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LIGHT IN DEAR BRUTUS."
OT HE strictest and most careful
personal attention to every
detail--eYen the smallest

OI HE strictest and most careful
personal attention to every
detail-even the smallest
end apparently the most insignificant"
Some one had asked David Belasco
to what he attributed his wonderful
success as n play producer and that
was his answer.
There are hundreds of little things
done on the stage in every perform
ance that the audience never notices.
But just let one OF those little things
be omitted or be done wrong-then the
audience will notice.
There are the light effects in Dear
Brutus," for instance. How many OF
the thousands who have seen the new
Barrie comedy at the Empire Theatre
since William Gillette began his en-
Gagement In it there just befpre
Christmas have ever realized con-
sciously that there were any light
effects? A few, perhaps. but only a
few. And yet as much time almost
was spent getting the lights Just right
as in rehearsing the company. From
the moment the stage manager calls
Clear" until tho final curtain falls
the electricians never have their hands
on the switches intrusted to their care.
There is hardly a moment in the entire
play that the lighting of the stage Is
not undergoing some change. and yet
1t is all so natural. so exactly as II
ought to be. that he audience doesn't
even notice It.
The curtain ascends on dark room,
dimly lighted by a ray of light that
shines through n door at the left. At
the back Is a wide open window that
| looks out upon a rose garden bathed
in brilliant moonlight. The door at
the left opens. more lights go up, a
group of women enter, one OF them
finds the switch and suddenly the
| room is full of light. Later on the
curtains at the back are closed, shut
ting out the view OF the moonlit gar,
and then ever so gradually the lights
begin to grow DINNER until at last,
when the curtains are opened again,
the room Is almost dark and the magic
wood that has been mysteriously
dropped down into the garden stands
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and vulgar than ever before. OF course
the unusual assemblage of so many
beds at one time in various theatres
may not be as ugly a. sign as it seems.
The outbreak of these plays of sug-
gestion, and sometimes much more. is
periodic. Just now 1t is said to be
felt in other countries. In Paris the
theatre managers unable to find in
the contemporary supply all the pi-
quancy they need to satisfy the public,
have begun, to revive the most famous
pieces of this kind of former days. II
has been found that however plays
may change in other particulars, the
quality of lubricity is as potent to en-
terrain in one generation as in an
other
1t is to be hoped for the stage of
Paris. London. Hongkong. Buenos
Ayres or wherever else this taste is
at the minute dominating that the sup
ply may be superior to that which the
impresarios of this city are offering.
Such amateurish specimens of play
writing as, for instance, please Get
Married and "A Sleepless Night"
would be impossible wero it not for
the special appeal they contain. In
evitably the writer's who report the
opening performance of these pieces
are appalled, at the lack of education
To the dramatist the awkwardness
with which they are constructed must
be equally surprising.
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OFFERINGS OF THE WEEK.

ro-NIGHT-century Theatre benefit will given for
Camp Upton Athletic Fund used in building gymnasium
and providing athletic supplies for soldiers the
Among
Alice Brady Harry Fox Joseph Sany Sawyer the Dolly
Sisters FRITZ Schef Johnny Dooey and Marie Carroll.
Beasco Theatre: of
Stage Womens presented benefit
the fund soldiers
ton Hospital No David Belasco in "A Star Overnight will
make his motion picture debut Julia Arthur Starr
will play, and other footght celebrities
appear will Coburns George Cohan, William Collier
and Bessie Mccoy Davis.
MONDAY-Theare will be
revived
THURSDAY-Repu Theatre: Marjorie pre-
by Arthur Hopkins "The Teller
by Leighton Graves osmun In the Hugh Dman Robert
Vaughan E. L. Fernandez Grace Goodal Eleanor Mon Edna
Archer Crawford Winifred Wellington and Irene Shirley
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that operetta used to possess in the
days of Offenbach and his contempt
raries is what the managers frequently
hold out as inducement to the public
II there were a genius like Offenbach
to write the music there might be
some demand for the same sort of
text. But the old fashioned, romantic
fable of the kind invariably brought
out when the manager promises a re
turn to the golden days of comic opera
deserves to be "Cohanized" the minute
1t shows its head. Usually the indif-
ference of the public Is more cruel
The other method of salvaging what
may be saved is much more generous
to the manager who has passed
through the brief stage of misguided
ambition that seems to seize all Of
them once or twice in a career Mr..
Cohan has given them an excellent OBJ
ject lesson in first aid under such dis
tressing conditions. None OF them IL
safe from this ambition every once
in a while to give an old fashioned
opera comique. 1t seized every man
ager at intervals. Not only they but
every librettist who contemplates a
new work might benefit by studying
the new Conan "Dont's for Comic
Opera"
The New York stage is just at the
minute Uttered with beds. This does
not imply that its movement is slug
gish. Just at the present writing the
theatre is not only uncommonly ac-
tive. but highly prosperous, and, II
possible, little more trivial ignorant
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We'll, two or three months later, l
happened to be down in kulbuck an
looked up this wonder. No more sur
prised man ever lived than WIS III I
day, for there was the runt, a little
longer but still runt among his kind
and the little cuss knew me. l
bought him back of course. could
have proved ownership. but as the
chap that raised him had also trained
him. l thought he was entitled to
something. 1 kept Dumb-bell until he
died of old age"
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BY LAWRENCE REAMER.
JOHN BARRYMORE
in d" REDEMPTION"

