El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

81 SEE where minister said the
l other day he couldn't understand
why It was that teIlers in the theay-
ter business goes to work and puts
on the kind OF shows which they do
put on. Mawruss." Abe Potash said =
few days after the ministerial contro-
versy over a certain phase of the
Broadway drama
Maybe they got hopes that quite q
number Of people would pay money to
see such shows. Abe" Morris suggest
ed. because so far as : could tell
business whose acquaintance 1
couldn't avoid making, Abe they are
business men the same like other bus
mess men. understand, and what
they are trying 70 do Is to suit the
tastes OF their customers.
But what them ministers claims IS
thas them customers shouldn't ought
TO have such tastes Abe said
They're Not Preachers-
That is ~ to the ministers and
not the fellers = the theayter busi-
ness" Norris said Iheayter man
ayers amt equipped in the head to
give people lectures CT how terrible
il is that people should like TO see
the plays they like TO see, because as
a general thing. a felier IN the theay-
in the garment business or grocery
5usiness.-he didn't have to pass no
examination 10 60 into such busi-
ness, ana what a theayter felier don
know about delivering sermons. Abe
If a minister would know II about the
show business. understand instead
Of drawing down three thousand
year telling people to DO what they
don't want to do understand me, he
would be looking round for e nice.
Frrr = rfr ma
in which 10 invest the profits from a
show by the name we would say for
example, Early to Bed
What Is n Good ShoWfn
But the trouble with the tneayter
1ellers IS that they think any show
which a lot Of people would pay mon
ey 10 see. Mawruss, is good show
Abe declared
why shouldn't the managers think
tiers had the people trained right, any
show which lot OF people would pay
money 70 see. should ought to be a
good show
you think the ministers could
train people - ike = good show."
Abe exclaimed
ITS human nature for people to
like the kind OF show they DO like.
Mawruss. and how could ministers.
even if they would be the biggest
tzadeekim IN the world. change hu-
man nature1
supply Existing Demand.
That's what 1 an trying TO tell
You. Abe Morris said The theay-
ter manager simply supply q demand
arc as much 10 blame for the condi-
tions which created that demand as
you could blame q manufacturer OF
heavy weight underwear for cold
winter weather"
But why should the theayter man (
= To- 11e.r1 n
lrand. NaWruss27 Ace asked.
The demand for heavy winter IN
cerWear is also unhealthy. Abe"
Norris said In America where the
houses is heated heavy underwear
would give you a cold. whereas In I
Norway and Sweden the demand for
heavy underwear Is healthy because /
Norway and Sweden houses is like .
Norway and Sweden PLAYS. ABE. they
are constructed differencely from the
american fashion They are built
solid but there amt no light and heati
in them. and yet. Abe, the highbrowsi
which is kicking about the American
style OF plays, IS crazy about these
here Norway and Sweden plays and
want American theayter managers to
put on plays ike them. In other
words. Abe, they are arguing IN favor
C the manufacture and sale of
heavy winter underwear for an ex-
c.usively B Y. D. trade. and so there
-D-c SUN MS A-I4yff5 CII4Q Dc LuLll5-
ters or they could be dramatic cricll-
cts, Abe, but they might Just so well I
save their breath with such argu-
ments, because the customer buys
what he wants 20 buy, and what the
customer wants TO buy. the manufac-
sstrer manufactures, and that's all !
there is 20 it."
Sinking the Wnrshfps.
And now that you have settled this
here- question Of them Early 10 Bed
you kindly tell me what the idea OF
them Germans was in sinking all /
them white elephant wzrships which /
everybody with any sense wished was
AZ the bottom Of the ocean anyway,
y understand?'
Wen I'll tell you. Abe" Norris be-
ban Them Germans being German.
y understand. and having signed an
= rrnistlce where they agreed to take
them Warships TO an allied port and
keep them there, understand, lust
couldn't resist breaking their word.
and sinking them warships."
But don't you think, MaWrus, that
when the allies allowed the Germans
10 sign such IN armistice. they was
awful careless" Abe said. because II
they wanted them Tarships to stay
afloat, Mawrtfss. all they had to do
was 70 make the Germans sign an
agreement not 10 take them warshsps
10 allied ports and sink them there.
and the thing was done"
How do you know that the allies
didn't get them Germans 10 agree the
way they DID. so az TO get rid OF all
them WarshipS without the trouble