El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-29
RAMONA IS full
OF PEM0TI0N
Story Of Early California
Days in Film is Being
Shown Here.

Helen Hunt Jackson's story, "Ra-
mona" was shown for the initial per
formance Friday night at Liberty
Hall The fact that the weather =as
so disagreeable prevented many peo-
pie from attending who had intended
TO. but the fact that the picture VIII
be shown until next Thursday night
(except sunday night viii give
every one the opportunity Of seeing
che really wonderful picture, when
Is brought mere for the benefit Of the
Rescue Home and Associated Chair
ties.
The old story OF the Indians and
their slrusgIe for little corner 70
The great laud tuat was orlSLna-ls
rhefrs Is uaLnetlcally lo-d by AIS
JACKSON. Beginning back In the oas
when the lnulaus had their lLl-e VII
1aees. lull Of happiness OF their own
r-azfug where they lnQnstllo ls-9
-ffIad me SOIL and ilved as sons OF
the soil, the story opens me roman e
81 Ramona deals with two genera
tons Ramona, playing the tue roe
enters in The last half OF the s2lrs-
Living on a beautiful rancho IN
southern California, a coquellsn So
uorieta named Ramona met ana prom
ised 10 marry a young explorer. ne
y-oune explorer left for trip 70 DC
turned ne found Ramona married 10
another She went away win her (
husband and the disappointed eA-
ulOrer idly wandered ABOUT from pace I
10 place for 10 years. re na-Ill-
an Indian suuaW and lFeu as an IN
dian When his child was born ne
realized that II was Impossible 1oE I
him 20 allow a child or mis- 10 pc
brought un in the surroundings N
when he was living. de stole Lhe
..IrH
walking miles and miles, ne Ilnal5 (
reached the old mission in which RAJ {
mona had been married ne lea4ue-
from the old monks where she was
and he took his child TO her ana asked 4
her TO see that u vas E11le4 -
child OF his should be. he called the /
baby Ramona, after the woman ne
loved
she lived with the sister Of ner fos-
ter mother who had died in the IS I
years thar elapse in the story she
la eets and loves an indian man. ana .
7 ms away from the nome q 4 re- o n
eract0rs. They have little nome IN .
the hills and live happily until the
white men come and drive them
away. They move from place 70
place each time driven on oy ne
white men. Finally, the Wnile men
XIII Alessandra. Ramona's husband,
and she. with her child, goes to an
indian hut and il is there that te-Ipe,
he son Of the neue1aclress or --@4
childhood. finds her and takes ner
back to the home Of her childhood
Feline sells the old estate and they
80 10 Mexico. where they marry
That. in small way. is the story OF I
Ramona, which has been recognized
for years as one OF the simplest and
most beautiful romances ever written
Most Of the settings IN Ramona
are out OF doors and fun OF natural
-eauty Old missions and other fea-
lures OF old California beauty make
.he story typical OF the atmosphere
described including the home OF
Ramona. still preserved in san
1iego-
ina mission scene IN the picture Is
lf the famous old mission ar santa
3arbara. Calf Other scenes a-e
nade in Santa Barbara san Diego,
isnta Maria and Fresno, Calf
s. Compton Call. leader Of the or
hestra, a violinist OF note, viii play :
solo each night during the per
ormance.
With the picture furnish much OF the
tmosphere in the Spanish settings
The orchestra is complete and wei
ERECTED and PLAYS cleverlT the Span
sh selections incident 20 the play
Dancing after the performances Is
8 be a feature during the nights OF
he showing or the picture A. 3.