El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-16

used ideas that smack strongly OF
The Fortune Hunter" and Turn TO
| the Right He has not been clever
1 IN his adaptations however, and al
though his present plot is carefully
CLOSED over with coat OF humorous
dialogue the pen OF Winchell Smith
looms up in the background like the
Statue of Liberty in New York harbor
The plot Of the piece is woven
+ around "A reckless young rake named
Kendall who earns the nickname OF
{ "Mile-a Minute" on account OF his
speed in getting rid OF his fathers
/ fortune
Romance In 1t.
He is finally thrown out OF house
aud home by his family and wanders
( into little inn on the Boston Post
road. where for no apparent reason he
is taken seriously ILL
The little niece OF the innkeeper
nurses him back to strength. and
through her personality he gets a keen
desire to be something worth while.
He perfects an invention gains fame
and fortune. wins the innkeeper's
daughter. and is welcomed home by
MS family which we are forced TO
admit is about all that one nero can
DE expected TO DO between $50 and II
o'clock every night
The cast. which was advertised as
a typical Morosco cast Is all of that.
and there are some rather good bits of
acting displayed at various points L
the ghost in the family closet did not
the work of another author. the play
might be considered fair o-niddling
evenings entertainment.
The French Tbeater.
Gilda Darthy. who arrived here last
week from France 10 augment the cast
at Lucien Bonheur's French theater.
appeared Tuesday in The Ircnmaster"
and added fresh laureis TO her already
long string won on the other side
The gifted Frenchwoman has per-
sonal charm and magnetism, which
coupled with real ability and clearest
diction. makes her q valuable. addition
prise
Word reaches us from London that
sir Arthur Wing Pinero has begun
wo-l5 on his first play since the begin
ming of the war. with the exception Of
''The Bass Drum The renewed act
ivity Of the English playwrights is
taken in some quarters as an indica-
tion that the end Of the war is in sight.
Charlotte Walker viii make her ap-
pearance here shortly in new play
10y Eugene Walter entitled Pussy Foot
Patricia" It looks as If he was stealing
Julia Arthur viii appear soon in
'Seremonda. romantic drama by
William Lindsay. Il was produced IN
Hartford Conn. on November 16. and
We have Il from Miss Arthur's press
agent that the production is a sure
fire hit
Goes Into Musical Comedy.
Irene Franklin. that vivacious vau-
deviliian OF Red Hood" fame. has en-
tered the ranks Of musical comedy as
a star. and viii soon dazzle Broadway
in The Melting OF Molly.
Harvard has again butted into our
own pet little theatrical arena This
time its representative is James Sa-
very and his offering is In Tor the
Night which VIII be produced mere
within the next month
Ramsey Morris author OF that thrill
ing Welodrama Ninety and Nine. Is
back amongst us with a new play. IN
which ID is rumored Richard Bennett
VIII bc featured.
Frances starr. now or tour. viii re-
tu-n 10 tEc city around the Christmas
holidays iu new comedy ny horace
Hodges and T. Nigney Percyyal, en-
titled Little Lady i'm Blue The new
piav. which is by the authors OF
Grumpy" will follow seven Chances
az the Eclasco theater.
New Shubert Farce.
Tin. SuuoertS announce they nave
accepted for early production new
entitled Wanted. an Alibi-" Mrs. FleN-
Nor is also she author OF The MarriaSe
Ga11e- and Mrs. WieSs Of the Cabbage
Pstch
Horrors. The Winter Garden man
a--.mcut has found IL necessary to rc-
quest baseball players 10 refrain from
throwing balls a the chorus girls IN
the first act finale. The Glrl on
TFft is The Girl You Get number While
none Of the girls have been injured
tine rubber balls when thrown win
great velocity and accuracy cause the
sirls To be- SO timid they fear to keep
their heads in view \ printed card
is handed To all ball players. with a
Dolite request. when they are discoN-
cred i'm the audience