Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-26
"THE DOUGHBOYS CARMEN"

Carmen trips in, courted by all except
Don Jose, although he is the very guy
she's looking for. He acts a little
buggy, but he is really little sulky--
in either case the horse is on him.
After laying barrage of airy piffle
the dear girls go back to work, and
Micaela slips Jose q message from
mother announcing that the rent ex-
ploded yesterday with a dull increase:
Hardly has she beat it, when the weed
works springs merry riot. After
Zuniga has demobilized the yelps to O
pre- war basis, he finds that Carmen
has playfully pulled a dirk on girl
just because she remarked that IL some
people were in their proper place they'd
be making beds. He operates the neces-
sary pinch and orders Don Jose to take
Carmen to the BOBBY hatch. Jose does
so, does he not? Yes, he does not.
The consummate coquette makes a noise
like a goo goo, and pulls scheme for
evaporation. The poor boob falls for
it. So does the curtain.
Act II. The smuggler's inn, to
which Carmen has beat 1t. In the midst
of riotous celebration enters Escamillo,
the famous bovine quieter. To an old
familiar air he tells you how he does
it. AS the applause and most OF the
bunch fade away, Carmen fingers,
awaiting Don Jose. The unfortunate
fish has been reduced TO the ranks and
has put in ten days in the clink because
he stood for her getaway, and now he's
coming to eat out of her hand. The
things she plans to do to him would
shed new light on grief. The serial
Gimp, swallows bait, hook and sinker,
and when call to quarters sounds he
goes A. w. o. L. Second Loot Zuniga
butts in and Jose pulls his saber on
him. The smugglers prevent bloody
murder. Jose, who now sure has grad
uated with the degree of 8. U. de-
of march is hidden by the curtain.
Act III. A mountain ravine. The
.smugglers sneak into security to the
sound of customs conspirators quick
step. Jose is among those present, but
he is far from joyful, for Carmen has
handed him the crocheted handblanket.
The siren blows openly about her pre-
deliction for Escamillo the COW tanner.
To see how she stands she grabs the
cards to tell her fortune, but some
| body has slipped her pinochle deck
and when she turns over two aces OF
spades, she shrieks that death is some
where in the vicinity. Escamillo' floats
in,. and Jose tries to hand him his, but
once more the smugglers save him for
worse fate. Micaela comes paging
him, with a message that he's wanted
on the phone. He leaves cussing Car
men continuously, but the curtain cuts
short his choicest remarks.
Act ~. Entrance to the arena in
Sevilla. 1t is a large day. Escamillo
has been prominently advertised as the
big excitement. Single handed, he is
billed to slaughter the monthly beef ra-
ton fol- the governors mess. He has
also promised himself TO take advantage
of all the bulls that Don Jose hss
made. Bandflleros, picadOrs, torea
doris and matodors throng the corri-
dors. As E6camillo starts for the
arena, Carmen announces that she is
his provided that he gets away with
his Job. Then She heads for the box
Office to tap the free list, but Don Jose
shows up and asks for an interview.
He hands her an earful Of highly sea :
soned remarks and admits that he could
be arrested for the remainder Of what
he thinks about her. Here Carmen
makes her last fox -pass--she stabs him
to the quick with jeer. He stabs her
to the blood pump with toadstickex.
Moral: Never fool with an NJ. =.