El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-18
Robert MantelI and ROBIN
Hood Christmas; May Rob
son New Years Day.

MANAGER z. +. MAXWELL an
WI nounced Friday that he could as
sure his patrons Of a good season OF
entertainments during the holidays
Hfs program includes hopl1
Hood" three daT6-DeceInueE - -
nd 2e-Robert Mantell, December 20
aS and % and Nay Robson, always
an I'll Paso favorites on January J.
q. J. Bullet. manager for Mr. Nan
tell. is in FL Paso now, making ar
rsnEements for the coming OF the
Shafsperean actor. He says the four
plays chosen from his repertoire q =
for FL Paso presentation are ne
Merchant Of Venice" Monday night
sssTaebeth." Tuesday night; -As 4ou
Like It" Wednesday afternoon ana
aTu1fus Caesar" wednesday night
These are the most popular OF al
Shalspere's plays Mr- Mantel mas
found. with present DAY auqlences-
u addition. the roles OF Shylock, Mac
beth. the melancholy Jacques ana
Brutus exhibit the traE6uian IN Wloe-g
varying phases OF his genius.
Heading the supporting company OF
20 PLAYERS is Miss Genevieve Hamper
credited with a remarkable beauty OF
unusual classic type
Robin Hood Popular.
one OF the most popular legends- IN
English history Is that OF the outlaw
basis OF the plot Of the opera
sherwood Forest, the scene Of his
notorious exploits, Is still in exist
ence, and, in fact, there Is no men
ton Of its beginning as u IS SUPPOSED
10 be part Of the aboriginal forest
which England was at one time al
most wholly covered with. II lays
In North Yorkshire, but that srnail
part OF 70 still preserved IS n Blk
land. where earl ManaTersi the -asc
representative Of the dukes Or hlnes
ton. keeps up its glory AccorulIls
TO tradition, Robin Hood was born IN
Locksley. in the county OF Noting
ham. about 1850, Henry II then peing
king OF England. he was OF nonle
birth and claimed TO be the earl OF
Huntington, but gathered about him
a kindred band, who shot the klns
deer and defied the kings men, living
asricnr merrilie." His Lieutenant was
called Little John as a joke on MS
giant stature, and others which were
with him were VIII Scarlet Maid
Marion. alan-a-Dale and Friar Tuck,
that fighting priest OF mighty Falo1'
WHO once bested Robin Hood on 8
bridge that each wanted TO pass ana
so became good friends Robin Hood
from having his veins opened ny
nun, a relative who was taking care
Of him he is said 70 have shot an
arrow into the forest with his eXplr-
ing strength and asked ina the De
buried where It fell
Nay Robson in eNobody's Fool-5
Anent the holiday bookings at the
Crawford, none is more interesting
than the annual engagement OF May
Robson IA her new play, "Nobody's
Fool" It Is an original comedy in
three acts from the prolific pen Of
Alan Dale.
Miss Robson has appeared IN so
many successes dramatlZed from pop
ular books that the characters made
famous by her IN The ReiuvenatiCn
Of Aunt Mary" The Making over OF
Airs. Nat" a Little Bit Old Fash
toned" 70 say nothing Of .Tish," and
numerous others. have made her name
a household word and an Fl Paso fav-
orite.
IN "Nobody's Fool" Miss Robson
has a part different from any she has
essayed fl her former successes and
one that IS said 70 give her much
broader opportunity for the display Of
the versatility with which she is
possessed.