The Washington times., 1909-09-28
CAPACITY HOUSES AT THEATERS
STUDY TWO NEW YORK SUCCESSES
Total Lack of Vulgaritv
Shining Feature of Spec
tacular "FollieS."
Miss Annabelle Whitford Di-
vides the HonorS With
Eva Tanguay.

II. IieEfeld, jr.'s, revue the 'Folies
OF 1909 with Eva Tanguay as its steI-
lar attraction. opened a weeks engage
ment at the New National Theater last
evening. A capacity house watched a
performance that was at times enter
tanning.
As a mirth producer, or a satiricaI
review Of events recently in the public
eye. for which qualities the "FoIlies"
has been popular in the past, il musl
be said that the offering for 1909 fails
short of expectations. As a vehicle for
rather spectacular stage effects, hand
some costumes. dashing ensembles, and
the display OF a chorus Of decided
charms. the production is far more az
ceptable- There is an absence, however,
OF catchy music Of the whistling sort.
except when some OF the old favoritcs
are dragged from their hiding places
in the music counter, specially in the
second act.
or course. while Miss Tanguav was
upon the stage there was all the rui-
nation that could be desired. She
pranCed and danced and scampere6
about with Old-time vivacity, and the
audience came back with the old--.me
applause. Finally, Just TO feel thorough
~ at home, and to make else
feel so, she sang Il Don't Care" and
that atoned for much. Miss TanSuay
Is seen in several s~pecialties. her terri
tory extending all the way from Oscar
Hammerstein.s office in New York to
the iungles OF Africa. where vOuug Mr..
VIII P~hilbrick, diked up as Bwana
Jumbo does not dress, Is killing things.
Miss WhitfOrd Shares Honors.
Sharing the honors with Miss Tanguay
is Annabelle Whitford. a general favor
tie Of former seasons; and, lest we for
get. petite Bessie Clayton, who charms
in some difficult dancing and an oc-
castonal song. Miss Whitford. billed as
the Brinkley Bathing Girl and most
~stunningly looking the part, together
with a number OF other misses attfred
in fetching bathing costumes, proved to
be one of the hits Of the evening. The
people out front kept demanding just
one more peep at n stage bathing
beach and the fascinating figures in the
foreground. Next to this they seemed
to enjoy the baseball game at the Polo
Grounds which ended with Miss Tan
quay and the entire company tossing
balls 10 the audience only 70 have them
tossed back again.
Everybody seemed 70 want to see
burlesque last evening. and some Of the
traVeSties offered were hilariOuSlV &C
There was one on hypnotism.
William Bonelli assuming the part OF
The Great Pearline." a few minutes
later there was a ~travesJy on the North
Pole discovery, right up 70 date, and
then again the African 1ungles were in
vaded. so as not TO slight any part OF
the world. An alleged operate Tehear-
IN 1dintlitlSltlu = ONCE gave MISS
Tanguay the "A to make her first app
pearanCe. as IL did also Bessie Clayton.
and afforded Evelyn Carlton and Will
SChTOde an opportunity 20 score in
their Partisan Twist dance. one OF the
most humorous skits the "FoIies" de-
yeloDs. however. is a peep into the mill
lionaires' ward OF TOmbs prison.
Scenic Spectacle.
The final scene. one Of the seventeen
rapid-hre shifts OF the day. Is both
unique and inspiring in its conception.
Called THE Greatest Navy I'm the
World" this feature brings upon the
stage every feminine member Of the
Cast-eaCh with a battleship hat. BY
a neat bit OF stagecraft. the miniature
battleships are later arranged TO repre- /
Hampton Roads Illuminated rY
night, In this spectacle. one OF the best
things I'm the show. Kaiser Wilhelm is
represented by William BOnelli, The0-l
dore Roosevelt by VIII PhiIbrick. n
Taft by Arthur DEACON.
It's hardly fair 10 p~artiCulaTiZe indi-l
members Of a uniformly good
cast, but passing mention hould be made
Of Billie Reeves and his inebriated
swell, Miss Helen Mcmahon, the scare
Arthur DEACON. who sings ef-
feCtively NV Cousin CarusO,' and takes /
several parts; Aline BOIev and William
SchrOde. and Rosie Green. in their fan
dangO dance.
These worked hard 10 supply the ami
nation needed in the movement OF the
travesties at certain stages OF the pro-
duction.
A total lack Of vulgarity Is a redeem
Ing feature ]