TINE which The Vagabond
for the writers of lbret All average opera
has the burden
peared There the work between
lovers in the first act converted trio by the participation
third singer who harmony balcony
whole there practically other than
theatres ensemble numbers They
enough has
belongs it AS the duty this chorus only
with Skill well that there
ment in "The Royal Vagabond."
Thus "Cohanzaon applied had beneficial results
For
footghts and with all the bel a
romances they usually sopoc
utilize the praseoogy the
audience The singer has the time his her life There
his enjoyment He throws his
and until the
eternity Then having negotiated with
is willing to call things o
Two particular comic opera doing Just this
listeners but several finally
the fact that audiences simply shveng
mnisatons Of these solo vocal Ultimately
discerning but before
OF dollars Women who do this sort of thing
rules OF comic
least loneliness
to forget the in which the auditory
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Evidently everybody concerned in
the performance OF such farces with
the exception of the playwrights must
know his business. If tho beds were
built with as little skill as the plays
they would collapse long before the
important second act began. II the ac-
tors showed no more knowledge OF
their meter than the dramatists dis
close they would stumble over their
feet and mutter unintelligently. To
judge from such specimens OF native
farce, there is only one department of
the American theatre in which tech
nique is not needed. The dramatist
alone is not compelled to know any
thing about his craft.
IL this demand for the farce OF
philandering is to continue the man
ayers might at least take the trouble
to turn to that stage which has pro-
duced these works in their greatest
perfection. There are numerous plays
of this kind in the French theatre
which ought to be able to furnish the
same kind of amusement. however
more expert and finished they may be.
There Is a literature OF these pieces
by the French dramatists which would
be fresh to the American public. They
would, however, be something more
| than fresh. They would be more skill
full, more entertaining, more facile and
in every way an improvement over the
crude stuff that seems all our man
| ayers can find to-day. II such ma
terial is indispensable to supply the
needs of their patrons they might at
| least start out for the best.
1t might incidentally be noted that
the best or the worst. to vary the esti-
mate according to the ethics or the
workmanship of these pieces, would be
| found more readily adaptable to the
stage of the day than they would have
! been ten years ago. The advance OF
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OF course there are beautiful and
melodious numbers in the best Of the
operettas that it would be n privation
to lose. But they must in the first
place be worth hearing. The tenor's
madrigal in the second act of The
0ondoliers" is too exquisite to be
spoiled by any singer, and RoSdlinde'S
czardas in 1.-THE Bat" is just as in
dispensable TO any lover Of operetta
music. They are but two of many ex.
quisitely melodious and appealing
solos in the field of comic opera writ
ing. Nobody wants them Cohanized.
But they never would be. 1t is only
the pretentious efforts to be seriously
musical, or dull passages to reveal the
ambitions of the composer or the singer
that one can see with sweet resigna-
ton altogether Cohanized out of exist
ence. 1t is such numbers that have
brought comic opera into disrepute
and made the bridge ready for her in
formal half sister, the review, to cross
over.
In the matter Of the text, "Cohani-
zation" has been equally effective,
Anybody who saw "Fiddlers Three"
knows what sort of an operetta book
William Cary Duncan is capable of
writing. 1t is not sure that any de-
gree Of Contamination could have saved
that derelict. But in general, a good
old fashioned story with the qualities
The sun., 1919-02-23
ONE OF THE DADDIES.

