El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

I southern universities, and in the
summer time played professional
baseball in the minor leagues. Mr..
Wilson is one Of the best skaters in
the country, both on roller and ice
] skates, and does all sorts of acrobatic
skating and dancing on skates To
these many accomplishments Mr.. Will
son adds the ability to perform on
/ musical instruments-string, brass or
reed.
BACK FROM THE MOVIES
A transaction of considerable in
ton Tully lured from the films those
I exceedingly popular screen players,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. It is Mr..
/ Tully'S purpose to star the pair in a
new play by John Hunter Booth.
! author Of "The Nasquerader" Re-
I the out Of town premiere is scheduled
/ for the middle of next month
I By this stroke Mr. Tully is restor-
Z ing the Drews 10 the speaking stage,
in which they won their first distinc-
/ ton On the screen, more especially
in depicting comedy. they have
achieved international success.
Mr.. Tully's career as a producer has
been comparatively short one, and
yet he already has 10 his credit The
and The Flame"
Adds to sCheer Up.-
Cher Up" at the Hippodrome, is
getting bigger each week, and Charles
Dillingham; provides added novelty
with great regularity. Following the
Introduction of Houdinis battling feat
OF causing a ten-tOn elephant to van
ISM then escaping from his submer-
slole box; May Wright's sensational
bareback riding with the Circus
Modern" and Sybil Vane's appear
ance in the musical ensembles, come
new features in the dancing portion
Of the pageant with Helen Gladings
introducing a Spanish dance in the
Sousa-Burnside tablesu- The Land
OF Liberty" and THAI agile quartet,
the Amaranth sisters, in an acrobatfc I
dance in the jungle scenes.
Good Attractions Now.
Theatrical entertainments as good
as can be found anywhere are offered
at all Of New York's leading theaters.
Among the offerings are TIE Lady
OF the Camellias." Empire; 'Happi- |
ness" Criterion; ''Parlor, Bedroom |
and Bath" Republic; Josephine"
kniekerbOcker; Polly with a Past"
Belasco; Seven Days Leave" Park: !
Tiger Rose" Lyceum; General |
Business Before Pleasure" E1tinge:
Success" Harris; Jack o Lantern
Globe; The Indestructible Wife"
Hudson; The Conan Revue 1918"
New Amsterdam, The King" Co |
hans: "A Tailor Made Man" Conan & !
Harris; Going ID" Liberty; Flo (
Flo COrt; lombard, Ltd" Morosco: !
odds and Ends" Norworth: The Lit |
tie Teacher" Playhouse; "Chu Chin I
Chow Century; Experience Man
haitian.
A John L. Sullivan story.
In the aftermath of "reminiscences
following John L. Sullivan's death 4
there comes story of an incident 4
many years ago in the Boston theater.
The big fighter was occupying a I
box at matinee performance in the
theater. He was accompanied by
Willie Cohen, then his dresser, and
now a well known comedian in bur-
lesque. No sooner had Sullivan taken
his seat than he lighted big cigar.
First one and then another usher
was despatched speedily to him to
order him TO throw away the cigar.
Sullivan continued to puff away, and
finally the manager came to the box.
You've already sent two ushers to (
me-" groWled Sullivan Now, If You
don't get out, III throw this Jew at
you"
Pays Big War Taxes.
The Hippodrome has. during the
period Of three months that the thea
ter was tax has been operative. con-
-ributed $4,000 to the governments
war chest.
This was the tax paid IN small
amounts averaging seven cents each