The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
Wilde's Florentine Tragedy Produced
Follies Of 1911 a Dazzling Melange
Last Play of Unfortunate Genius l. Poetic and Powerful
cabaret" Is Latest Stunt IN Vaudeville and
l. Seen IN the "Follies

love. we have Everywife's despair at
Evcryhusband' neglect While the
husband follows Drink and Gamble,
.he tearfully unhappy wife is desert
Gayety, and SO forth. few of these
figures arc made ridiculous. such as
clownish Rhyme (Harry Watson,
Jr.) who ambles In TO counteract the
Influence OF q solemn Reason tWiliiam
j. Keny); but for the most part 'Ev-
eryWfe' is as serious and signth-
cant as ''Everywoman. 1t might as
readily be presented as an indepen-
dent play.
After all, an entertainment like
"Thc Foiies OF 1917 Is largely a
question OF It's individual performers.
This one is rich In vaudeville names.
both new and old TO Broadway. Bert
Williams, Harry Watson. Jr., Lillian
Lorraine and Fanny Brice have been
leading entertainers in Jardin de
Paris shows for several seasons. The
negro figures in "Everywife" as No
body, the green calcium-li lighted
chorus. who solemnly parts the cur
tains between tho scenes and exDlains
the symbolism to the audience. Rec
ollcctior OF this funnier member OF
Williams & Walker in his delightfully."-
humorous song, Nobody may have
recommended the present idea; but II
failed TO arouse much laughter. How
ever, 6e presently redeemed himself
py delightfully."- droll pantomIme ard
verbal emphasis In several songs and
dances OF the coon" variety.
Funny Stunt.
Quite the funniest incident OF the
evening showed Bert Williams as a
porter at the Grand Central station,
plotting nervous Englishman To
train that would take him to New
Rochelle. where he was due for din
ner. Now, AS probably you know. a
new Grand Central is being bull, and
In the meantime II is pretty hard TO
say Just what holes and scaffolding
and girders are the station and what
are not. The scene, lighted by the
moon. reveals few high iron beams.
evidently far, far above the tracks.
Presently the porter appears, climb
ing stealthily and slowly. The Eng
the manner OF an Alpine climber 10
his guide. He Is trembling with fear
and little wonder. for twice ne
misses his footing and falls headlong
up again TO the girder by the rope
around his waist
Until the premiere OF The Follies'
Leon Enroll. who was very funny as
Broadway. being engaged In cut-rate
burlesque, IL was in this kind OF
travelling company this same man
agement found Fanny Brice a year
ago. Only Two years previously she
was newsgirl on the streets OF
Brooklyn: Now she sees her name in
electric lights on Broadway and jus
tifies the brilliancy-at least. to au-
diences inclined to entertainments of
this sort; her best songs being THAT
Chilly Man and a rag" called
'.Ephrain.' Then there are the Dolly
Sisters, who show they can dance as
well as Siamese Twins as when de-
tached; and that is very we'll. Three
years ago they were Rose and Jenny
and were dancing I'm a little motion
picture theater In Florida: now they
are Rose and Ganesi. were prominent
In one Of the principal musical COM
edies Of the season. and were well
coined on this occasion with enough
applause between them to satisfy a
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