El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-09

! doubt his sincerity. and It is hard for
! the American mind to understand
( just why, with all the money at her
disposal, she did not hit upon some
perfectly simple method of having
him disposed OF, so that she could
sleep o nights.
Finally. the 100000. 600 husband
finds out all about IL. and because he
is a perfectly normal and well bal
anced individual he ends the whole
dilemma by throwing some incrimin-
ating letters into the fire and kicking
the Matchmaking count out Of the
house This is eminently Satisfactory
to all concerned
A Charming Comedy.
Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton
are appearing at the Henry Miller
theater as costars in a charming lit
tie comedy cylpt, Perkins" As
usual, Mss Chatterton goes through a
chrysalis period before she spreads
her wings as butterfly in the last
act As usual, she is equally charm
ing when masquerading as a parlor
maid and when appearing in her
proper person as a wealthy widow.
Mr.. Miller plays the part of the
canadian heir to q S5,00O.0 900 estate
who can inherit only in case he
nlarrles Mrs Calthrope. who during
ms life has rejected the rich uncle
VINO bequeathed this tidy little for
When it becomes known that Fer
gus Wlmbush, the Canadian. is com
ing TO London, Mrs. Calthroph Miss
Chatterton) decided that she viii dis
guise herself as a parlor maid in or
DER to find out If she could love this
man enough TO marry him.
II is perfectly obvious from the
Desinnlng OF the play that the mar
rage is certain to come off. But the
way IN which il comes to pass fur
liisIles an opportunity for much clever
dialogue and pleasing comedy.
Mr.. Miller is best remembered for
MS impersonation of the Cave Man"
ana me Great Divide" As a rancher
from the Eilds Of Canada he is not
nearly so brusque. his speech gives
more evidence of culture and except
Tor the fact that he drinks his tea
from a saucer he seems to be man
whom any woman could marry. And.
OF course, just as soon as she had
married him she would break him
Of the saucer habit.
II IS pleasure to record that Miss
Ia terton grows more charming with
each succeeding season.
Actors In France.
there comes an interesting bulletin from,
walter S Duggan. formerly OF the r,oba1
= a ~ IS force. forces and now color sergeant
n the S-ath o s infantry, stationed in
france He tells graphically OF meeting
q neno OF American entertainers
49, week ago last Friday" he writes.
ieafned that IN a certain village some
eight miles distant from nv eor5nsr,1 >
typical Broadway show was 10 be urs-
ssSuled mat night I inquired Of the 7.
-; :. a leader and what a surprise got
Mnen the names Of Elizabeth Brice
Tommy Gray, Lois Meredith, Margaret
Mayo' VIII Morrissey and Ray Walker
were mentioned I thought a bomb had
MT ne Our company was off the route
OF this wandering bunch, and I tbourht
out scheme TO get them to visit or
billet With the permission Of our COM
manning officer liked to the village
where the actors were to show. I arrived
JUST IN time to see Tommy Gray and VIII
Aorrissey pushing one Of those Eighth
avenue fruit carts carrying their baggage
he didn't recognize me at first IN my
Uniform I remarked that had lust
come from the front with a message from
Conan q Harris ordering his troupe 10
report az our headquarters He stood be-
NlioeFed ior minute, but began TO laugh
when I took out a three sheet Of Conan
from my coat It was one Of the three
sheets I am carrying with me en- route
Il and placed II On the pushca-t
Hunting An "Opry House,
'Ihen they switched their route. When
Miss Mayo saw the three sheet she had
a good laugh. too In fact. the entire
party Joined in the spirit OF the situa-
ton was thankful for the men OF our
company that we got the show. For a
moment we didn't know where 10 hold It
We had no op'ry house. The neses hall
was eventually cleared and e stage erect
ed Borrowed curtains from a French
lady. Once completed, the stage settings
were better than the setting OF Tt Pays
10 Advertise used at East Jordan. Mich,
and many other towns I visited with It
The back walls consisted OF army blankets
with a three Eheet OF Conan squarely in
the middle For a spotlight we dis
1ointed the generals searchlights from the
buzziug automobile outside. The foot
lights consisted OF candle and cans Of
original grease that the boys intend 10
1atent and sell 10 the Barnum & Bailey
-roWd when we get back
It vas a picturesque setting with thsi
men sitting on the floor. The men
howled over the show. which lasted two
hours 1t was the finest touch Of Broad
way we have seen since leaving New
York Once over. the detail carefully
folded the. three sheet and packed it away
with the Others The men are guarding
the three sheets so that they can plaster
the walls Of the banquet hail with them
in Berlin"
Passing Show" Closes.
The Messrs- Snubert announce that
-'The Passing Show OF 1918" at the Win
ter Garden will terminate its engagement
this evening The closing of The Pass
ing SHOW" is made necessary by the re-
opening Of the theaters OF Philadelphia.
where The Passing show has been con-
Lracral for the attraction AZ the uer-