El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-18

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N Century tbeater-that million
L aires mistake once called the
New theaSer-is again filled with E
gargantuan show. The splendid play
house on Central Park West has been
stuffed with good things by Florenz
Ziegfeld. jr.. and Charles Dillingham;
and. as Frank Tinney confided to the
orchestra leader:
IF they do good business. they ought
not to lose over $4,000 a week"
II is with some CONSERVATION a re-
viewer must contempla,e this show. its
numerous far famed principals. its Law
ish scene shifts. its myriad chorus and
spread Of novelties kind OF liberal
educati ton in musical comedy. burlesque
ard vaudeville
Either Elsie Janis o. Hazel Dawn Is
the star of the evening. if there must be
a star. Hazel is the Century girl OF the
title. but Miss Janis's singing. dancing
and inimitable Initiating make her al
least a close second.
II one smiles at Misses Dawn and
Janis. q hearty laugh or Two cannot De
restrained when Marie Dressler, Harry
Kelly and Leon Enrol CavOrt. Their
burlesGue on the Russian dances is a
screan-no other word will describe It
And sam Beruard-stuttering sam
proved TO have many devotees in the
audience
pancine. goes without saying. II can't
Ne avoided OF the ballroom species
there are Maurice and Miss Walton
Doule and Dixon deal out the eccentric
kind while adelaide Bell produces some
new and acrobaJc steps. and Mr. Erroi
shows US how 10 waltz up 10 the 'front.'
door AT Z m. after a Jolly party
Victor Herbert md Irving Berlin's
music has many bright passa ges. while
Joseph Urban tears the rainbow apart
and spreads it oil over the drops IN
series Of striking stage pictures.
The show is long and light Nessrs-
ZicCfeld ard Dillingham; Sec TO have
done their best. Let rs offer them SIN
p cere hopes Toy success in their bold IN
when Ned Wayburn led his forloru hope
I'm she same cause
..Gsetting Married"
Bernard Snaw is brilliant as ever IN
Getting Married the new play being
presented by William Faversham at the
Booth theajer
He has done a remarkable bit Of
character drawing in the Bishop Nine
ty-nine out OF 100 stage ciergymen are
hypocritical sticks or drOwsy good men
This bishop is n man OF life and intel
Iigeuce. a real source OF Inspiration.
Shaw likens to upset US and II is from
this unexpected source We now set the
true men of religion 4 he ought TO be
and most times is
Ar Fsversham plays che bishop and
does 10 we'll Honors should also go TO
fTeurictte Crossman. who has a spier-
I'D opportunity for fine reading in Mrs.
George and grasps il i'm her expert
hands 10 the satisfaction of the most
eXactius. Hild1 SDOnE gives a spirited
performance OF the old maid who viii
not have a child II she must have a
husband IN the house. while George
Fit gerald u1a Ees deal or Reginald
Bridccuorth. Lumsden Hare IS the gem
er1l-
TIE play. as YOU may already know.
concerns "a couple about to get married.
who pause or tne brink when they sud
denly realize what IL all means. After
much attempting TO devise satislac-
tory substitute for marriage. however.
they decide TO d" ehe conventional
This play has great technical interest.
for IL was written without the GUS
tOm3ry division iu'o acts and scenes
and has returned 20 unity Of time and
place observed in the ancient Greek
While no, one Of Shaw's greatest.
Getting Married" is q pleasant bit OF
sarcasm well worth seeing.
-Ren Hur."
Is Ben Hur'' eternale KIaw and
ErlanCers production of the famous
Lew Wallace piece has started its 18th
consecutive season at the Manhatta
opera house and IL was necessary to
che crowd
incidentally. Monk is still playing
the part he had i'm the opening perform
ance IS years ago. Onl- twice in all
these wears has he failed 60 appear.
Monk is now - years old. When he
made his debut he was mere colt Now .
he is handsome brown EeldinE who
has Won every race in which he has
participated. Monk is The horse nearest -
the footliEhts. who draws the victorious I
chariot OF Ben Hur. he has not de- .
Perforated i'm all these years and played 3
his part this week with as much vigor ;
as on his first opening night
"GOod Gracious, AnnaheIIe." !
4 new American playwright who J
Yields richly humorous pen was in .
PRODUCED 20 the public with the produc- .
ton Of Good Gracious. Annabelle" al (
the Republic theater. She is Miss Glare
Hummer. whose principal previous .
claim to fame was the authorship OF +
that hopelessly lovesick ballad 'Dearie-'
several years ago.
So sure was Arthur Hopkins that (
'Annabclle" would please, that he ar (
ranged before the opening of this play 4