El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-23

the new headliners who came
through in fine style.
The Follies are the Follies and as
such VIII always be welcOme- sum
mer never officially arrives (as said
beforel until the plotless play is
here. and now that its amongst Us
[ the sale of Panamas has kept apace
with the thermometer. Visitors
should see the FOllies right after
they've visited Grants Tomb and the
AQUARIUM. There's $50 reasons why,
there being so girls in the chorus.
Movies Call Jack barrymore.
One 10y one the majority OF the
I productions this season have dropped
/ off with the advent Of summer. until
7 only the smashing successes remain.
Z Photoplays have interfered, however,
I in At least one instance to force the
curtain to ring down on a popular
This was the fates OF Peter Ib-
betson." the delightful little play
dramatized from the story by Bu
Maurier in which John and Lionel
Barrymore have been starring at the
Republic theater-
Jack Barrymore is quite in demand
/ in the field Of the films, and some
/ time ago he signed a contract that,
sumo work in the movies" imme-
diately. So. when the curtain went
down last night it closed the thea
ter until early in August, when the
youthful member of the famous
I family will once more take up the
Although Peter Ibbetson' made its
debut after the present theatrical
I season had reached its zenith. it
achieved even more Of success than
that other famous story from the pen
Of Du Maurier, 'Trilby-"
Ewes Daughter"
Although current attractions are
sufficiently numerous to give the Wis
iting theaterEoer whatever form of
dramatic entertainment he desires.
the managers themselves are, Of
course, busy with many new attrac-
lions for next season
On the heels of the brand new
"FoIlies" and the Hitchcock piece
viii come probably William A
Brady's new melodrama, Ewes
Daughter"
The play was tried out at Wash
inEton a week ago. and reports from
those who saw il seem to indicate
that IL was exceedingly satisfactory.
The plot is rather involved. dealing
with the trials Of a young English
girl who wants to see life and live
New Film Enterprise.
And. speaking of John Barrymore
and the movies on one hand and
Brady on the other. reminds me of
I two interesting announcements One
is that Brady viii resume produc-
ton next fall. in an extensive way,
of musical comedies; the other is
that three big theatrical men. Lee
Shubert. Arthur Hammerstein and
Ralph Ince have formed a moving
picture company to produce pictures
Their company will be known as
the Advance Motion Picture Corpora
ton, and a studio has been en-
gagged on the Palisades along the
I Hudson, where pictures will be
started on July / Three stars have
already been signed up. Miss Elaine
! Hammerstein. Miss Lucille Lee Stew
art and Miss May Thompson. and
scenarios for all these have already
[ been written-sOme from Lee Shu-
bert's private stock Of past dramatic
successes and others just plain
scenarios written for the occasion
Two Shubert Attractions.
Two Shubert attractions will be
tried out on the dogs tomorrow
night. One is a Mana's Home" a
| MAY by Anna Steese- Richardson and
/ Edmund Breese. with George Nash in
the stellar role The workout Will
be staged in New Haven. The other
drama is 'Wanted-Aa Alibi." fea-
turing Hale Hamilton The farce is
from the pen OF Anne Crawford
Flexner, and the schedule for to-
morrow night names Albany as the
place for the premiere. Little is
known about the abb play. hut the
other is said 20 deal with tango
lizards and hlacllmail.