El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-26
The Secret of Success OF
Billy Clifford's ShocOs
Clifford Is Regular Fellow and He Treats His People
Right-They Live Like Big Family and They
Amuse the People Because They Are In
a Mood to Be Entertaining.

forming. They travel in their own
private cara private Pullman done
n DIlght maroon on the outside with
the clifford name in gold, and inside
everything just as comfortable as
nome, even to the piano in the ''parlor."
Iney nave their own cooks and wait
ers and live all the time on Bhe car.
AFTER the show, everybody goes to thu
car and everything is ready for the
night If the next stop is only a
snort distance, the car is set out and
Ihe performers sleep until their regu-
lar time of rising. They have good
healthy food, regular meals and regu-
lar hours This is just a hobby of Billy
Cllfrord She had an idea that he
could give better show by doing this
and 1t has so far exceeded his expec-
tatlons that he says he will never
travel any other way. The chaperon
OF the three Miss Westons travels as
d part of the company and presides
at one end of the big family table at
mealtime, while Mr. Clifford occupies
the other end. On the road they have
their own home observation-disclosures
SaIlon-JuSt as people have when they
are not on the road. This is the prin-
clpaI secret of the success Of the Billy
Clifford show.
But there is another; it is CIifford's
latest idea of what the people want
Billy got his reputation as a minstrel
men, then he went into vaudeville and
then he came out at the head of his
chorus girls and plenty Of Billy Cliff
ford. Then he got his newest idea. to
DO something different. and he SAYS
MS present show is now his idea of
what the American people want Here
is what he says Of it:
I tried this year for a quality show,
not quantity snow I selected my
people for their abilities Take the
three musical Weston sisters have.
For their salary alone I could get a
dozen chorus girls If I wanted a guam
tity show. Our first act is a sort Of
a melange of action and specia tiles
to get the audience acquainted with
US. The last act, as you see, is lust
a collection of vaudeville, worked in
IN proper sequence. We have a big
party you S0o- we take the audience
IN as part OF our party and then
we dance and sing and play and make
merry IN general That was nv idea
OF what the American people wanted,
ana was right, for have never had
sueh a successful season"
rms tells the story Of the show,
boiled down and given in a nutshell.
II IS Just collection of specialties-
all good-and there is nothing to both
er about; no plot to puzzle ones brain.
nothlng heavy. It is all frothy and
light, but good while it lasts From
the Scotch songs and stories Of little
Miss May Collins, through the entire
uSt-the baritone parody of BiIly's
brother, Edwin Clifford, who is a real
singer; the girls quartet, the violin
the dainty dance by Clifford and Miss
Collins, the rags by Clifford and Miss
IDA A1ay-eVerything goes with a bang
and a spirit that is pleasing. One spe-
ciaity follows the other without de-
lay and all the performers are free
with their enc0res.
Clifford still carries the big silk hat
and the Prince Albert coat as a part
Of his wardrobe-there is only one 9TH
er silk hat like il and Billy Clifford
owns that, tOo-and they are as much
a part of Clifford as the smile and
the attractive manner of the little
comedian. And they belong with
the Clifford speciality. It wouldn't
seem just right to watch Clifford I'M
less that silk hat and long coat were
brought out during some part of the
performance.
Clifford is the same funny, dainty
dancing comedian that Ell Paso learned
to like when he first came here four
years ago-a trifle heavier on the
scales, perhaps but just as light on
his feet, and his good humOr is just
as cOnta gious as ever. G. A NJ