El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01
ABE { NlWRUSS
WARMLY GREETED
Montague Glass's Noted
Characters of Fiction Are
Seen in Drama.

For a genuine good time-one laugh
crOWdlng the other so fast that II was
almost ontinuous-"Potash and Perl
mutter" in dramatic form is even SUI
perior to its original in story form
FL Pasoans laughed at and with the
two Hebrew characters of Montague
Glass at the Texas Grand saturday
night and Sunday matinee and night
until the tears came There are few
such WhOlesOmely funny shows. II IS
built for light entertainment solely,
ard. while there is a love story and a
plct. enough to keep up the interest
and show that the two leading charac-
tiers have hearts of real gold. the
comedy predominates so largely that
there is little room for anything else
Jules Jordan as Abe Potash, was a
most lOvahle old suit and cloak maker
and his Junior partner. Mawruss Perl
mutter, in the person of Lew WEIGH.
just about divided the hOnOrs evenly
with him They were typical Of the
fiction characters that Mr.. Glass has
made the American public love so we'll
and their business and social philOso-
ply. their personal quarrels and tits
their business methods and their family
affairs all served TO bring laughs, real
hearty, genuine laughs
Miss Lottie Kendall. as pretty and
vivaciOus as ever. acted tie leading
role OF the designer in such way as
to create new friends and make for her
self an additional place in the esteem
OF those who remember her as the
widow in The Prince of Pilseu" of two
years ago. and in leading roles in the
Olympic Opera company at the old
Myar opera house. Other members Of
the cast were ali good.
Around the efforts of MaWruss and
Abe to save q young bOOklleeper from
deportation TO Russia on political
charge, the plot Of the play revOlves-
The two partners come very close to
the precipice of bankruptcy in their
attempt to do the young man a good
turn. and have some amusing en-
counters, and oftentimes serious-Occa-
SlODaly pathetic-With lawyers. bail
ifs. United States marshals and even
members of their own families and
their personal friends. OF course il
ends TO the satisfaction OF the audi
ence. but without any plot at all
without the wedding of the beautiful
Miss Kendall to the Junior partner. and
the EetrOthal of the young bOOkkeeper
TO the daughter of the senior partner.
or the revenge Of Mrs. Potash upon the
shysUer lawyer TO whom she Tnortgaged
the home TO pay pinOchle debrS-uhe
audience would have been satisfied.
The comedy lines were alone enough TO
make up an evenings enjoyment tha=
was genuine.
The one line. when Mawruss saws TO
Abe-when the latter is abusing him
self for taking the step that has
apparently brought them TO the abyss
of bankruptcy-''NO. its not your fault.
its all mine; I've got more brains than
you and should have known better
went so well that the audience seemed
10 have its moneys worth But-weIl
this was just one of the score and
score OF laughs that the two genial
comedians and their companions sent
over the foOtHghts- If there is any
thing in the saying that the person is
more blessed who makes one person
laugh than is he who makes a hundred
c-y. then Abe and Mawruss and Non
CaEUe Glass and Al. II. WOods-for the
latter IS responsible for putting the
characters into the drama-are blessed
many many times q n