El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22
E PAS0 HAS QUAINT Old JlAREZ
IS IN AMUSEMENT ASSET ALWAYS
City of Modern Theaters Which Attract Highest Glass
of Theatrical Attractions and Motion Picture Produc
tions Picture Theaters, Costing Large Sums, Are
Numerous; Many Varied Amusements Offered.

ing play house, and upon its ample
I stage has been shown some Of the
I largest productions of the American
state s-The Girl Of the Golden West
: Madame Butterfly" and DamrOsch' s
symphony orchestra are but few Of
the larger attractions that have been
staged in FL Paso during the past few
years for the deiectation Of Fl Paso
theater-gCers-
The Crawford. FL Paso's older thea
. ter. devotes its attention largely to
stock company offerings, and dark
. nights" at this play house are the ex-
f ception rather than the rule The Of
o ferings are literally patron lied. In
B addition to the Crawford there are two
or three houses that offer vaudeville
+ the year round.
Moving Picture Theaters High Grade
II further evidence were lacking. the
character OF the moving picture houses
} OF the city would be sufficient to prove
the assertion that Fl Faso people arc
lovers Of amusement The motion
picture houses Of Fl PasO are above
the average of cities Of the same pOpu-
lation. The Alhambra, Grecian. Wig
wan. Biiou. Unique and Eureka. each
represent a large investment and are
houses that are modern both in
equipment and in the quality of the
offerings The best productions OF the
leading film makers are shown in Fl
PasO as soon as released. and every
day the work of the leading movie
artists are shown.
Many Mexican Thcaters.
Besides the movie theaters above
mentioned there are q number that
cater TO the Mexican population Some
Of these. too, represent large invest
ment and offerings are equal to those
OF the American houses
South FL Paso street is largely the
amusement street OF IL Past so far
as motion picture theaters are con-
cerned. With one exception. the
Wigwarn on san Antonio street. all
OF the larger houses are located on
this street. The district of Ameri-
can theate.s extends from San Fran
cisco to Overland street, while south
OF Overland is TO be found the major
a few located in other parts Of the
city. including one at Alameda and
AagOffin avenues
Two Country Clubs.
It is not to theaters alone. how
ever. that the residents look for
amusement. There are the country
clubs one near Fort Bliss and the
other at West Ysleta, which contribute
to the social life OF the community
COLI. tennis. and other outdoor sports
are enjoyed throughout the year. and
tournaments are held tnat attract :
players from various points IN the T.
southwest OF annual occurrence are
a southwestern tennis championship =
turnament ana a local golf champion !
ship tournament.
Many Indulge in Motoring.
The popularity of automobiling in
FL Paso is attested by the fact that
there are now over BOO automobiles
licenl cd in II Paso county over 200O
machines have been licensed during
the past year The many points Of
interest within easy driving distance
OF the city form attractions that lure
the machine owner out into the hills,
and FL Pasoans may be found almost
any day in the year making runs 10
Las Cruces, Elephant Butte, Dripping
Springs, Ueming. Silver City and many
other points within a days drive.
Trips Of longer duration are also made
Paved roads lead up and down the
ralley, and these, with good natural
Dads, make motoring in this section q