El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

and. II they can. they tell how much
better IL is than IL was on its tryout,
for the New Workers think nothing
IS SO good as when It Is in and Of
New York
These companies are all recruited
in New York and they are all re-
I hearsed there Their scenery and
costumes are all built there. but his
tory records very few shows that
have ever been given TO Broadway
before they were tried out else
where-sometimes for weeks and
months
The aFIorodora" Tryout-
Even -Florodora," that wonderful
Shubert revival of the wonderful
success OF 20 years ago, got a try
given 10 New York. This Is the
greatest thing in the way Of spec
tacular production that New York
has seen in a long time In one
scene in the final act. there. are 40
girls on the stage al one timel ali
attired in wonderful evening gowns
OF filmy stuff. glistening in gold and
silver beaded trimmings
They say these gowns cost the
shuherta over $500 each, made up
by their own cosfumers, and they
are for but one Of Ecores OF
changes No wonder they say
the Century thenfer, the biggest
In New York, must be packed 10
standing room only 10 make il
While a lot Of gorgeousness at
tends the production OF New York
plays. people out in the southwest
are not justified IN criticlting most
Of the attractions sent Us By the big
producers
The village Critic
You win often hear someone at
the boarding house table in FL Paso
remark: They would run that COM
pany out Of St Louis" or some other
city where he has lived Yet the com
panles that have played FL Paso this
year have almost all been playing
big time" since they LETT The same
company that gave US 'Parlor, Bed
room and Bath" at the Crawford IN
Ell Paso in February, without the
change OF g member except one
Miss Bryan was married when the
company reached Kansas City
played all last week in Baltimore at
the auditorium. coming 70 Baltimore
from Akron and Youngstown. Ohio
II went from Baltimore 70 Brooklyn
for a full week and Is booked Tor
Boston for six weeks. unless A h
Woods the owner, decides 20 break
up the company 20 put some OF the
people into his New York cOmpan-
les. Miss Eda Ann Luke, who played
the lead all season, is 70 be starred
in a new woods play next season
and has offers Of New York engage
ments for all summer II she wants
them Fred Lewis. another member l
is 70 take an Important role i'm
mediately in New York II the COM
pany closes, in the cast with Mar
jorie Rambeau. This shows the type
OF people they send ont in the com Z
panies coming 10 FL Paso- The same 7
scenery that was used In Fl Paso /
did duty in Baltimore, except that II I
was repainted after the company's I
Kansas City engagement while the I
members laid OF ~ St Louis holy 7
week. The new scenery was used ]
first for a weeks run in St L. dis
Chimney Oleotf SIN Busy
Chauncey Olcott and company, who /
played e. Paso In February. are /
playing this week and are booked !
for next week. In Philadelphia I
Two weeks in that city with the same 4
cast he had In e Paso and the same 4
scenery. Last week he played \
Pittsburg for a week and the week 4
before he was in Brooklyn for q !
Hiss Charline Mayfield and her
oh Boy" company that Fl Pasoans /
saw also In February. closed their /
season with a weeks run in Pitts ]
burg They went out Of New York I
through Philadelphia and Baltimore I
pany that played Fl Paso played all 4
these cities in the east Miss May
field is now rehearsing In New York 4
for e star part in a big musical show /
that Is nov running in the metropolis
She ls either TO 90 on In New York ]
Dr. 20 take the san Francisco com
1any out This is not yet decided.
The "Maytime" company. which j
gave Fl Pasoans entertainment New