The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-03
pETROlT oPERA HOUSE.


There's an undesirable lure about
Ziegfeld's "Fulses. as the yintages OF
the past have proven. and that there Is
no break IN the charm was shown
Monday evening, In the Detroit opera
kouso, when tie 1918 mixture OF fun,
frothiness. frolic and feminine forms,
/ attracted an audience whose numbers
packed every inch OF space In the
place, even to tho side aisles
The "Follies Of 1913" like It's prede-
/ cessors, is merely good lively bur
Que-vaudeville, with mint OF
money expended on elaborate scenery
and a lavish amount OF gay-colored
wisps OF tulle and other diaphanous
materials that pass for costumes. The
Folhes wouldn't live up 10 its name,
1 and its somew hat doubtful reputation.
II II did not give its public several
punches and a shock In the way OF
startling costuming and the more or
less undraped female form divine.
lust now II is contingent OF chorus
girls whose pink-tighted persons are
| Tipped into chiffon muffs and another
contingent designated on the program
AS The Turkish bath girls" clad only
IN scarf OF cheesecloth. Only the
bath Is missing. Then, there is poor,
| shiyering, little Miss September Morn
| all hidden behind big gold frame
Just like you see In the art store win
dows. Aside from these trihing in
stances. the rest OF the show is pretty
we'll dressed, If not IN It's right mimi
The company which provides the
comedy. music, dancing and series OF
living pictures" is made up OF lot OF
clever entertainers and an unusually
attractive group OF pretty women.
Our old friend Tramp Nat NJ.
wills; the backface foollshness,
Frank Tinney. who even made the
! Ilritishers laugh on recent visit
across the pond that most artistic
souse," Leon Enrol; good Irish come
uian, J. Bernard Dyllyn; clever Eliza
Ibeth Brice. with her fetching way OF
singing songs; pretty Jose Collins,
Zwhose mother used TO sing Tara ra-
boom-de-ay." and host Of others al
lord the onlooker no moment during
hree hours of continuous performance
10 moralize OF the fatal allurements
III the primrose path down which Folly
eads us
or course. Wills has chance 10 90
hose things with which he has made
ocal yaudevilie-goers familiar, In his
various visits to Detroit. and SO has
|INrank Tinuey. another frequent Nisi-
or. In the past, % the Temple
Leon Enrol IS "a host IN himself as a
un-maker He is one OF the few
omedians on tic stage able % imper
onate an inebriated individual with
Jut orense Enrol "spihicatcd" gent
; one long scream and ne could defy
ne whole Anti Saloon league not TO
mile az him and have IL double up al
bis feet with laughter one OF the
eyerest and funniest sp@cialties la
he performan, Is Errols dance WIKI
Stella Chatelaiae called Turkish Trot-
ishness In all Errols visits to De-
roit ne has never had greater ap-
plause than the audience gave him
Monday evening.
There's lots ~ amusing travesty,
uneful music. good songs and graceful!
ancing In the "Foliss' all OF il typi-
al OF It's tendeIloRish class. OF course,
ut nevertheless entertaining ana
augh-producing ln spite OF all before
sitnessing.in resolves not 20 crack a
mile nj such foolery, such wanton-
hess. such barcle2ged efrontery and
mpudence. In other words, you ii en-
oy the "Follies OF 1919 despite all
our early bringing up.
Performances are scheduled Tor
livery evening this week with We'd
lesday and Saturday matinees.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.