El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-03
Entcker bocl91.

erous majority OF the theaterEoers
who have Witnessed the production
would vote u an -abuormality' II
asked for an expression Of opinion
Making sin farcical may be well
enough in burlesque. Dut when 10 is
made light OF By a parent such as
Papa man Of worldly tastes with
two grown daughters. one OF whom,
Chloe. has already furnished the fam
ily skeleton or the family snake-the
audience Just naturally falls 10 see the
excuse for 10.
Chloe. the older daughter. at one
time neglected 10 be discreet with a
grand opera tenor She had been very
young and i1nDulsive. and the result.
a four year old daughter played by
little Mss Marian Batistal. brought
the one breath OF innocence into the
performance.
Plenty OF Action
But the actiou-the many comrli-
cations that grew out OF Fana's trials
and fluctuations in quest Of means q
keep up his easy mode OF iVing-rath-
er confuses the audience It was made
very apparent I'm the first act that the
financial status OF papa quite rur
down az the heels. was in need OF inn
mediate holstering- One OF the daugh-
ters-1Oth Of whom were being court
cd by wealthy young men-musr mar
~ 20 tide the family over Finally
his daughters and many evidences OF
the deep alteration which both dauEh-
tiers showered on their fond parent a
coin was Tipped 10 determine which
one should marry.
Chloe failed TO call the turn or the
coin. but she demurred because Of her
past Finally the daughters change
places. as IL were The one who had
never even met a tenor prsteuds 10 be
the mother OF little Dolores. Chloe S
path 10 matrimony having been
cleared in this way. an elOpement Is
agreed upon Meanwhile Doris. the
younger daughter. -confesses' her sup
posed indiscretion 20 her lover when
he urges her for a reason good
Ireasou-Why she should refuse him.
Very much 20 the surprise OF Doris.
her sutton IS charitable enough 20
Overlook such an unfortunate happen
Ing and they are happily married.
Then the entire family goes abroad
and in due time little Dolores is legal
- adoptef By Doris and her husband
Gets Into society
Papa and his married d1ughters are
+ introduced into society abroad. and 20
make complications more confusing
iZimzapanzi. the tenor. appears in the
second act. calls az the apartment OF
Doris and her husband. and is so con-
fused that the audience catches the
fever. too Chloe's uredicameut. in the
I presence Of the tenor. the idiotic man
ner in which DOris's husband tries 70
make generous hearted martyr OF
himself, Papa's pink-hued confusion
and the clever lines which serve as
camouflage for the indecencies con
tribute to bring about the author 5
intention Of making sin a farce. Blu,
because even sin sometimes fails 10
be spicy. there are dull moments. and
when Papa. on the threshold Of a mar
rage OF advantage. Elihly admits 20
his fiancee. Mrs Blythe played BY
Miss Jobyna H0wlandl- that perhaps
there was romance in his life-a TO-
nance that points its finger at little
Dol0res-the audience decides that
Dolores has altogether too many par
ents.
Miss Violet Wilson played Doris very
capably. Miss Ann Andrews portrayed
Chloe's part admirably. and Papa was
1mpersonated By John l. shine
Barnett Parker and Arthur Eldred
were the young husbands All N all
the cast was capable and did its very
best 20 carry out the authors ideas
@All Women Are Grnfters.~
"Grafters are born. not made" says
Gertrude Vanderbilt who is playing
the role Of an honest CRATER" as she
expresses 90. in Listen eLster," John
Corts musical comedy success now in
It's fifth month at the KniclSerbocze
theater. and every female child is a
born CRATER"
And there are as many kinds Of
Erafters as there are women Every
little CRATER has a method all her
own From the cradle up every female
infant is taught how 10 be a CRATER
and today the only women whose
names have come down in history are
those OF the most successful grafters
For Instance, Cleopatra. who grated
armies by way OF Caesar and Anthony.
Take madame du Barry. madame du
Pompadour. and numberless other
women OF all countries. and the graft
ers are the most famous
The female infant soon learns her
noble calling. AS a baby she soon
finds there Is nothing too good for her
in the eyes Of her father and grand
parents. Little boys must be disci-
plined. but little Eirls-whatever they
want is good for them They learn 20
wheddle and coax and their education
as CRATER has begun
Graft in school
-All through life the girl practises
her calling" says Miss Vanderbilt
When she goes 10 school she soon
knows the teachers from whom she
can get good marks without working
very hard. which is one form Of graft
ling. About this time she practises
the wheedling OF the male on her big
! brother, who has hitherto been im-
muue- She soon has him at dlsad-
lvantaEe and looks for new worlds 10