Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
'FOLLIES' STARS
SCORE HITS At
THE ATLANTA
Enrol and Tinney Very Funny,
Beauty Chorus Lives Up to
Its Reputation.
BY Tarleton Collier.

II any distinct impressions at al
can be CLEANED out of the kaleido-
scopic pomp and circumstance OF the
Follies' first night in Atlanta. it is
that Leon Enrol and Frank Tinney
are very, very funny; that there are
superlatives In feminine prcttiness
and cuteness and trimness OF figure,
and that all the means stage people
can devise OF being naughty-and
getting away with it-were exploited
when father went to variety.
It is hard 10 conceive New York's
Peputed ecstasy over the annual Fol-
lies. a the show appeared at the At
lanta Thursday night, seven with the
funny business Of Enrol and Tinney-
or at least the conception strikes a
body blow at the Wanted sophistica-
tion OF the metropolis.
There are rather tame novelties,
except. perhaps, the novel methods OF
displaying the charms Of femininity
undraped
Stage Horse Again.
One of the blithesome feats Of the
Follies was to introduce our antique
friend, the stage horse. It is likely
tina. when the great flood Of Genesis
had deCimated the animals of the
world Noah and his wife played horse
in just such fashion 10 entertain the
grandchildren But perhaps the horse
was justified in the burlesque on the
modern-day rarity Of that Whllom
friend Of man on Fifth avenue.
And while the flavor Of the delight
full comedy Of Enrol and Tinney in
the subway scene still fingered. there
was sprung on the unwary audience
scene declared to reveal the wonders
of the Panama Canal, in which slim
young women paraded the American
flag blatantly, and pretty Jose Col
Inns sang "a stirring song with Yam
kee Doodle motif, and q realistic
President Wilson appeared, and all TO
little purpose
Great Deal Of Color.
However. with all the unexpected
bromidism of the Follies, there is q
great deal of color, "a great deal of
brightness, n great deal of music
indifferent music, it must be con-
fessed, most of it-and a great deal of
speed, so that for never a moment is
Il
a great many peoples idea of good
entertainment, particularly here in
Atlanta, IT seemed, for the audience
which jammed the Atlanta Theater,
coming in a swarm of automobiles.
betokening that they were our very
best folk; in overworked street cars
and afoot, all Of them yelled out their
enthusiasm at the FolIies.
There was always brightness and
life under the proscenium when Eliza
beth Brice, a very attractive and
magnetic young woman, was out with
her songs and her smile. Particularly
was her telephone number one of the
delightful things of the show.
80 Nat Wills Stars.
Nat wills led a number Of speCtac-
ular ensembles, and appeared for a
short solo bit as his old self, with his
bushels Of medals and his tramp's
garb. The burlesque Of Frank Tin
ney and Jose Collins, the tango trav-
ssty of Leon Enrol and Stella Chate-
laine the winsome singing OF Jose
Collins and Frank Tinney and Leon
Enrol always and at any appearance
were features that stand out as en-
Joyable bits of the show.
And never is there any forgetting
the trimness OF the beauty chorus,
which was everything in the matter
of pulchritude that had been prom
Used, and everything in the matter Of
costuming that the gallery had come
TO see.
The Folles will be repeated at the
Atlanta matinee and night Friday.
lsmed Clever Pianist.
Ismed. the sensational Turkish
pianist at the Forsyth, is contribut-
ing much TO the drawing power of
The bill of Keith vaudeville there this
week. The act IS one OF the cleverest
that has been seen on a local stage.
il Is a novelty of the first grade, and
remarkable because of its musical
value. lsmed has won rounds of APP
plause and has had TO respond to cur
tain calls at every performance. Lad
die Cliff, the comedian, has estab-
lished himself as a real faVorite His
quaint songs, his eccentric dances and
his general ability to entertain make
the young man one Of the best head
liners Of the season.
"A Modern Eve" Next at Atlanta.
The Atlanta will offer "a Modern
Eve Monday and Tuesday. with Tues
day matinee. This is a musical cont
cdv which achieved a great record i'm
Chicago. and which has some OF the
prettiest music ana dances ever staged,
This win be its first appearance here.
The play Is being given by an excellent
company, with Edward Hume In the
leading comedy role. II was imported
from Berlin. Seats are now on sale.
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