El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-01

I klaW. The trouble with the entire
/ show business has been that they are
J same pricess and men IN other lines
I OF business know that cannot be
'-Ths necessity for this radical IN
crease IN price Is absurd upon It's
I face when you consider that In two
/ thirds OF the theaters in New York
/ today you can buy a goodiy proper
I ton OF their seats FOR 90 percent Of
the box office price Al cut rate
! agencies The only excuse I can see
I for charging IS al the box office Is
to give the cut rate agencies a chance
The thoughtless ones who are
agitating this move viii find this Is
responsible for more tax agitation, II
they are not very careful"
Collier Defends the West.
Collier makes defence Of the west
In his play. The villain says; You
are one OF those smart western
guys. amt your
Collier replies: Never mind about
Us western guys. When We want a
thing, We 50 and get It, We roll our
The villain challenges him for
fight. y wouldn't fight you now
why moi now asks the villain. =
'Bsesuss there's nobody here to
pull me of Of you" replies the
coliisr was the guest Of The Ansri-
can publishers the other day a.
luncheon. and vas introduced a. .
man who started LIE as 4 traBedlan
and became one OF Americas great
est comedians.
A Genie Traredian.
7 did start life as a traEedian."
he said. "in my fathers company and
laughter as & comedian a. got IN
ny tragedy work.
zone nIEht ny father rusked
onto the stage and drawing q
dagger, aEkedi Which Of you Il
MOST deserving Of denfhf
eSomeone In the balcony yeIledt
The guy next 70 the box with the
spear That was me. Dad said I1
better quit tragedy.
We were IN New England
along and asked me II ! lived there.
In those days. q theatrical organiza-
ton did not know where lt was going
next until q found out how much
money It had taken IN. ! replied:
I dent know, sir. until ny father
counts up the receipts tonight
Once = PubilHher.
when ] was in London. q duchess
invited me % reception When
Ethel Barrymore presented me, ]
QlQn Z Know MnGLueE 70 BOW or snake
her hand. 80 ! did both. The duchess
said: I have never met you be-
fore Blr. Collier but I know AL
about you
4 asked. Then. madam. how did
ever get IN hereF
y an glad" he uaid. IN closing,
that ! have been abla % make pso-
pie laugh Il Is q great mission !
have always tried TO be clean on the
stage and make clean laughter.
think ! have q great mission. for tbs
people have 90 much TO b sad about
you know the American public are
great readerl OF neWspapers-
4 he said he once Issued one volume
Of 2 paper called ~Collier's Weakly" I
and II was suppressed. ! was Just
looking u over last ulght." he con-
tinued. -and II that suppression was
jnstifiahls I don't see how the aver /
age daily Newspaper gets b. today"
The publishers enjoyed hil iibe1
and Gppiauded him
New Vaudeville JoEel-
Where they get 4 all We can only |
wonder. but the vaudevilllEnE con- /
tinue to dig up new stun 70 make |
the people laugh and Willie Collier ]
r. not the only man IN New York I
who aids digestion along that route /
There are q lot Of things IN this I
world besides money" says q woman /
20 q man In an act
yea" he says, "but Il takes . lot 1
OF money 70 buy them"
A woman says 70 her servant: !