El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-16
MUSIC. BEAUTY
ANDLAUGHTER
Lilac Domino" is Clean,
Enjoyable, and Most De
lightful in Every Way.

Andy DIPPED had his muSlcal ear III
good working order when ne picked
The Lilac Domino" as an opera. for It
is tunefuI, not possibly as much so as
some light operas have been, but tune
fuI enough TO be catchy and even de-
l.gbtful; he had his artistic eye in good
working order when he selected the
cast and ordered the scenery and cos
tunes. and he did not overlook talent
II selecting his principals
The Lilac Domino" is, as manager
T. +. Maxwell said It would be. one OF
the prettiest, dainuest, pleasing things
in a musical way that we could ask
for and II it is not the best thlng ihat
Will be here this year, whatever II IS
that is better. is going 10 have 10 De q
riot of harmony, laughter and tune
fitness
The Lilac Domino" has all of these.
Some of the songs are so catchy mat
they almost reach out and grab at you
particularly The Lilac Domino song
and Let the Music Play There are
others that have that WHISKY s"lhS
that makes YOU want TO hear them over
and over again and sorry-as we were
last night-that the T x p brought the
company in so late that repeated en-
cores were not fair to the performers
and not good for the audience
Although manager Maxwell had as
surances early in the afternoon that the
delayed train would be IN at o'clock,
II did not get here until nearly and
l. was after curtain time before .the
first scenery reached the Texas Grand
always equal TO the occasion and
sometimes ahead of it, Ar Maxwell
took the audience into his confluence,
produced the manager Of the show with
days growth Of beard 10 prove that
he had just got in and hadn't yet spent
- cents with a union barber, and told
the people he was going TO raise the
curtain and let them see the scenery
set This was as interesting as an act
Of the show TO most OF the people, and,
for the wait We all had. we were
treated to more than most ticket buy
ers get in one evening The way those
stage hands brought beauty out of piles
OF unsightly canvas and what looked
like Junk astOnished the audience, and
the dexterity with which some of the
sets We're put into place frequently
brought ripples OF applause from the
spectators. Fred Feldman and Ted
Cooley became so interested that they
wandered out and behind the stage and
were suddenly dragged into the urne-
light by manager Maxwell and had to
bow their thanks for the applause they
got I. &. Stewart didn't get to go
behind the stage. but he said he got
MS moneys worth watching the seem
cry men at work and Harry Potter was
pleased, because II was so different
the working part of it-frOm anything
that he knows anything about.
When the show got started with its
tsn-piece orchestra which had been en-
eertalnlng the audience during the di-
version, il went with snap from the
first curtain to the last. Pretty girls
most OF them good looking men, all
well dressed, capable singers, and
comedians who draw real laughs with
out once using a word that needs
dash in repeating. kept everybody in
good humor and high glee for about
three hours. The show is in three acts
with beautiful settings and lighting eff
fects for each. and so many changes
Of brilliantly beautiful costumes that
the eye is often bewildered.
some very clever dancing is featured
IN the different acts and the burIesor1e
on the PaVloWa performers by George
CurzOn. Archibald GiIchrist Joseph
Carey and Edward Crawford, was a
scream The singing OF Miss Yvonne
Earle. the Lilac Domino girl and
Miss Marie Hamilton is of a verv high
class and shows well trained, If not
extremely strong. voices. The dancing
Of Miss Darle and George Curzon is
finished and artistic.
Julia FOntane. whose feet the woman
folk complimented as the prettiest thew
had seen in long time, and Louis 7,
Fltcher gave some artistic dances that
one could readily imagine would excite
admlra ton even in the Castles's strong
hold on Broadway (New York;. Miss
Charlotte JOY gave a classical dance in
the last act that was gem
Joseph Carey is a comedian who gets
laughs by his very finished methods
and his jokes are all clean, clever and
up TO now. For instance when sor1e
hody told him something was more
valuable than gold and precious stones
he said 1t must be the California
yote--just like that. OF course. Won
laugh when you hear new ones and
you'd laugh anyhow. even II Won heard
Joe spring an old one-if Joe dealt in
old ones, which he does not Harry
Hernsden, the gypsy musician. is an
other member Of the company who
contributed many a chuckle and as
many laughs and Edward Crawford
also had a good deal to do with excit-
ing the satellites Of the audience
There are no flaws in the cast il is
splendid light comic opera. handled
by excellent people with nothing abo1,+
u indicative OF anything but Cleanliness
and enjoyment; in fact, It IS lust me
sort Of a performance you wish TO
attend II you want to enjoy an EVENING
It is F'renchy without being naughty IN
the least q II III
TODAY'S AMUSFNFNTS