El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-16

Londoner who has amassed fortune
and now determines to write really
good history. His progress as . chron-
icler is slow until a woman who had
Tilted him in early life suddenly ap-
pears in his library. She makes
strange request. A woman has lured
her poetic husband away and she thinks
the man she once threw over is Just
the one TO persuade her faithless spouse
to take up his marital duties again
Orlando DAILY, who has been known
as a comedian. is the poet, a role with
which he has a struggle
The business man-histOrian has his
breath taken away for an instant by
the absurd proposal but finally his
good nature induces him to call on Mrs
Guildford Charlotte Walker
To his amazement, instead Of siren'
he discovers a good hammered and Guilt
waited Young woman who is as much an
enthusiast on world history as him
self II is an easy task to have her
send the slightly unprincipled husband
about his business, while she consents
to assist Panton in his life work.
The reason for MI Sutro's title comes
out in the third act Here Panton- a
sister and his One-time sweetheart
break upon the innocent work of his
forical collaboration with frightful &C
cusations against Mrs Guilford.
The playwright thinks these two
women are in need Of two virtues chas-
tity and charity.
For the moment they succeed in their
purpose Of driving Mrs. Guilford from
the house. but the historian follows her
and all their difficulties are solved IN
the usual manner of happy endings.
Mrs. Sothern Julia Marlowe) watched
her husband from a box the opening
night. while others present included
Mrs. Richard Mansfield and Mrs I'd
wilma Booth GrOssman, daughters OF the
late Edwin Booth.
The Washington Square Players have
opened the Bandbox theater with four
oneact plays OF these the piquant
historical comedy called -Helena's
husband" was the most notable. 1t IS
Philip MOeller's own account Of the
elopement Of Helen with the handsome
Paris and the first full story of how the
Greeks were forced TO mobilize and
take the field against the TrOjans-
Helen is a shallow woman. who is
moved even to tears because the stately
Menelaus doesn't understand her"
Me1elaus. on his part, is glad to be rid
Of her, but for reasons Of state and
conscience does not care to hand her
cup Of hemlock- So he lets her flee
with Paris, leaving behind her the
usual note beginning 4 am not bad
woman"
Then comes some OF the cleverest
satire OF the evening. Menelaus is pa
cific by nature, but his country's ma
tional aspirations must be satisfied
His counsellors assure him that treaties
are but scraps Of papyrus and the
sketch ends with the librarian below
ing from the balcony to the mob that
the spear has been forced into their
hand: that the order Of mobilization is
being signed and that with Zeus as an
ally Troy will be reduced 20 ashes
Miss Grace Georges experiment OF
. Har Ell
out at the Playhouse Monday night I
with a revival Of Langdon MitchelIs
The New York Idea" and was a dis |
tinct success.
While her husband. William A. Brady, I
looked on a bit nervously. Miss George I
and an excellent company performed ]
this ever brilliant society comedy before 3
an audience in which were many per 4
sons prominent in social and business Z
affairs OF the big city.
Most critics found Miss George as
satisfying as was Mrs. Fiske nine years {.
ago, in the role Of pretty Cynthia Kars- T,
lake She showed the highest art in
the difficult passage where she invites 4
her One-time husband Conway Tearle) !
to attend the wedding and give her
away
Although THE New York idea" might
settle down for a long run. this is not
Miss Georges idea She will give plays
by Galesworthy, PinerO and Jones and
revive at least one comedy by Moliere
and THE School OF Scandal" while on
popular" nights the prices viii bring
good drama within the reach Of the I
poor but appreciative-
Miss Eleanor Painter leads the cost
comedy at the Cort theater- The music
s about the best Victor Herbert has
sver turned out, while Henry Blossom.