El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-27
Fun? Well, We
Should Al Of
Us Assert Yes
Friendly Enemies Every
thing They Claim for
ItAand More.


Friendly Enemies" IS Just the sort
OF a play 20 sit down and enioy after
a good Thanksgiving dinner. Il IS
good for the digestion. It is FORUM
ate that it is in FL Paso on such a
day. It would be worth while any
day. but Ct seems particularly appro-
pirate for a holiday. for it IS one Of
those plays that sort Of. breathes the
holiday ART IS just heavy enough
70 be interesting and Just light
enough to entertain
IL tells the story Of two German
4 born American families, one Of them
tthe Pfeiffer family STEPPED in the
other 1.-THE Blocks fun Of American
Ideals and manners. The only thing
ia common are the old memories; the
two families are still friends, but
when the war breaks out, one can see
nothing but lies when IL is against
the Germans: the other can see moth
ing but lies when il comes from Ger
many.
The pro-German family is typical
There are lot Of them in the United
States-or were until they had their
eyes o1ened-no mean. Hunnish Ger
mans. but just loyal Germans. loving
the 1atherlaud and believing Ga its
people. The son IN this family In the
play has grown up an American and
goes 70 a training camp. Tt breaks
his fathers heart TO think that he is
going over there ITO Kill my brothers
and my uepheWs,' whom he cannot
believe are the atr0cious beasts the
allies picture them all Young Pfeif-
fer is 70 marry the daughter u the
Block family She dotes on his pa
triotism ana Is encouraged By her
father, the money getting. progressive
type, who has embraced all the Amer
lean ideals and ideas even to names.
The uuarrels between the two men
over the war afford most Of the fun
OF the play and II this were all, IL
would be sufficient. II was no eXag-
geration when the press agent de-
scrloed IL as being as funny as Pot
as THE Music Master for it Is all
OF that at times. many times. While
10 Is not as delicate an instrument as
The Music Master nor as elaborate
as Potash and Perlmutter," one is
reminded Of both at times. There are
but they are driven quickly away and
into obscurity by a comedy situation
OF line that Immediately follows.
Hes got something UP his sleeve
and faint a watch, T says Block. the
AmerlcaniEed German. 20 the son Of
Pfeifter, by way OF explaining the
fathers mood.
When he is reminded BIZ old Pfefffer
OF the relatives he has over there. he
says Every time ] get letter from
my relatives In Germany. it's for
money"
Even II your papa IS little pig
headed, he's your father" says the
mother TO the son. giving another
sidelight on the play.
stop him. asked the American
lied one, when the other asks him
why he didn't stop his son when he
enlisted in the army why T bought
him his uniform"
After burn 10 gallons OF gaso-
line at 29 cents a gallon hunting for
YOU Don tyou call that frieudship2"
the Americanized one asks OF the
other.
over here a Ffefffer IS just as good
as a Hoheuzolleru, Block continues,
Gliding the old man about leaving
Germany because ne could never be
anything there because he wasn't
born something
Mexico. he picks that out as
place for quiet houeymoon-think Of
tha-." says the AmericauiZed one
when Ffeilter tries TO get his son 10
marry and 90 'on quiet honeymoon"
70 Mexico until the war is over.
lie is Just that way says the
obedient wife OF Pteitfer. discussing
her husbands determ nation 20 have
wanted a girl but Carl. he had his
way
But FL an ends all right when the
son starts across in spite OF his
father and 2 German U-boaL fits op-
eratious innocently financed by Pfeif-
fer, sinks his ship.
THE assassina." says Block
You've been calling them a differ
ent name a long time mutters the
old man iu his grief
Huns. says Block
eyes, Huns, that's it. Huns means
the old man. miserable Huns"
and then he replaces the kaiser's
and lsmarck's pictures with por-
traits OF George Washington and
Woodrow Wilson and begins learning
TO recite -My Country IT'S 81 Thee"
The cast is IN good hands. Leo
Greenwood being particularly good in
the role Of Henry Block. John X
Newman has - role Of The senior
Pheiffer and Lucy Warner the role
of Marie Pfeiffer. the fraulein, and a
particularly good frauiein she makes.
TOO Stanley Edwards is the Villain
q German SPY. OF course. and Leo
Chazel IS william Pfeiffer. the son.
while Ellen Mahar is the sweetheart,
June Block Don't miss Do. 90 you want
a tip on e real joy production.
c. A. n