El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-02

llliott's theater in another bucolic
niece. broadway and Buttermllh'
wherein Willard Mack sets himself TO
the unite common task Of proving that
country folk and country lie are pet
ter than their city competitors
AIR. AIack's backwoods people are OF
the tvpe We are more familiar with on
the stage than on the farm However,
there are many farms and perhaps Mr.
NIack's experiences were different from
ours
Miss Ring is slangy young woman
(of uncertain age) from the city who
reminds one distinctly of some OF Rose
Stahls famous roles. She is a milllner
who has come to Maine to live among
the natives and who finds true hearts
underneath homespun-
For this character Mr. Mack has
written a host of breezy lines which
Miss Ring delivers with buoyancy and
gustO.
Helen Lowell is a comic character of
considerable attractiveness and Tom
nv Meade and Calvin Thomas both
add to the fun
one ought TO mention. too. several
new songs which Miss Ring is per
mitted to interpolate- they VIII De
heard in other places soon. for they
are tuneful. sympathetic airs bound to
be popular
1.-THE Guilty Man."
'.The Guilty Man." by Ruth Helen
Davis and the late Charles Klein, which
is offered at the Aston theater under
the MANAGEMENT of 4 II Woods.
proves TO be another thrilling melo-
drama bearing a similarity in its theme
to The Silent Witness which has
been running at the Longacre theater
An attorney general is here called
upon to prosecute for murder a girl
who proves to be his own illegitimate
daughter In The Silent Witness" the
district attorney learns in the nick of
time that he is prosecuting for muir
der a boy who turns out to be his own
son.
The scene of THE Silent Witness" is
laid in a small American town The
action of The Guilty Man" takes place
in Paris. Marie Forgeat is deserted
by her lover. Paul Lescuyer. and
thrown on the world with her unborn
baby.
She becomes the wife of Flambon,
keeper of a restaurant and dance hall
The second act shows the illegitimate
daughter of Paul and Marie. A beauti-
full girl of Il. who is required by her
stepfather to entertain his guests by
dancing Flambon plans to marry the
girl to a disreputable old scoundrel
who has money. whereas she is in love
with penniless young artist.
Woman Beaten.
When FIambon learns of her attach
ment for the young artist he locks her
and her mother in their rooms and
proceeds 10 beat the mother. a half
blind. helpless creature The daughter
finds a pistol and kills him. She and
her mother are placed under arrest and
taken before the attorney general
Claude Lescuyer. \ cross examination
of the mother and daughter in the pri-
vate chambers of the attorney general
acquaints him with the fact that he is
the father OF the girl
In the trial OF the case. Lescuyer. in
summing ND before the jury. confesses.
and asks for the girls acquittaL The
jury finds the girl not guilty without
retiring from the courtroom
The play has some strong scenes.
Irene Fenwick is presented as the
daughter. but in all truth it may be
said that Emily Ann Wellman. as the
mother. carried off the honors Miss
Wellman gave an exquisite interpre-
tation Of a most difficult role. Prac-
tically all the strong scenes were hers.
and she triumphed in all of them.
While Miss Fenwick's part was of
lesser Importance. she played It. as
usual exceedingly well
The cast is a large and well balanced
one, and shows the result of good train
ing The play was staged by B. Iden
Payne.
Harry Ia Montague. the famous polo
player. viii Join the French aviation corps