El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

I urm, were splendid The speech de-
livered by Lester Lonegan. in the role
OF counsel for the defence. moved his
hearers. Almost all the small parts
were Wen taken.
Miss Grace George rounded up her
| notable season OF five dramas at the
( Playhouse this winter by presenting
( another George Bernard Shaw piece,
Captain Brassbounds Conversion"
In this little known play Of the great
| irishman his satire is turned for the
( moment on romanticism. He imagines
J the feelings Of A learned English Judge
1 fallen into the hands Of Barbary pirates
I and rescued from their tolls only by
I the entirely Illogical and unlegal wiles
Of a beautiful woman.
Mr.. Shaw, readers of the play will re-
| member. conceived lady Cicely as be
] tween 80 and 40" years of age. Miss
/ George appeared much younger. She
/ was also more American than English
| in her sportive friskiness in face of
! danger.
The captain is a West African pirate
! and the judge a relative on whom he
has sworn to revenge himself when
J possible. It is up to lady Cicely to
convert the pirate, a kind of human 60
! rllla- I'm single Day and so save the
skin Of Sir Howard Hallam. Her arms
I are the usual feminine ones and Shaw
makes her efforts as convincing with
! the audience as with the cave man. The
] captain betrays his uncle, he of the le-
/ gal maxims, into the hands Of the
/ Moors, but "a hours later rescues him.
Robert Warwick, known we'll TO the
film FANS was splendid IN the rough
part OF the captain and his makeup
was all that could be desired. Ernest
I LaWford was proper big wig and
Lewis Edgard made a rascally gutter
snipe in the role Of the cockney Drink
water.
The scenes and the Moorish brigands
were picturesque. All in all Miss
George II she has not done all she set
out TO do, has given a remarkable rep
ertory at the Playhouse She will go
on tour with her company.
X
Dorothy Bigelow. daughter OF Mrs.
Z. Jaffray BigeIow, and one Of the
younger generation Of famous Amer
lean family, has Just made her debut
First" a musical comedy written by
two young men. 7. Lawrason Riggs
and Cole Porter.
She proved to have a pleasing voice
and appearance and some ski as a
dancer With more experience she may
prove one Of the bright ornaments Of
the stage.
The piece in which she appeared has
several bright airs. some clever poetry
and plot which does well enough for
musical comedy. In some parts it Lays
and shows the marks Of the tvro. how
ever. II has been put on with lavish
hand by Elizabeth Marbury and two
scenes by Gates and MOranEe are es-
pecially notable in their effect
A youthful heroine is resolved to
marry an Englishman- Her patriotic
father says: See America First" So
she starts west TO find the canine
American, as IL the country east of the
Alleghanies COR maybe the Missouri)
were barred from consideration as
prospecting ground. The theory seems
to be that the farther west you go
the more genuine the American is
Some interesting people and make
believe Indians are found and there
plenty Of color and music. but when
Miss BigeloW sings: I've Got an Awful
Lot 70 Learn" she speaks the truth,
not only OF herself, but OF several
When Abbot George NJ Cohan calls
the roll Of the Friars' club, not only
do scores OF the most prominent actors
famous authors do likewise.
whenever this celebrated theatrical
organization contemplates one of its
frolics, which, to borrow a circus ex-
preston. is the greatest show on
earth, these writer's, like every other
member OF the club. regardless Of his
calling, feel il not only their duty but
their pleasure to contribute their bit
toward making the performance sue
The Friar roster includes among its
members besides its abbot, George NJ
Conan. Eugene Walter, whose contribu-
lions to the dramatic field have been
Paid in Full" The Easiest Way" and
Just a Woman" his latest success,
which is now enjoying an engagement
at the 4Sth street theater, New York;
irving Berlin, who has earned the title
or the King OF Ragtime." has also
contributed Watch Your Step" stop,
Look and Listen" to the musical COM
coy; Claiming Pollock. the author Of /
such Little Queen?'' THE Little
Iray Lady" and who also dramatized /
In the Bishops Carriage;" other Of /
Mt Ponock's efforts in conjunction !
with RennOld Wolf. also a Friar, are !
The Red Widow" 1.-THE Beauty Shop"
and the "Follies OF 1915"
samuel Shipman has contributed sew 1
eral starring vehicles for Louis Mann, |
lmong them being "Elevating a Hus- /
band James MonJgomery's society |
drama, Ready Money" will be re- l
nembered as one OF the biggest dra-
matte successes or the season Of 1914 |
1915 Jean Havez. song writer OF |
note, who is identified with his popular
luccess, Everybody Works But /
Father" Thomas Gray. a vaudeville