The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
TROCITIES ALONG THE RIO CRANDE

army private lobster. or | shall scream
tor help. oh. you will, will you? Yes,
] will mean shall. You don't 49,
one boiler from you. my pretty. and
I'll tel the Colonel all. because you
gotta admit | got the goods on youi
oh, jOu have. have youc SSs, = .SsvA
swcrtne1r,, and YOU know II. oS . %.
do I! Yes. you do. finland nS ~ 3
shall scream for help. tgh! Wool!
Wool, My Gawd. is there no one to
protect muh' Help, help. OH
The glass crashed then. II Was
Mans aged husband. home from the
club ahead Of time and therefore sober.
The door had been locked so the glass
could he c.ashed. And after that Nan
tried suicide but recovered. and Lieut..
LHsrOrfh tried suicide and succeeded.
T%hereupon Gus Thomas set the
stage for his big punch. Throughout
the afternoon Gus with the aid Of q
corncracking good cast had succeeded
IN causing a crowded house to weep
whcn Gus and company had wanted
them TO weep and laugh when Gus
wanted them to laugh. and everything
Hdd been lovely; but ~ far nothing
mad happened outside of a darn good
Gus Thomas play-which is going
sum' played by a darned good COM
pany. But Gus merely was leading the
audience on toward the big punch.
Thu question of craftsmanship In
The United States navy as compared
with, say. England's inner has been
pretty well decided. IN that score we
lose But tho question Of marksman-
ship in the tinted States army as conf
pared with the straight shooting OF the
other armies Uf the world never was
settled f"r us until We saw the very
lust scene uf the last act Of Rio
Grandc' at the Empire Theatre last
Wednesday afternoon. In army
Workmanship We win.
Dick Bennett as Colonel Rdnnard and
Frank 'amIeau as BH Hccht, orderly,
N"rc all that were left of the United
states army aft'r l!cunctt Southland
had been stuck NJ Wy a Mexican and
Calvin Thomas had pulled his own
automatic ana had done a German.
Nnd thon came the final test Of
craftsmanship when Dick Bennett,
the wei known stage husband Of Non,
summoned Frank Campeau into his
presence TO ask Frank why he had
got so gay with friend wife in that
locked room scene. a hit Of domestic
r"ing~ on which had Just been brought
10 DICKS attention.
You kDO. what YOU know asked
plrk I'nr"tt Tor words, to that ef-
frct,. addressing the right hand side
~ Inc aud.cnc" h1. really meaning
that Frank Chmp"yui should answer
him. I'rdnk was Standing unsteady
at the door - D!ck BENEFITS right
and som" distance back of Dick; but
once and for all Dick. gun In hand.
was going to show the american peo-
pie that Il" could pot a man at the first
shot without once turning toward his
human t.rGct.
Il know what I know cor words "a
that eifecD. Frank Campcau answered
to Dick. Frank Cimpeau being one Of
those rare actors who has the idea
that on" should face the person one
IS talking to. y practice often common
IN roai l'fc.
on. j. THAI 500" tor words to that
,f"rtb. snapped Dick bennett. still
talking t" tho audience but meaning
his words for Frank Campeau.
Bang remarked Dick Bennett's
automatic. Dick st.il facing the audi
''"c and therefore being compelled to
~'"", ha,hwavd-nnt dcigning even So
much a> - talk" aim ana 50 true was
tic United states SIC surviving Of
i''r'> Workmanship that Frank Cam
peaU dd y harmumandballey back
ward and passed ~ n n cloud Of
smoke.
II was some Craftsmanship, Even
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