El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

having his hair conbed. SO, heap much
abOrigine craftiness bubbling 10 the
surface. he conceived a personal pre-
paredness plan. "Got as far as the
fourth reader and stayed there" he
says, widening his perpetual smile -No
record Of pupils was kept, and for five
years I just skipped aroun' from one
school to another. always hornin' in
on the fourth grade I was hailed as
the smartest kid in the class And
why not? Bgeei I knew the whole
blamed fourth reader by hearti"
When not cooped in class room he
was galloping around with cattle
roundup outfits. acquiring the knaclS
OF rope tricks from Mexican punchers
by day and listening to ghost stories
around the mess wagon campfire by
night He practiced with the lariat
on fence posts, stray pigs. mOngrel
sheep dogs and gibbering Chinese
cooks.
Grabbed by Wanderlust.
In 1899 the wanderlust germ crept
into his blood. and he packed 4 quit
case full OF Fred Harveys fried ham
sandwiches and shook the alkak dust
OF the great southwest from his
ankles. Followed adventures ffelovv .tbe
equator. On the pampas Of Argentine
and Uruguay, in the nitrate mines of
Chile and on a hunting expedition up
the Amazon river In Brazil Then
travels in France. Germany, Switzer-
land Italy and England
Finally he signed up to break wild
horses for Gen. Roberts cavalry in
the BOer war, and shipped from Liver
pool on a South African freighter
Weeks later he landed In Durham, Ma
tai There he met Texas Jack. noto-
rious promoter OF one-ring wild west
shows, forgot all about his purpose
with the English government and ap-
piled for job as stake driver with
the troupe Through Jack he got into
the show business.
ROur New ThenferE.
With such a prosperous theatrical
season It is not surprising to learn
that four new theaters are TO be
rushed to completion soon. George
Backef win spend 100000 to build
l2-stQrv building containing play
house seating 1860 on the east side OF
Broadway. near 49th street. The Shu-
beFts will erect a fine modern theater
in West 45th street near Broadway,
at A cost of $4,000
The Adelphia theater viii rise next
to the Cort the ter and the Playhouse
on the south side Of 18th street James
X. Hackett, Grandon lyman and
George Tyler viii have the artistic
direction OF this theater. A new movie
house will be built by Thomas Dimond
on 33rd street just east Of Seventh
avenue
Musical Innovation.
steal world this season will be the
presentation of Verdi's "Manzoni
REQUIEM" at the Polo Grounds June 4.
The soloists will include Maria Gay
and Giovanni Zenatella, who originat-
ed the idea Of opera singers in open
air performances.
During Verdi centenary at Veroni
they gave aida" at the arena, which
has a seating capacity OF $4,000. A
year later Carmen was given with
a signal success. America readily fol-
lowed the precedence and last year at
Harvard the members Of the Metropoli-
tan opera company presented Sieg-
fried and this year Yale will give
Diem Wolkure."
An interesting feature OF the Re-
QUEEN will be the temperance of Luz
Gle Lawrence. an American singer
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera
House, who has been singing in Europe
for the past several years. Her chief
distinction was being chosen by Puc-
cini to sing the role of The Girl Of
the Golden West" in Europe. Another
soloist viii be Leon Rothier.
There viii be a chorus Of 1900 voices
and an orchestra of 100 men. It is ex-
pected that about 10000 people Will
witness the production.