Although Edwards Davis of the
Bachelors Club in David Belasco's
production OF "Daddes.' now in its
fifth month in the Lyceum Theatre,
is perhaps best known TO theatre
soers across the footlights, he has by
no means confined his talents OK
Clusively to acting. Not only has he
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liberality in the public view OF such
matters has been remarkable during
that time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
A Little Texas Ranch BoySaDes Uncle
WiggfLy In Books; Tells HON. To Do 1t

A certain little Fort Davis ranch
Aboy Of six loves Uncle WIggliy"
too much 70 see him destroyed. so
his Grandmother Is preserving him
and his adventures 10 book form for
Oft repeated readings
she lncioses a fresh volume which
'-ths little ranch boy presents TO LII
lie Chris Of whom be is very fond
But" she adds please send his
lie Chris Of whom he g very fond
from which the book ls made so she
can make another jusl Ike 81 and
So keep the much priced series COM
plete.r
Directions FOR making Uncle Wig
Elly books Tor other ltle boys ~
other grandmotlers are as follows,
this grandmother writes
First. number The pictures IA cor
rect order.
Then cut them along the lines
leaving the story under each picture
and leaving as broad a margin as
possible al the iefI Of each picture
for stitching the leaves together
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

eTXTE have a law IN New Mexico
w which is doing a great deal 10
PIT a stop TO passing worthless
checks" sad deputy sheriff C. n
Haynes Of AIamogordo. who Is in 81
Paso after a prisoner The law in
New Mexico makes It a felony for q
man or woman TO give a check that
IS no good. Here IN Texas. / an told,
If a man once had money IN a bank.
and oFerdraws his account and gives
a lot Of bad checks q 81 hard 20 pun
Ssh him for violating the law. a re-
cent Jaw in our state. however. makes
1t possible 70 punish any man VINO
gives a bad check. whether OF not he
ever had money in that bank
i came down 10 FL PasO a few
weeks ago and got negro who gave
some bad checks in AlamoEordo The
negro formerly had money iu q bank
1u- when be gave several checks he
didn't have any SO a jury sent him 70
che pen for three years.
Everything Is fine IN A1amoEordo
Everything looks good IN Fl Paso. TOO
7 used 70 be on the police force here
in 1903 and 1910, and 7 enjoy an oc-
casional trip 90 this city"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
4 q American 20 SLorg.
4 Real american Lo0e Story.
THE HEART BREAKER
By e ATeR
1873 ssa
Ny Becomes Engaged to Hilton; EIonora Promises tc
Wed Arthur Whom She Has Long Loved
"a TERHlNE vas De WATER
IU0HIl0leI nom TeEler1nF'1
CHEPTER LVVVTTI

TTTEEKs passed, and Harold Hilton
w fingered IN Falrlands. Mildred
reported that his departure Tor Can
ada vas 80 be delayed for a while yet
he was q frequent caller at the Brent
home, and Honora kept In Mndrefs
good graces by abseutins herself al
these visits She would come into the
drawing room, greet the caller. then
plead some work that needed her at
tention and return 20 her own or Mrs
Higgins's room
Once the housekeeper commented
On this fact Don't you like Mndreds
friend. my dear?" she asked.
"Yes-as fas as I can Judge be Is
a very nice fellow, although ] cannot
see that he is 60 fascinating as Milly
thinks. But he IS her friend. not mine.
So / make myself popular BY staying
out OF the way
Mrs. Higgins raised her eyebrows
doubtfully. but said nothing. she re-
GREETED Arthurs absence. She was
sure that his friendship was a good
thing for Honora.
hor Arthur had been IN camp for
over month Honora seldom men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Little InteuiewS
Recent Law In New Mexico Puts Stop Passing Bad Checks
BLOW Your Horns Is Advice Given Motorists by Traffic Cop

