El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05

I should descend to the cheap rripperies
of the two a day
Julia NIarIOyye Aids Recruiting.
Julia MarlOwe, accompanied by her
distinguished husband. E H Sothern.
has been straining all efforts of late
toward getting recruits for the army
and navy
on Monday last. while addressing a
meeting in City Hall park. Miss Mar
lowe so stirred the crowd to the
heights OF patriotic enthusiasm that
an aged veteran of the Civil war pre-
scented her with his G. a. R button.
which she accepted She later re
marked that IL would be her most
I treasured possession as il represented
the spirit of the type Of men that
used TO be-"
The Lambs GamboI.
The Lambs have decided that be-
cause of war conditions they will
abandon their annual spring tour and
viii instead confine their activities
to a weeks run at the New Amster-
dam theater-
The opening is scheduled for May
2S. and every available male star in
the city will do his Bit toward max
ing the production a success. Present
break all records.
Love Finds n Way.
Love has triumphed over grim
death. and Lilac Time" now has a
happy ending. The play which we all
believed would fall because of its
morbid ending. has been rearranged
so tEat the soldier lover returns.
Although the original production
was perhaps better as a realistic pOr-
rrayal, the public evidently wants
their war sugar coated. so the change
has been made to conform with the
Ideals OF the multitude
.Faversham as Producer.
Tr-zTrTa~,, T~ar-ar-efa nj 90,
to New York as a producer next sea
son with Bernard Shaw's comedy,
''1Iissalliance'
Early in the season he viii appear
himself in a comedy by Dion Calthrop
entitled The Old Country" which re-
Gently met with quite some success
in London
The English "slaclzers' who are on
the American stage in order to keep
from bearing arms for their country
got a severe jolt when they discov-
cred that at the request Of England
the state department has asked for
legislation which will enable the
British authorities to call them TO the
oolors- The stage is liable to lose
some Of its stellar attractions.
Wen BE Spared.
Cheating Cheaters" viii not take
to the road this season and will close
in the near future, according to an
AM Ouncement issued by the Woods
office.
The success of the negro players n
this city has been remarkable, and
contrary to the belief Of many critics
with us the balance Of the season
New York evidently is fond of the
unique.
DE Luxe Annie" is the title Of the
latest crook play with which we are
soon to be afflicted Reports from the
front indicate that It is meeting with
unprecedented success on the road and
Will soon arrive here for the verdict
Florence Reed Retires.
Florence Reed has left the cast Of
The Nanderer IN order TO complete
a moving picture contract under
which she was working when secured
for the production. Her loss to the
biblical play will be keenly felt. as
she helped very materially TO make
the production a success
John Craig has completed the cast
of The Tiger" the Harvard prize
play, which he viii produce soon.
The Washington Square players
have decided to keep the Comedy
theater open all summer in an eff
fort to collect all the extra war profits
that are lying around loose.
The policy Of the house will be
changed from drama to musical COM
edy. accorClng TO the last rumors, and
II the players hand us the surprises
IN production work that they. have
in their previous line we may look
forward 10 an interesting summer.
New Musical Play.
His Little Widows" a new musical
play. will take the place Of the pres
ent production at the Astor on April
30, under The nsgement OF l. L.
Weber
II all the actors who have appeared
on the screen and stage in military
roles within the past year join the
colOrs, the ranks Of the Broadway
regiment ought TO be filled to over
flowing.
Roshanara, the East Indian dancer
Cborn in Harlem), is the present at