El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-27
A Party at Which Actor Folk
Tell What They Gave Up
For the Lenten Period.

TEW YORK, March 27.-It was ny
M privilege to attend . Lenter
- party the other late evening.
might call it a stage secret party. The
idea was that each actor and actress
who attended must tell honest to good
ness Just what he or she had given VI
for the 30 day penltence-
The hostess was Virginia Harmed
looking little like Lent in her ravish-
ing gown. which I shall not try FUR
Their to describe. She was ably sec
onded by her (real-not stagel nus
hand. William Courtenays who is bring
ing iR-shs- faElily-hr and butter and
paying the taEicab bills by playing II
Under Cover"
Douglas Fairbanks almost spoiled
the game right on Margaret Hing
ton had Just mentioned that she was a
victim Of the buckwheat cake habit
and was now by the eXertiOn OF infinite
viii power eating napjackless break
7 hadn't noticed it was Lent" cried
Douglas. but now that ] know It III
give I'D buclzwheat cakes, too
DO you love them cOOed Irene
Fenwict1, lowering for the reply
i hate EN-. 1 wouldn't eat one on a
bet"
There were several reproving glances
and a tense silence for almost mo-
Then matronly Ethel Colt, nee Barry
more, chiTped up: 'W ell. I'm not talk
ing about my Hiddies outside the home
and I can't imagine a VOW harder to
keep than that Oh, Virginia you
should see Sammie nowi He went to
the dog show with me and learned to
grOwl like a regular husband There,
now, I've broken my vow again
I've given up my fat 'fessed Lillian
Mccarthy
s'And got a better one" put in Roi
Cooper Megrue. But I didn't DO ever
as much as that On inspecting my
habits and morals carefully, find
there is none Of them which could be
improvedl'
IAN. that means one round at least"
said Granville Barker, who IS Lillah s
husband Barker and James Forbes
seized Megrues one on each side and
rushed him mahoganyward-
Louise Drew. daughter Of Johnny,
declared she had not flirted so far and
intended to keep It up for 40 days and
nights. No one attempted 70 gainsay
that this was a great sacrifice and no
body would dare TO after one glance at
Louise, who is to be seen Just now as
a French high finance expert in a
comedy by AIegrue-
Another pretty young woman. Ruth
Chatterton. is still flirting, but has
temporarily given over the vice OF con-
certgofnE. Anna PavIOwa (whOm they
all call the Incompatible, so I suppose
I must tool is doing without caviar
and raisin wine. she said she never
did care for vodka
DashinE young Lou Tellegen has
found a part eminenty suited to him in
the new comedy from the German, TAX
ing Chances in which he opened at
the Thirty-ninth street theater We'd
mesday evening. de is under the direc-
ton OF the Shuberts-
Taking Chances was written by
Paul Frank and siegfried 'Geyer and
was played for many weeks in vienna,
Paris and Berlin. BenrimO and Nor
gan translated il into English and
BenrlmO saw TO the staging here
The role of Mr.. Tellegen is that Of
an adventurer who justifies his high
handed escapades on the ground Of
heredity. He comes Of noble ancestors
They were first pirates in the days
when this was considered an honorable
profession and later rObber barons.
Having lost his lands. he still retains
the thirst for danger and the rapacity
which have characterized his race
What he lacks in scruDle he makes up
in fire manners.
The three acts Of the play all take
place in Nice the French winter resort.
comes to Nice with letters Of introduc-
ton which insure his entrance into the
best circles
He arouses general curiosity. but
A-l-lAiAlE can ne 4G-4 AL-iA snhtLL MS past
except that he is of noble lineage.
His distinguished personality and pol
ished ways conceal the past
This fine gentleman contrives and
executes a daring robbery He also
secures his retreat in such a way that
he viii be able TO play the game all
over again with equal safety IN the
next city he visits.
Lou Teuegen gets out Of this part
all that is possible. He IS a finished
actor. Introduced TO this country as
leading man for poor Sarah Bernhard I
he remained here. playing in Maria
Rose" and Secret Strings" He likes 1
America
In HIS supporting cast are: Ivy
Dodson Mitchell John I
Hamilton. Lionel Devans. Harry J. 4
Ashford. CarIOtta Monterey. Stanley /
Groome, Barnett Barker Elwyn Eaton, 4