El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10

I tr2CuonS during the time II is not Occu-
pied by the French company. and the
| new Garrick theater, in 35th street,
! which will soon he restored to its
former position as a regular" Broad
| way 50 playhouse by the inauguration
| there on March of the John Craig
| Mary Young season in F. Sothern's "ad-
I venture" play, Stranger Than Fic-
! tion.' under the direction of Lee Shu-
bert and John Craig.
In addition. the Morosco theater.
! which the Shuberts built for the use Of
! Oliver MorOsco. will take care OF the
| AOrOSco enterprises, many of which
/ formerly have been presented in Shu-
/ bert houses Altogether there will he
I rectiOn OF the Shuberts next year.
Columbia to stage Opera.
Columbia university viii 20 in for
opera next summer
Eduardo Petri has been engaged as
director, and the general public VIII
/ have = chance TO hear many of the
standards sung by some of the best
Mr.. Petri. who is director OF the
chorus school of the Metropolitan
opera house. is a former student a
Columbia, and although he is believed
TO have been responsible for the plan,
professor James c. Egbert is the lead
, ing figure in its completion.
Mr. Petri would not indicate what
operas he proposed 10 produce, hut in
popular appeal
COiored Movies Successful.
The past week at the Strand was
marked by the first production in New
NOrk Of the new cOlOred movies. which
are so far ahead OF anything Of the
kind ever seen here before that they
would indicate that the moving pic
ture field has been merely scratched as
to possibilities
The new pictures have in some way
obliterated the flicker which was re-
Sponsible for the abandonment of the
colOrs are not only natural. but in
some way projected with a deep per
spective unknown heretofore.
Sir James Barrie Coming Over.
Sir James Barrie has informed the
producers Of a Kiss for Cinderella
that he will make trip TO this coun-
try from England soon to witness the
play in which Maude Adams IS now
starring.
Sir James evidently thinks Miss
Adams is worth Drawing the U-boats
to see. and we agree with him
Mrs. Warren'S Profession"
Mary Shaw has announced that she
will revive Mrs. Warren's Profession
for the benefit OF the Gamut club. Of
which she is president The play.
which is from the pen OF c. Bernard
Shaw. was produced here some years
ago and closed by the police Since
then. however. many plays which were
far more broad in dialogue and
lowed to go on their way unmOlested
and IL is unlikely that any great i'm
preston will be caused by the revival. {
ArIiss In Revival
George Arliss supported by an ade-
quate cast. presented this week for n
revival run the Barrie comedy. The .
Professors Love Story" which first ,
made its appearance in this country III /
1892
As the professor" Mr.. Arliss creates
A loveable character of particular in
terest and the skilful manner i'm
which the love story is wound around
the peculiar traits of the old man
stamps the play as typical of the au-
thor
It has a theme which in some ways
may he likened to Barrie's latest offer
ing. a Kiss for Conderella." in which |
haude Adams Is now playing The hu-
man appeal which the later produc- (
ton contains is also found in Mr.. Ar
liss's play
While it will never create any re-
narkable sensation n this time. The
Professors Love Story" may be truth
fully recommended as a good evenings
'PaIs First-~
With Thomas \. Wise and William /
-Ourtenay providing most of the fun.
Pals First" an adaptation Of Francis
Ferry EllOttS novel OF the same name.
made its appearance this week The
play is labeled "a comedy" but is
-ather more of the melodrama- which
nay or may not enhance its value.
Its theme is aimed against prison
-efOrm and is not especially new
Thomas A. Wise. being host Of fun
n himself would have been equally
'unny II the author had forgotten To
'upply him with lines. for most of tho
dialogue is of the inane variety. =
pals First is neither a success no.
failure-it is just a passive produc-
ion.
New Musical Comedy.
Take it From Me-" a musical com
.dy by Arthur Grant and s Waller
tein. has been accepted by \. G. De-
auiater for immediate production. II :
s. understood that the book has a
uique theme and that the music is very
neiodious.
Clare Hummer has written another
musical comedy with Sally Fisher in
mind as the heroine. Miss Hummer
las two successes to her credit this
lea son and is running in the blue rib
ION class.
We note through the columns of n
we'll known theatrical paper that a |
.ircus viii leave New York this spring
lnder its own motor power, namely,
y automobile. Shades of p T Bar