That speaks ven for FL Paso and
certainly VIII remember this placs
when 1 am on the road in an auto
mobile again"
Il see that the Socialists have voted
TO adopt soviet rule in Germany,
said NJ L Haynes. Germany,
think. viii be particularly suscep -
tible 70 such things now. She is
weakened and distressed. her eva
doing. and viii fail a prey. ] an
afraid, 20 the Bolsheviki and labor
radicals. The one hope she has Is
that her people will realize their
situation and get so busy at recon
struction that they win not have time
for radical and anarchy proceedings.
! recently talked with an American
soldier who had been IN Germany
and he seemed 20 think that some
sort Of unrest was smouiderinE N
the country. so the fact that the reds
are fostering their ideas in Germany.
speaks III for her future"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
YES TIONS
AND
ANS w E RS

n are bottle fed babies as healthy
" a. those nursed ~ their moth
ersf ". D. n.
A. Ten years ago a study OF this
subject was made IN London. OF
breast-fed Infants examined 84-s per
cent OF them were healthy. and only
I % percent died within one year. OF
I botue-fed babies. 81 percent were
. healthy. and ~ percent died within
one year.
O. How many states have
mothers pension laWf l. ~.
A. The department Of labor says
that laws have been passed IN SO
states. Alaska and Hawaii. making
provision for mothers left with youns
children TO support. The maximum
age az which a child may be given
an allowance by the state varies from
- 20 ~ years, and amounts range
from 81 per month, per child. 20 so
for the first child, and SIS FOR each
additional child
O. Were Individuals exempt from
doing assessment work on miulug
claims DUR nE 1912 6. A. r.
A. BY an act Of congress indi-
viduals and corporations were not re-
quired TO perform lhe usual an can't
of work on their miniuE claims OAR
Ing the present year. beo1nse OF post
war conditions
O. when was the first Atlantic
cable lnids X. o.
A. The first cable vas completed
across the Atlantic frnm Trinity BAY.
newfoundland. 20 ValanclE fralani IN
1855. The cable, laid tf-er four fall
ures, was $500 miles long, and cost
s1.S34.500
q. How many American troops
were euguged In the battle Of Chateau
Thierryf X. G.
a. The war department SAYS Thar
5000 Of our troops fought IN the
battle in the vicinity OF Chateau
Thierry.
Q. Row ia Gie United States Ply
for the FirE-n islundsf r. ID.
A. These Islands. which were for
merly known as the Danish west In-
dies, were purchased from Denmark
for s25.Q00,000.
O. Does the United States issue
patents on inventions to forelgnersf
q. y.
a. Any foreigner may file a claim
and 90 VIII be considered on The same
basis as that Of a citizen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Lille Interviews.

Use your horns. Recently a num-
Der OF near accidents have been re-
ported 20 the police and in almost
every case IL was found that the driv-
ers had not given & proper signal,
said traffic officer J. A. Oft i have
seen q number OF persons narrowly
escape Injury becaus the drivers
failed 70 blow their horn ] want to
give these drivers warning that they
are subject 10 a penalty Tor failure
TO give proper warning"
The camping sites in Washington
park are boon for tourists SAID
Berry Ratiiff, a camper In the park
when we came here we knew there
was such a camping ground. but did
not have any idea that 10 would be
as convenient and comfortable as Il
Is. 7 an particularly surprised at
the park itself In spite Of the fact
that this Is supposed 70 be semi arid
land around this town. I found plenty
OF green grass, shrubbery and flow
ers. even this iate IN TIE season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Short SnatcheS
From EUe1yWhere

Boy. nage ar Hoover. and show
him the sugar howi-Wau Street
Journal
America for Americans % q first
class slogan Bu- ror too much Of
America for too few Americana
Washington Herald.
Miss Pansy Pve-in. who affects pre-
cisicn OF speech. refers 20 the Balkans
rs ~the Balkius-' And maTea she's
right. az rhlt.-F oslington star.
The men who used TO spend an his
time uerfecting per- e-ual motion hal
n new diversions he's trying 20 cross
airplanes so theyn lay eggs--Buffalo
Views
IN snite of her recent d-uhbinE.
when she hears OF our prohibition
Germany win be- convinced We can't
nuuor-The Trades Unlcnist wash
inetou. D. c.
Senator Williams saws The British
empire has -siE voices nut only one
vote Sort o. a parallel % III John
sons st1rus in the seuate.-Ligtla
Rock Arkansas Gczatta-
Jewels are pouring i1to United
States markets" says head Inc.
with clothing costing what So does
persons iu moderate Circumstances
have 20 wear something NeW YORK
Evening sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

