El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Successful Thespians and
Stage Beauties Draw Big
Salaries and Save En-.


ATEW YORK. FEB. 22-When old
N Peter 1Iiuuet bought Manhattan
island from the Indians for wampum
valued a. SIS and christansd r. New
Amsterdam" It's almost a certainty
thzt he had never heard OF the ~Zieg-
fed Fouies" Similarly. when Mr.
ZieEfeld rented his New Amsterdam
theater 10 1Iessrs Klaw and Granger
co- the production Of q new musical
ehor. its Just about as sure a bet
frat BE had not heard how good was
-he piece which -Kayaudes" had fin
=laE
Otherwise, he'd probably have asked
a soul-sraE geriuE price for the use Of
he-touse-that-iaEz -built' for The
velvet Lady" promises TO turn 'em
away for a long time 20 come How
ever. Billie Burke's husband viii
likely catch a share OF the turned
aUaTs Tor his biz revue atop the the
alter SO Dr. may all work out equitably
ir the end.
To be-in with. the music for THE
Velvet Lady" was composed 10y none
other than Americas famous waltz
kiuE and irect1r-eErra0 ordinary. Vic
r1r Herbert Need we say more
VERY ven. theu-rhe book is by Fred
Jackson author OF half a dozen Sue
ressflI farces and the lyrics are from
the pen OF the interchangeable Henry
Blossom. whose sounets and jingles
are as numerous as his namesal1e on
Lhe apple trees iu June
Herbert plus Jackson plus Blossom
that alone should assure you that
the working material is Of the ~bsstest
best However. just so that you may
. e g. o
suppose ne add that Julian Mitchell
who uur the -whiZZ' in The Wizard
Il or. staged the new piece. and that
she Richard Law studios have given
81 three Of the nrertiesr settings Of
che present season
Remains. then. only the cast Only
the cast. did we say2 What a fool-
ishment, The only cast" would
have been a better way Of expressing
IT, And that despite the fact that
tie program IS sinEularly devoid Of
Blk names. as big names 60
The story OF the Thing
With all due respect 20 1Ir. Jackson,
who wrote the story Of The Velvet
Lacr Do IS really Inconsequ rental
adequate. and ali that. Of course-but
iuconzzg ueutial in the light OF those
luEtrous eyes which gaze al you from
the front and rear rows for upward Of
15e minutes You get me. SteVedore.
II concerns the misadvenrures OF a
young lawyer VINO leaves his bride on
their Wedding eve i'm order 70 so 70
Boston and get some discriminating
letters from a lady Tamp for a client
Of his on the way home he happens
70 exchange Vallses with crook
Hist The thick rl0tteus--Who has
just stolen the famous Pembroke
necklace
Wen. ven. weI.-you know what
HrI 1rH G
~ home with the necklace. the thief
after him with the letters, the --vamp'
on the trail Of the thief. the police on
the trail o. every 1Ody-and Susie
from Sioux City, carrying the plot
around iu her cotton stocking 10 the
vast delight Of the audience. which
loves 10 De I'm the know
There are any number OF pretty
tunes in The velvet Lady''-that'f
rhs name ct the Vamn,' by the way
and many Of them viii be on the
talking machines before long. You may
wager chief among them are Life
and love- 1--WE Danced 20 Beat the
Band, Fair Honeymoon and Way
Down IN lucalal- You III Ike EN- all
Altogether the new klaw and Err
LANCER porp1urri is a delight any way
-ou look an e.
Beaufies a. Finnneiers.
Professional beauties who dominate
she LTE KING l-lls along broad way
are in private lIfe- actual financiers-
And -rls also pertains 10 many male
actors who are enjoying the zenith Of
success
witness the case o. 3Iollie King. the
particular sensation OF the hour in the
REALM q beauty and the queen bee Of
Industry. lliss Kings face is familiar
10 millions Of picture fans through her
work ca the screen and 10 muiritudes
4 pleasure seekers who flock 10 New
YORK through her activities on the
stage With visions OF wrinkles.
crows feet. puffy rings under the eyes
and the hateful droop al the corners
q the mouth attrilute 20 late hours
ard nervous strain iu mind, what maid
~ natron among the euVious admir-
e-s would dare 90 attempt the schedule
-r1t constitutes the routine OF this
fran blonde liI--
A. I'd 10 p- u--S-udio work FOR
motion pictures
D. u. 90 o. NV eduezdl-s and
saturdays matinee performances Of