New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-28
|FOL|ES BERCERE 0PENS'
Restaurant Music Hall Attracts
Large Audience.
NOVELTY FOR NEW YORK
New Playhouse, on Parisian
Lines, Provides Diversity OF
Entertainments.

New York has never seen anything au'e
like the Folies Bergere. the restaurant
music hall which Henry b. Harris anu
Jesse l.. Lasky opened In 18th street "es'
Of Broadw on Monday night.
The entire orchestra is given over 10
IA bles arranged for parties Of two three
or four The balcony consists OF morse
shoe Of eleven boxes behind which are rows
Of seats without ables. The gallery II PRIV
vided with chairs like an ordinary theatre'
From O'Clock until sis the theatre Is
smart restaurant. Most Of the hrst hie"'
audience were seated before o'clock ana
while thev ate their dinner they were
entertained BY a strinSed quintet ana
singers dressed in Neapoltan costume
At $40 O'Clock the regular entertainment
began. This was in three parts-a revue"
called He'll" by Rennold Wolf Iemp'a-
ton" an original ballet by Alfredo Curt'
stage director of the theatre. set 10 music
bv Edmond Diet. and sstirical review,
entitled 'Gaby" the book and lyrics OF
which were written ny Harry p. and Robert
Smith.
After tho main part NJ the entertain
ment. which ended at lll5 o'clock. there
At 1l.So o'clock the midnight vaudeville
consisting Of ten acts. vas presented Emu
ing at o'clock IN the morning
The performance opened with OUT
Iesque Of Mas Msuds Adams IN me pro
logue of "Chsntecler.' which was clever
" done nv Miss Ada Lewis The mrs.
scene showed New York harbor. with ME;
Eliza beth Goodall standing high on
pedestal representing the Statue Of Liberty
Then came the reception room In hen
with Otis Harlan as the Devil and MIS-
Lewis al Mrs. Devil Leslie Leigh a.
Salome Miss Kathleen Clifford 2, priHa
donna. John Marble as a clergy man MIS-
Navme Kelso as Mrs. Maxon Ne"oro"
and many others visited Hell. the Norner
coming by elevator and the men By pneu
matte tube. Then followed scene IN
department store where husbands we're
sold ar a bargain. The most amusing
act in the frs- number was society
prize fight. in which Arthur Lipson imper'
scnatad "Dreadnought Drexel." and Taylor
Holmes was Battling Beresford
When Liberty left Hell she got an escort
Of representatives Of varisus New YORK
clubs. whose costumes and insignia were
cleverly devised. In the same number Nile
Lerclud. assisted by NJ. Victor danced
gracefully. Is did Miss Emily Lea Another
clever biz was done by Miss Kathleen CIT
ford. who sang How'd You Like TO Be
the Shoe Store Man." while attractive
young women were fitted to slippers.
Termination" Signor Curtis ballet, the
second part Of the entertainment. was done
in a scene of magical beauty. wherein the
tempter i'm the Court Of Pleasure showed
Rene. a Young student Miss Emily Lea
who had deserted his sweetheart. the pas
sions Of his life. First came Lady Nico-
tine Mile. Britta). champagne and all the
liqueurs. cards. roulette and voluptees. As
Rene is about 70 succumb he hears The
strain of music from afar. II proves to
be his sweetheart Lily Frsulein Novotn9
The vanquished passions disappear anc
Rene embraces his bride.
"Gaby," the third part of the entertain
ment. was satire on the recent alleged
infatuation Of the former young King o.
Portugal for a Partisan danseuse. The
title part was well played by Miss Ethe
Ievev. ". c. Gordon sang well as q
toreador. and Laddie Gin was the King
Spanish dances were well done by the
Arevera Duo
The cabaret show. for which most Of the
audience remained. consisted Of ten vau-
deville numbers by Partisan music hal
singers. Brice and King. Rinaldo, living
statues and others A pleasing feature OF
this part Of the programme vas the use
Of two miniature stages. high up in the
walls Of the theatre. on either side Of the
| proscenium arch
The whole performance vas marked oy
/ suggestiy eness. but II was done for the
most part IN manner without offence.
| Between the first and second acts a water
/ pipe used in automatic fire extinguishins
apparatus broke and Hooded the passage
way I'm the rear OF the orchestra. A num-
| Der Of persons who were standing near by
I were drenched.