/ toned him % anyone except his
mother, upon whom she called fire.
quently and whose loneliness she
tried TO lessen Had Arthur been at
home she would have felt some hssi-
tation in going 50 often 20 his house
As . was, she found a vague COM
Tort in being with his mother.
Honora missed Arthur more Than
5le would have thought possible
He wrote to her egularlyNbrisf.
friendly letters. For some reason
which she could not explain TO her
sel1-she did not mention these
epistles TO Mrs. Bruce. The parent
also heard regularly from her young
The fact that Harold Hilton was
Sun lame made Il all right for him
q ask Mildred to 90 driving vita
MIN every Sunday. Seated In the rear
q the big car that was driven By Mr.
nilton's chauffeur. the young peopls
would take long jaunts. Sometimes
Alr- and Mrs. Hilton went with them;
o1tener they went alone
Al last came the day when Mildred
tod her sister that she was ENGAGED
20 Harold Hilton.
We DO not want any one TO know
Of u until be has written to his peo-
PIE IN Canada" she said "Of course,
Dr. and Mrs Hilton are not a bit
surprised"
Mildred in Love At Last.
They could hardly be-" Honora
re1oined smilingly. Il am very happy
for you. little sister"
Then timidly. she asked the ques-
ton that she had asked Mildred
about two other men.
Dear, do you love him7
Indeed do" Mildred declared
lie is so clever and so brave and
interesting"
But do you love him7' HoHora re-
pcated-
@Why. Of coursel" Mildred sx-
claimed with her silvery laugh. DO
you suppose j would get engaged 70
him II didn't3'
To which remark her sister thought
lt wiser to make no reply.
When he had been absent for two
months arthur Bruce came home on
three days leave He spent a whole
long afternoon with his mother. then.
after dinner, came around 70 see Ho-
nora
When the young couple were alone
IN the library the man informed the
girl that this probably would be his
last visit to Fairlands before he sailed
overseas
ut Is likely that we viii leave for
France within a fortnight" he said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

without Infringing on text or pic
ture.
Take the cover from an educational
Journal or something, or a large.
loush envelope that has served its
purpose. and cut an ample cover for
the book in evolution.
Fit the leaves iu the coFe- and
stitch through cover and leaves on
the sewing machine WITH ions
stitch Now the volume ls complete
except Tor the uls and Illuminated
decorations
From the conspicuous line a. the
head 81 the story cut the tuo col
cred pictures. the TILE. uncle Wig
Eily's Adventures. and the crypric
words that iorerell the nature o. this
particular adventure
Paste these on the outside accord
Ing 70 taste. covering up any witt
ing or printing az the sane time.
Uncle Wiggly's bed time stories
may pc pasted 70 ne oooAs On me re-
verse side OF tie pictures
with best wishes for Uncle Wig
Eily and All lovers OF children the
little ranch boys grandmother signs
herself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

''That Information Is not official. but
thing IL BE- correct"
Then Honora moistened her lips
TO reply. you have come home 70
bid your mother good bye"
Yes" he said. and % Try 70 tell
you how dearly ] love you. Honora- "
He was standing IN front Of her
and held out his arms 10 her she
went 20 him and laid her head or
his shoulder. and he gathered her 20
his breast So sure was she Of his
love that she knew he felt for her q
depth OF affection such as be never
had felt for Mildred
The next day was Sunday and Mil
bred, returning from q drive with
her fiance, rushed TO her sisters
room to inform her that Harold was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06
Ripping Rhymes
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sas Wn keep staring for day then other fragile tissues
ey sh11Ve and blown things are Oft aung go5
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ao rs own snort cuts to wealth short honor
~ aA mem put he who takes them goneI cases out Of
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Copyright By George Matthew Adams WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

going 70 Canada in ten days and
wanted her l. 90 with him
1T Is all very sudden, you see.
the girl said "But his leg Is much
better and getting well quickly. and
he may have 70 80 70 France again
soon
An Explanation
Then she hurried on 20 explain
that they were 70 be married before
his departure.
Honora listened as II stunned. she
realized as never before how little
she counted in Miidred's life.
Suddenly the younger girl seemed
conscious OF this thought
"Sou know, Of course. Houora.
dear. that ] shall miss you. she said.
But when Harold sails I SHAH come