The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-11-25
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The Winter Gardens annual revue.
the mastodon of musical extravaganza,
he Passing Show OF 1916" will be-
gin It's annual engagement at the Lyric
theatre next Sunday, with matinee on
Wednesday, Thursday Thanksgiving
Day) and Saturday.
This will be the fifth passing Show"
to enrapturc and enthrall thcatrcgocrs.
There Is but one Passing Show" and
1t comes from the Winter Garden. and
one theatrical institution in New York
devoted to one particular form OF
amusement, While the Winter Garden
management devises four huge spectac-
ular wonders each season, the passing
Show. has an individuality all its own.
l MS show differs from the Others in so
much that travesties OF the leading dra-
matte successes OF the year is a feature
OF the entertainment. 1t is not neccs-
sary however, to have seen the originals
to enjoy the fun. With the coming OF
each Passing Show" it has seemed that
the limit OF bigness has been reached:
that all the spectacular wonders had
been modified and that there was
nothing new under the sun with which
to provide the show for the following
season. But the theatregoers do not
take into account that the Winter Gar
den employs specially organized staff.
which is employed the year round in
devlsing and lnventing new spectacular
features. Besides there is a staff OF pro-
ducers, writers, composers, designers
and dancing experts. There are nearly
five hundred girls employed in the var
lous shows, and they are employed the
year around. These girls are all care
FULLY trained singers and dancers. 1t
is little wonder then that each "Passing
Show" with the flight OF years, should
produce new and enthralling surprises.
The Winter Garden producers do
things well, because they take the
trouble, as experts, to do things we'll
Each OF the recurring Passing Shows"
has had, besides a myriad of spectacular
features, one supreme surprising, melo-
dramatic outburst. Some of those OF
the past, have been the Capitol Steps,
the Flight OF the Edinburgh Express.
an Atlantic Liner leaving for England,
and the destruction OF city by Zep-
pelin raid, and now in the new show
there will be the charge of the U. s.
Cavalry on the Mexican Border. This
last feature is said to be the most extra
ordianry spectacular feature that has
ever been seen on the American stage.
1t is said to outwintergarden the Win
ter Garden. This feature is copyrighted
and will be used in new revue now be
ing prepared for the Alhambra Theatre,
London, by arrangement with the Win
ter Garden Company management
he company to appear in this mas
todon OF musical extravaganza is the
most surprising collection OF talent
that has been assembled for any pass
ing Show Ed Wynn heads the list oi
comedians, His garage scene is said
to be the most hilarious travesty that
has ever been seen in Winter Garden
show Then there is Rele Ashlvn, a
comedienne with an extraordinary
sense OF the comic. But the list is too
long to specialize as to each member
One can only state that there will be
Fred Walton; Mabel and Dora Ford.
the wonderful dancers: Augusta Dean
Herman Timberg, Philbrook and Mack,
William Arnold, Stella Hoban: Sara
notf, the violinist; James Clemons; Ma
Belle, the dancer; Bert Savoy, Jay
Brennan, the five Violin Beauties. Elida
Morris, Pear! Eaton, Ruth Murphy
and Vera RoeEm This does not take
into account the 125 dainty, dimpled di-
whites on the electric circular runway.