New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-22
"F0LL|ES OF 1872"
Moulin Rouge ReopenS, Flushed
with ziegfeId Talent.
BURLESQUE DE LUXE
Incessant Laughter Greets
Spirited Fun Making in
New Show.

| ism year IN many respects, Dut no one
year, not even 1872 could be long enough
and full enough of folly to furnish ten
elaborate scenes with teemng frlvolity.
In fact, a glance at the programme re-
veals somewhere among the four pages
Of names on which are printed the cast
of characters those OF Cleopatra, Venus.
Recamier and Queen Louise Of Prussia.
So the folIes are not only those Of our
own year of grace-or disgrace as the
burlesquers pointed II out TO be last night.
For THE Follies of 1912" is a burlesque
show. a burlesque dc luxe. Some keen
eye In rowing up and down Broadway and
along the outskirts Of theatredom has de-
tected the Joy that prevails among audi
ences at the burlesques. 1t was snappy
work to plan a first class edition OF the
same kind OF show, dress II gorgeously,
food II with splendOr, sparkle Il with n
more grown-up kind Of fun. people II with
youth and cleverness and turn 1t loose
1t went like wildnre last night, and with
out a doubt I'm the world will continue to
do so as long as the inimitable producer
Mr.. Ziegfcld chooses TO keep 1t on the
boards,
The festival starts off with an Inquiry
on the part Of the stage manager as 10
what the audience wants I'm the way OF
entertainment.
"A song and dance!" cries a first
nighter.
This is supplied, after which criticism is
hurled at the act from various parts OF
the audience. A gallery boy and
Frenchman in an orchestra chair become
involved in a yelling match, which browns
out everything else, and the gallery boy
starts TO climb down the side OF the
house to strange his foe. He is dragged
back by his girl" Both come down.
stairs and 60 on the stage to give Bow
cry dance, a bit of characteristic type
work that is capital. The gallery boy was
played with appropriate vigor by Harry
! Watson. ir., who soon got to be one OF
the chief favorltcs with last nights as
semblage.
one Of the most successful nonsense
scenes In the whole entertainment was
put over" by Bert Williams as Cabby,
lie Brun and queen as faded nag and
Leon Enrol as a boundcr The place was
Herald Square, I'm early morning. The
performance Of lie Brun and Queen as
the hind and fore legs Of a cavcd-ln cab
horse had in II the best comedy OF the
evening.
According 10 the new Moulin Rouge Of
fcrlng. beauty must be one OF the chief
foll,es. for hardly any moment OF the
performance was without its ray!shmcnts.
Girls and girls. and still some: all per-
feet, all smiling, many dazzlingly clad
and others dazzlingly unclad. Beauty
mounted 10 a special scenic feast at tho
beginning Of tho second act, when Der
nard Granville came out In velvet SUIT
and sang Beautiful, Beautiful GIL As
soon as he finished, beautiful girl in many
forms began 20 appear from various ar
chltecturally well arranged vantage points
at the rear Harlequin came first, Ru-
bensesque Venus next, and an Ethiopian
slave followed. Among others OF note IN
the history OF beauty were the Duchess
OF Devonshlre, Nine. La Pompadour,
Cleopatra, Nine Recamier, Schcherazade,
Queen Louise Of Prussia Pocahontas,
Carmen. Joan Of Arc. SaloWe, some
Greek statues. and, finally, Lillian Lor-
raine. in a French costume Of reckless
cxtravagance. az the twentieth century
girl There was great catholicity OF taste
I'm this assemblage OF beauty Joan of
Arc has perhaps never before been In
vited TO pose in a beauty chorus, but per
haps she was intended 10 represent
beauty Of soul.
As for the art Of dancing, It took on
new vlgor last night. Those whose hearts
a little year ago huttered at the turkey
trot and the Texas Tommy would do well
10 take bromide before secug this years
development IN the department Of Tcrp-
sichore The congress Of ladies' who called
themselves together 10 decide on tn" pro-
prieties OF the first manifestations OF the
tavern dances had best call their second
annual meeting as soon as convenient
Leon Enrol and Stella Chatclainc are the
chief exponcnts Of the man-and womanly
Art Of fury dancing in the "FOiics OF
1872" Tho Apache dance out for Wood
is as nothing. with plain velvet cur
tain for background Mr. Enrol in baggy
evening dress, and Miss Chateaine (bIcss
the markD, in very well designed black
silk pierrette costume, danced them
selves and their audience to a finish.
Miss LOrralne's songs, Mr.. Granville's
dances and Bert Willams's unctuous
black comedy were other features among
three hours of features. The last scene
was n circus, in which political figures
now I'm the limelight were burlesqucd. a
| fight between the c. o. p. and the Bull
! Moose and the Democratic nominees
efforts TO ride the donkey took place near
the grand finale.
Raymond Hubbell composed the music
for the "FolHes," and in spots It was very
winsome. II. b. Smith contributed the
lines. dozens Of which were winners, and
Julian Mitchell put the years foolishness
into stage shape.
The whole thing is clever. The first
act as the show stands now. is much
brighter than the second. 1t has the I'M
promptu spirit, and puts every one In the
| cafe-ca paret-gencral- Toughhous mood.
CAST OF "FoLLIEs or 1912"
A Manager ''''''' ,,h.,ias G.,u'r.r
| Song-and-Dance Men,
"'"e Max Scheck and Charles Gilmore
| A Gallery Boy. .............. Harry watson IT.
! NJ Pouet, from Paris. :. .ChaiIes Judeis
cigar seller .................B Bernard Granville
Nam selle Paree iua huS9'ns
| Nam selle Maxine. 90. .'.ENeLyh carton
MI hi'oA charles Gilmore
! Nrs FREELY ..................Gr Grace Du Boise
| Howell Noyes carriage caller. Bert Williams
| Nj Knight Byrd. ............ Bernard Granville
| Stage Door Keeper. .....'......' marry Luck
| Flossie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ..' .Idt Aaahs
| t.N5otber'' ....................J Josie Sadler
| Ilerf ans