El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-09


alter, New York, justifies the conten-
ton OF David Belasco, its producer
that a good play. carefully produced
and well acted viii do excellent bust
ness in any playhouse. This love
story of the great northwest. in which
Lenore Uric plays the title part has
done capacity business since its OPEN
ing performance, having broken all
records for business for the house
which tenants It Even during the
pre-holiday week, which is conceded
one of the leanest in the theatrical
year, the Lyceum was taxed to its ut
most capacity for every performance.
including the four matinees given
u eekly for several weeks to take care
of the overflow OF holiday visitors
Polly with a Past" still goes Its
merry way at the Belasco theater.
with Ina Claire's popularity In the
portrayal Of Polly Shannon undated
With perhaps the exception OF The
produced a comedy that made so IN
slant and lasting an appeal Polly"
bids fair to be still holding the boards
Of his own theater in New York when
the roses bloom
A Stirring Drama.
Doing Our Bit" the most stupen-
deus extravaganza that the Mess. s [
Lee and J J. Shubert have produced
at the Winter Garden during the
even wears that II has dominated
Broadway will enter upon Its 18th
week at that temple OF frothy fun
and frolic tomorrow.
Ed Winnie. the funniest man in the
world. star OF a dozen musical come
dies. is now featured with Miss Jus
tine tombstone in the Mess~s- Lee and
! J. Shubert production Of over the
Ton" at the Forty-fOurth Street !
Theater Roof theater. The principals
ina the big musical revue at the new
roof theater now include Ed Wynne. I
Justine tombstone. Craig Campbell. !
Joe Laurie and Aleen Bronson sup /
ers and fifty OF the sprightliest girls |
ever seen on the stage
Strong Human Appeal.
''Maytlme" at the Shubert theater. I
the Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert mu- /
steal romance which has been run 1
ming since early in August, Is a play /
filled to the brim with a strong hu- /
man appeal Il is in four acts and 1
covers a period OF as many genera
tons, commencing in 1910 and ending
in the 1917 Just past
Stuart Walkers production OF
Seventeen, the new four-act comedy
made from Booth Tarkington's Willie I
Baxter stories has made its New
York debut at the Booth theater.
Like the book, the play deals with the
of Willie Baxter In secur-
Ing a dress suit and a proper allow
dazzle the fluffy-haired. baby talk I.
vampire before whose smiles strong
men OF u have always fallen and will
always fall.
Conan Revue 4 Hit.
THE Cohan Revue OF 1918" IS all
kinds Of a hit at the New Amsterdam
iheater. where Nora Bayes. Charles
Charles Dow Clark. Irving
Fisher, Hans Wilson. Paul Nicholson.
Sidney Jarvis. Frederic Santley. Al
Stedman. Phil White. Paul F. Burns
John B. Dyllyn. Lou Lockett; Bert
Dunlop. Arthur HILL Lila Rhodes.
Iessica Brown Eleanor Henry. Fanny ,
Stedman and the others in the big
aggregation Of star entertainers sue
,eed in banishing any gloom that may
be hanging around this neck OF the
woods.
The hit scored by Going Up" at
he Liberty theater. is the tall. OF the !
own. Here is a musical comedy that ,
ombiEes a laughable story IN
Mosaic OF melody. wit and catchy
Iong numbers that is absolutely fas-
mating. and as presented by Frank /
raven. Edith Day Frank Otto. ,
farion Sunshine and the others of
he original cast IS about the liveliest Z
LAY set to music New York has seen
n a long. long time.
"a Tuilcr-Made Man,
One of the substantial successes IN
he theaters today is "a Tailor-Made
fan" at the Conan and Harris the
ter. where Grant Mitchell and the
theirs In this comedy classic are In
heir gath week OF huge popularity.
Leo Ditrlchstein in THE King" Is
laying to a procession OF brilliant
audiences at the George n Cohan
heater where he begins the 18th
eek OF his successful engagement to-
morrow evening
The Messrs Lee and J. ]. Shubert
nnounce that they have arranged ,
With Eugene Walter TO put Into re-
earsal at once his play entitled Lit
e Sherherd OF Kingdom Come" which
lr. walter dramatized from John Fox.
r s well known novel by that name
big cast will be engaged. and the
lay will be seen in New York within
he reVt three weeks
afEVhy' Martyr Has Good Run.
why Marry" the comedy BY Jesse
.ynch Williams. its eighth week at
he Aston theatsr tomorrow The best
iarry2" Is furnished BY the fact that
a the seven weeks the comedy has
cen at the Aston every seat in the Z
heater has been sold for each per-
ormance.
The Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert
nnounce as the next Winter Garden ?
reduction Al Jolson in "Sinbad" II h
iii be a spectacular extravaganza, [
In many respects the ia o
liliar narrative Sir Richard Burton
ave the world through the medium a
I the ARA bian Nights" The sup h
orting cast has been selected and
ehearsals are actively under way.
yes. OF No has moved over to the h
ongacre from the Forty-eighth
rama OF women and their homes has
Irned out to be DouuIar Rucragq