El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08
Drunk Woman Never Fun.
ny; Old Play Made Over;
Wonder Movie House.

- TEW YORK. April s.-'sThe drunken
M woman is never funny in real
\ NiIife." said Madge Kennedy, who
plays the part Of an unsophisticated
young wife becoming intoxicated on a
I "skyscraper cocktail" mixed by an
equally guileless friend in Fair and
warmer at the Eltings theatre.
"A drunken man may get laugh
In a street crowd. as when imperson-
ated by an actor. but ribald, helpless
woman Is an object of pity and scorn-"
The pretty coincidence went on to
explain that she had figured out just
why the character in Selwyn and Hop
woods play does not shock
1T is because the audience knows
what has gone before They would
not put up with the antics Of lady
, drunkard, but the experiences OF
hitherto inexperienced girl tasting the
joys and sorrows Of liquor for the first
time. carefully and arttstically por-
trayed. are genuinely funny.
Drink is the greatest tragedian and
the greatest comedian on the stage.
Off the stage It Is always a tragedian-
THE Great Pursuit" the new -all
star cast show At the Schubert theatre.
Is Haddon Chambers old play. The
Idler," rewritten. with new scenes and
even new characters added The new
parts are much the better portion OF
the present offering TO the dramatic
public.
Harding Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terryg
who had flirted with an "Idler' named
Mark Crosby (Charles Cherry and
finally married Sir John Harding, MP
Then the idler himself had taken wife
and gone to the western states for sew
eral years sOjurn.
In Nevada he makes the acquaintance
Of Simeon Strong and is present when
Strong's brother dies by the hand Of
Gentleman Jack" Whether the Cen
tleman" had meant his pistol to act
just as II did is not clear. The slayer
escapes and reappears as Sir John
Harding.
Crosby's wife. with whom he had
never been in close sympathy. now dies
and he goes back to England, where
at Lady Harding's he comes race 10
face with the gun man he had known
as Gentleman Jack"
believe that Simeon Strong Is also
guest Of Lady Harding. Strong has
been devoting his time TO the search
for his brothers slayer, VINO mas Deeh
charged with murder by the Nevada
Sir John makes a powerful defense,
but in vain He tries to make Strong
believe that his gun went Off by &C
cident The would-be avenger Will not
credit him
Then Lady Harding. still true TO her
husband, appeals to the "idler to res
enc him. Crosby consents on condition
that the wife visit him next day In
of course, Lady Harding gets into
trouble for her self-sacrificing and in
,nd hegnmpE
too attentive, while Sir John arrives
unexpectedly and recognizes some or
chids she had left on the table as she
fled behind a curtain.
There is a rupture between Gentle
man Jack" and his wife. But Crosby
now persuades Strong OF Sir Johns
Innocence. The diplomatic mother Of
the 'idler" and the intriguing Mrs.
GIynn- Stanmore, a delightful widow.
also add balm. And so all falls out
happily.
Then there should be mentioned the
nrettv girl who becomes engaged to
strong and her father, the flirtatious
General Merryweather. who can never
quite decide whether he IS more in love
with Mrs. Glynn- Stanmore or the elder
Mrs CrOsby-and meanwhile makes
love to both.
The widow Is played by Miss Marie
Tempest in a brilliant manner. Others
in the cast are Graham Brown, as Cen
Sir John, Bruce MacRae, as Strong,
Miss Jeanne Eagels. as Miss Merry
weather. and Miss Cynthia Brooke as
Mrs Crosby.
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The old Victoria theater site where
oscar Hammerstein made the fortune
he later dissipated in grand opera, is
now to have what is believed to be the
largest moving picture theatre in the
world. Certainly 1t will be one Of the
most sumptuous.
It win be called the Rialto. There
will be $500 seats. all at fairly low
prices Besides the best of new films.
the entertainment will include fine
music, vocal and instrumental
One OF the novelties will be the alb
sence OF a stage. In the place where
other theatres have the stage there
will be a splendid colorado and marble
stairway. Concealed behind these an
immense organ has been built.
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