Evening star., 1914-11-17
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ington, meaning that portion which
crowded the New National Theater to
| the walls, spontaneously placed the
stamp of approval on. the offering.
| The Follies" is an annual visitor, and
a welcome one. Each year the enter
tainment seems bigger and better than
| the preceding season, and 1914 is no
! exception.
! Opening in the reception hall in the
! domain of his satanic majesty, and
ending at Palm Beach, the show pro-
| ceeds with dash and vim, surely driv
! ing away all evidence of dull care.
Ihere is never Il moment when the ac-
ton lags, that holding true of the two
acts, embracing fourteen scenes. and
consuming more than three hours in
| the showing. The vast sum Mr.. Zieg-
feid apparently saved on material
when providing costumes for the
'chlckens" and peaches in his COM
/ pany. he lavished on elaborate and
gorgeous scenery. so the audience is
not denied anything. The personnel
includes many of the old favorites and
| several who are new to the Follies.
The show" begins with Satan-Nera
cheiena--surrounded by imps in red,
receiving a number of visitors, who de-
SCend from earth by elevator. These
ir clude September Morn. The secretary
of state, in burlesque. accompanied by
the dove of peace and surrounded by
SWISS yodlers, also appears, seeking a
haven from the newspapers. The chef
of the realm below derives much sat
isfaction from roasting a chicken on
"a huge turning griddle. in revenge for
having been 'stung" by poultry of a
similar type while on earth.
a street scene i'll New York serves to
introduce Bert Williams, the colored
comedian, in a characteristic specially,
and also two big ensemble numbers,
The Hurdy Gurdy Man" and Under
meath Japanese Moon
Anna Pennington, Il dainty little dan
ger, has the stage to herself for a Whlle
in the next scene. The Tango Palace.
and is the center of attraction on nu-
u:crouS other occasions throughout the
evening. In The Tango Palace, Leon
Enroll, who. by the way. staged the pro
duCtion. has his first opportunity to IN
duIse in his eccentric speclaitles. pos
ing as an individual who has imbibed
too freely He is mistaken for the
tango teacher by a class OF young
women, and their efforts to duplicate
his steps and Gyrauons constitute d
ulirth-provoklnG novelty
Perhaps the big hit of the entertain
rnent has as a setting SkyScraper
with New York city IN the pachS IoHnu
Leon Enrol, as a steelWorkef, stfu beit
Williams as his assistant in settinS
mammoth beam, are shown on the
lI313th story of a building IN course
of constr uction. The beam. WITH Error
astride it. is swinging IN mldalr on d
able The dialogue kept the audiepce
la st evening roaring uproarIously- Inc
same pair have another scene, Erroi as
"a golfer and williams as his caddy,
presenting q burlesque on golf
The Follies of 1914 is so big that :,
review mentioning all its details would
be time consuming efort Bigger ana
better than ever tells the story. Refer
ence to a military finale of the first
act should not he omitted. 1t presents
heroes of the revolutionary, Mexican
and civil wars. In addition to the prln-
cipals mentioned the east includes Ed
Wynn. Johnny Dove. Arthur DEACON,
Louise Meyers, c. Morton Horne ana
Stella Chatelaine. all of whom have I'M
portant and worth while things to do.