El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-17

araT nroducers are hopeful OF securing
he theater for new productions
Greenwich Village Company.
Frank COnroy, managing director OF
the newly organized Greenwich VII
Iage PLAYERS, is already at work as
se1,bline- his cast for the opening pro-
duction at the new Greenwich Village
although the building is still under
course of construction. Mr.. Couroy.
Who is now playing The Rev. Cyril
smith in Magic feels that there is
no time like the present to assemble
his company, and IN order 10 SCI IN,
Lest talent obtainable at the figure
"a hich h. will be able 10 pay. he is
now looking for available art for
arts. sake" thespians.
New Herbert Opera.
Victor Herberrs long looked TOT
opera. Eileen" which has been tried
out on the road on three separate
occasions and rewritten after each. IS
soon to come to New York As finished
production of the highest order
Mr. Herbert has long been student
OF musical affairs and has predicted
a revival of light musical comedy
In Eileen" he feels he has But the
best efforts of his life ana. as II was
MY good fortune this summer to hear
some of the music. 7 am inclined 10
agree with Mr.. Herbert on this
Typical Irisa Play.
Eileen is typically Irish In theme,
10th from a musical and lyrical stand
point and il has quaint appealing
charm which to my mind makes II one
of the more solid light operas, such as
The production viii move into the
Shubert theater on March II. at which
time Love o Mike" Will depart for
quite an honor for Love o Mike as
il will be the first musical play to en-
ter the decidedly beautiful little thea
ter.
LITTLE Iadv In RIue
It is pleasant TO recount that David
BelascO's production Of Little Lazy
In Blue" Is entering upon its fourth
month. despite the almost universal
prediction OF the Manhattan critics
that the play was rank failure
The simplicity and charm of the en-
tertainment makes il a pleasant Bit
of diversion for one who has tired OF
the muck and slime Of things sensa-
Clifton Crawford. who oavorts night
j. in Her Soldier Boy. Is shortly 10
publish a book. entitled World I'm
rressiOns,' in which he registers his
ideas OF certain types OF life as seen
by him IN a recent journey around the
slobe.
Our Clifton is getting to be quite
some author.
To Revise a Play.
The Shuberts announce that they
Will revise The Beautiful Unknown
following which it Will be tried out
again The play was recently closed
without notice OF cause. IN Baltimore
II T. g WOOdhouse. one of our fell
low critics. doesn't stop writing the
books and lyrics of successful must
cal comedies. we will have to exclaim
1 Alas. poor p. c. / knew him we'll"
and turn our searchlieht on him as an
author The only trouble with P. G's
work Is that you cant find anything
TO criticise. You have TO admit it's
good.
Actors All In Pictures.
Our old friend. Hen" Miller IS de-
crying the lack of actors He saws
the actors have all gone into the
movies and that the stage has been
robbed OF all its talent Now, il Hen
would sit down and realize that an
! actor can get more money in movies
and does not have TO rehearse for six
weeks without salary. ne may remark.
We'll the fault is not the actOr-its
the stage"
Hen" also complains there are so
Few men who can wear clothes like
a gentleman" We rise to point out
10 our deluded friend that clothes
were never known to make gentle
man. ~ our esteemed editorial friend
on the Dramatic Mirror so aptiy puts
II, an Henry has 10 do is catch the
gentleman and the trick is over