El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08

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N Gazer.~ comedy with music
L presented 4t the Plymouth the
alter. shone as a gem Of melody with
its music 5- Franz Lelar. compose
Of The Merry Widow The score is
richer and more varied. the scope o.
the production much smaller. being
Of the cameo order. and for cne init
mate theo:erz- Costumes. settings
and comedy are pretty and quaint, the
scene being Bath. England. and the
period 1889
joan Charles Francis. in the role OF
a young gallant Of that day. has, per
haps. mis- best change IN musical
comedy. and takes excellent advant-
re Of several sentimental duets Miss
Caroline Thompson, who has the lead
ing feminine role. pieases the au-
dieuce with a nicely Uodulated ana
flexible voice. which thrills itself into
the good graces Of even -le most
blase. Miss Jeanette Metuven- as
one OF the heroines school friends
displays some extraordinary high
notes
These school girls. in their pan
tellettes. including Miss Edna TEN
PIE and Miss Wanda Lyon. the first
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doing we'll.
John T. Murray adds much TO the
strength Of the east as the heroine
brother. with astronomical tendeu-
cies. and. above all the others. IN act
ing. gives The star Gazer" an aspect
OF being a real litcle play, apart from
the delightful music
Excellent Huaic.
In addition TO the excellence Of the
music. with which composers Of
opera comique far more famous than
Lehar might nave been we'll satisfied
i'm their hygone day. the book anl
lyrics We're unusual TO relate. almOsf
beyond criticism The singing OF
some OF the young women was
trifle too light, but the Plymouth -
not a large theater- There was no
chorus.
Cosmo Hamilton wrote the book
and Matthew g. Woodward the lyrics.
The Messrs- Shubert gave the piece
a thoroughly artistic production. with
an eye for the comedy OF costumes
and customs Of the Georgian era.
Beatrice Dakin- in Doing Our BIT.
at the Winter Garden. is laying them
low-the youngsters leave the per
fOrmances grooming their disappoint-
ment over the length Of her act
and the old ones chuckl!nE good
naturedly. eminenly satisfied.
The Longacre is showing Leave
Il To Jane" and Leave II To Jane is
showing Edith HailOr-nuf ced-
To Reproduce Passion Play
Father Conrad, c. P. rector Of -.
IOseph's church and director Of the
PASSION play OF "Neronlca'S Vel. .
which was witnessed last season by
$4,000 persons, has announced that
the third season will be opened Sun
DAY afternoon. February l.. 1917 The
first night performance. on the same .
date. is 70 be made a special one F.
formally opening the third season 1t F
VIII be an invitation performance .
and the proceeds will be used entirely +
for the charging Of the auditorium .
which was especially built by the
Passionist fathers or st. Joseph's 4
church to house the Passion Play
Father Conrad has reassembled the .
cast Of 100 volunteer players, and this .
year there is no change in the prin-
,ipal actors The sacred character OF .
Christ. that Of Veronica. that Of the .
high priest and OF Nicodemus. will be
enacted BY the experienced players .
whose reputa tions have made the
American Passion play favorably .
Known throughout the country. Re
learsals will begin this week and .
continue until the first week IN Lent.
This year. as last, there win be two
-asts of 100 each, which viii relieve
zach other in turn. There will be ad-
iitional performances this season
Miss Eleanor Painter, the gifted
-oung artist who has not been seen
N the New York stage since she ap-
feared as the star in @The Princess /
Pat at the Cort theater more than q
ear ago. has begun her enEag cement
% the KuIckerhociZer theater in Har-
I'D Chap ms comedy, Art and Oppor-
unity under the management OF
Richard Lambert The play is in three
lcts with an English country place
Is its locale IL was first presented
It the Prince Of Wales theater. Lon
ion. with Miss Marie Tempest in the
star part. The cast surrounding Miss
'anter includes Frank Mills. Grant
stewart. Cecil Fapp. Edward Douglas.
katherine Stewart and Martin Hay
Ion.
The Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shuhert
ave opened their 21st theater in New
FORK on the Forty fourth Street the
tier roof. with cover the Top The
Forty fourth Street Theater Roof
heater" is a regular theater and uot
cabaret or music hall. and there
3 no smoking or serving OF refresh
Hents Of any kind. Il is also the only
g o'clock theater" in New York. over
he Top which the Nessrs. Shubert
lave chosen for the opening attrac-
ion, is a new musical revue in two