is as full
Of fun as it IS Of originality ana u IS
presented by a first rate company y
is a natural sort OF COMEDY uOHe u
the situations are stralhes g " ~, IN.
probable Any OF the IN 4Hi5ii'
happen anywhere in rear ne
a Young couple, very much IN love
and engaged. start building a mouse
and the girl brings her 1ather' mo lneIt
three brothers, a block OF slsts Isid DullCu
Of aunts, an uncle and glrL iILe Ill 20
see the place. the boy ~ 49, 49,,
mate also comes and so does lhe boy ;
uncle. who Is an old bachelor and his
guardian and employer Inrousn the
advice OF all the relatives ana IIlends
and a strike OF the Carpenter union,
there is soon such q miNup over the
bouse that an abstract lawyer couldn't
get the kinks out The upshot OF II IS
that the rfrI breaks off the engage
ment and the uncle discharges ana
disinherits the lad, who IS leIL Win a
partially completed house on ms nanos
and no prospects. DefianJly ne taxes
nm the work himself. 1T may look like
hell when it is finished. but no mere
Carpenters union is going TO stop me.
he asserts, and he finishes, me shln-
giles are a bit crooked on the rooI, ana
some Of the joints are not the best,
but he says they look saucy and deIlant
and therefore he likes them
The girl and the uncle admire the
Young mans determination and, OF
course. the end comes as the end should
come TO all plays. But while the tan
ole IS being woven into the skein and
again while It IS being picked out, the
dialoz is exceedingly clever and the
situations equally So Original in It's
conception. the play is as original IN
most Of its lines, and there Is a guar
anteed laugh every two seconds from
the opening Of the first act to the
final curtain at the end OF the third
Here's a sample Of some OF the dia-
.Women are all jealous"
"Tll never give her cause TO be jeal-
you don't have to-"
It don't believe in marriage"
SO you are one Of those Free
Thinkers, or-loose livers."
IT'S so strange that everyone knows
all about love except those who are
NO. it's not strange at all. A fish
doesn't know how rough the ocean Is,
because tt Is not in position to get a
good look at It"
I didn't throw away my happiness;
7 had IL advised away" this from the
young man who followed his friends
advice until he lost his sweetheart
"Oh. quit talking about lovel I am
through with it. If there is anything
despise. IL is mush, especially from
man"
And yet. you uses to be the original
human breakfast food"
7 am willing to be q hard working,
conscientious husband. but I an not
going 70 be a bell boy for any woman
You've Travelled a great deal and
seen everything. I suppose"
Yes, everything but my S7th birth
day anniversary"
Yes. darling, I love you enough 10
forgive you il you were your mother
To appreciate the last, the reader
must be acquainted with her mother
and the fuss she raises in the love af-
fairs OF the two young people
Georgia dip is the girl and Clarence
Oliver Is the boy. Roy Gordon is the
friend OF the boy and Mary Sullivan
has the excellent role Of the friend OF
"the girl in the case" These are the
principal characters and all are well
cast. others in the cast are also ca
pable. G. A. n.