The Detroit times., 1913-12-09
Performance. When Not Featur'
cd by Comedians" Profanity,
Is at High Mark of Vul-
garity and lndecency
"HELL" AND DAMN" ARE
GREATLY OVERWORKED
Wiggle Dancer Winds Up Dis
gushing Sh0w-"Evidently
Censored by Blind Man"

TODaDly IL Is none OF the police
apartments business II mob sum.
Gent to pack the Folly theater wants
10 pay 80 cents and up--mostly up
70 see what IL billed as 100000 bur.
lesQue" and Is willing to sit through
two-and-one-half hours Of rank buff
foonery to see q sinuous female wig
gler do sensuous dance at the end
OF the show, but The Times reader
who declared that the show must
have been censored by blind man
WAS everlastingly right
There isn't much offense to the
ears In the Folly shows, the hook"
spare the mark--of the show, being
within the law. But what one alleged
comedian, Nat Young, billed as Able
Coin. did In the name Of humor was
enough for call for the flying squad.
ron.
MI. Young 10 most versatile com.
edian. He has many ways OF sound
Ing the depths OF mirth. As an in
stance, he has three formations for
sending the word Hell" TO attack the
secondary defense OF the risibles, II
he fails to get laugh from the audi
ence by swatting someone on the
head with rolled-up newspaper, or
biting chunks OF loaf OF bread, and
bombarding everybody on the stage
with the chunks. He used the word
HelP ~ times, Sunday afternoon, up
70 the time where count was lost The
formations that he uses are what
the -" how the -" and Ego to
-, addressed alike to the ladies"
and gentlemen" OF the company.
paIiy "Damphdyls" was his best trick
play. for use in a pinch. He sprang
that about 81 times; using 1t three
times In one minute when the audi
ence started to roll sleepily from their
chairs, while members OF the COM
pany engaged In battle Of bread. in
enseiy amusing to themselves. for a
null ten minutes.
Mr.. Young. between the moments
nat ne was not showering his "cuss
words" like machine gun, busted
nimself In the effort to supply visual
ndeccncy where the "book"-pardon
Insisted on behaving itself. II a
park policeman should come across
MI. Young and any OF the leading
aides IA q secluded corner OF park,
where they could offend none but
themselves and the policeman: and
Mr.. Young should happen to be
'hugging' the leading lady In the
lame suggestive manner that he al
ways Rugged the burlesque ladies
Sunday afternoon. in the glare Of the
Fpotlight. and with hundreds OF spec
fators looking on. the policeman
would just naturally lock Mr.. Young
up as disorderly person. II he had
any respect for his Job.
In one Of the 'rawest" exhibitions
bf burlesque stage caressing ever
put over" In Detroit. Young and Miss
Connie Lehr Fuller were aided in put
ing the finishing touch Of disgust to
he affair by w. Fl. Truehart. who, up
10 that time, had behaved himself
well.
Women are admitted to the Folly.
pne. with q male escort sat behind
The Times man.
TITS a regular ronghhouse.
Faid the male escort to the woman,
Indicating the estimate OF the show
by the lady and gent"
Last. but not least. came the wig.
kler, sinuous of body, sensuous OF
lace. who performed the old-fashioned
'Hootch" In way to cause the de-
parting theatergoers to remark, mot
% bad, Ell? They're getting away
With some dance this week"