The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
BY EMORY b. CALVERT.


New York. May 6.-Naught remains OF
the winter theatrical season but the
ever-patient t-nighters and the popular
successes. For the former the last week
held both bitterness and joy. inasmuch
as it marked an eight TO eleven shift at
William A Brady's painful revival Of
the Lights % London" and pleasant
evening a the 'FoIies Bergere"-an even
ing that held in its fair hand a promise
of better things for the summer months.
"Thc FoIies Bergere."
The FoIies Bergere, at West Forty
sixth street and Broadway, has taken
the metropolis by storm-a storm of ap
proval. In this novel departure from the
staid. uncomfortable theater one begins
ones entertainment at p m. with a
good dinner. a really good dinner-sits
in the same comfortable chair and watch
as the curtain rises upon a really good
show. beginning with "HeN' and ending
at eleven, with &c by" then, If his
thirst for entertainment is not quenched.
and he has the price, he can laZily raise
his index finger. signify his desires. and
spend the interim between II and ! in the
morning putting away equally nourish-
ing portions of the chefs viands and a
post-theater performance. called 4 'caba-
ret show.
The theater itself is one of the show
places of New York. Nothing that money
could buy is wanting-neither is any deli
cacy that may tickle the palate Of the
blase gourmand. From the pale tints
of the walls and carpets, sOftened by a
haze of tobacco smoke, to the comfort
able orchestra chairs with their little
glass-topped tables. and the enhancing
tinkle of floating ice in the long tumblers,
everything is as perfect man can hope
for this side of the millennium.
After dinner and most of the audience
arrive for that portion of the entertain
ment, the curtain rises on He'll" the
first of the post-prandial delights with
which the thoughtful management in
sures digestion. Hell. contrary 10 the
popular conception. is merry, devil
rnay-care place, with Miss Ada Lewis
very much in the foreground Miss Eliza
beth Goodall. a statuesque young woman.
may also be found in the neither regions.
She contributes considerably to the mir
riment.
Miss Goodall plays the part of the
Statue Of Liberty afterward consenting
20 be transformed into the wife of the
Devil, Otis Harlan. who IS a little
stouter than the conventional Mephis-
topheles but a merry fellow withal. This
constantly arriving via a long chute, with
a geniality that lends a real tone of
''homeiness" 10 the scene.
Then comes Temptations" a sumptuous
ballet of sixty dancers. After the ballet
Canu the third or fourth order OF drinks)
we have "Gaby.' in which we see more
IL Miss Ada Lewis et al. and very much
moro of Miss Ethel Levey, late OF the
Paris Olympia Levey Is welcomed with
arl-
coated business men who are working
late" She deserves it. In fact, so
popular was Miss Levey that one might
worker was heard 10 remark that though
'.Gaby' was not as interesting as Hell,
Miss Levey certainly was.
At IL A o'clock the cabaret show be-
gins. This is sort of sublimated
vaudeville. played on an open stage. with
Janette Denaber. the Partisan Eva
Tanguay," as the principal feature.
Miss Denaber is an attractive young per-
son whose energetic work proves that
she amply deserves the description.
Another part of the cabaret show is
the appearance of little auxiliary stages
set up in the wall either side OF the
auditorium. where models, in poses, rep
resenting famous pictures and groups of
sculpture This feature has been ar
ranged by Jean Marcelle.
But. after all. the principal attraction
of the Folies Bergere is the happy jux-
Imposition of the theater and the kitchen
the ease with which one may eat and
he entertained. drink and observe. 1t
fills a long-felt want in the busy busi-
ness life of millions Of New Workers. who,
even in their pleasure. must have a
maximum of entertainment in q mini
mum Of time In a word. II combines. in
happy measure. saving OF time, and those
greatest of entertainers-food and pretty
women.
"The Lights 20 London"
The melodrama, with its old-fashioned
villain muttering curses" behind a
! false mustache, the pretty heroine whe 10