The sun., 1919-06-17
LATEST "FOLLIES"
IS BRILLIANT SHOW
annual Summer Spectacle
Gets Great Reception at
New Amsterdam.
rovELINESs FEATURED
wit and Beauty Have Exquis-
lite and Artistic Framing
in Show.

r1orenz Ziegfeld, Jr., opened his par
.,.,lsr hook OF The Follies," edition Of
,us At the thirteenth page last night
!, the New Amsterdam Theatre. There
rss the gala indispensable to such an
,u,or,ant ceremony in metropolitan ex-
,.,snee There was immense applause
az the appearance OF every favorite and
,As succeedings scenes were greeted with
racket that accompanies the progress
4, few first performances. There was
.hout the audience, indeed. q sense OF re-
usf that the summer was really here,
and here In the right away. For The
yoies" that fell below q high standard
,orld never start the season right There
vas no doubt of that kind to disturb the
avail New Yorker last night Mr.. Zieg-
,,d's latest example of the entertain
ment he has made his own. was up to his
highest standards. so the applause OF
me SPECTATORS seemed more than an ex-
pression Of their satisfaction with the
wonderful scenes they were watching.
As usual. II was the show OF women,
most artisticaIly and beautifully con-
rived that proved the dominating charm
o, the evening. This Is always true
and ever has been of THE Follies" dur
Ing the thirteen years Of its existence.
/, is the distinguishing quality OF all the
A.gfeld pageants. which could never
Without this most alluring characteristic
have attained their ancientry, which is
r.spectable in the theatre of the day.
Mr. Ziegfeld has ever improved in this
Characteristic Of his special entertain
4. .1I H. talaN hat a
usual advance over the preceding year
was to be noted. BY the fascinating
backgrounds that Joseph Urban better
than any of his rivals knows how to
design, with the skill In line and color Of
the most experienced creators of frocks
al his disposal and such artistic aid as
Ben All Haggin may give in posing
,ableaux wants by all such means. Mr..
Zegteld set out to gforify and sublimate
the lovellness he had gathered for the
delight of his fellowman. His success
was complete. And it Is this success
which determines the quality of a FOL
lies" from one year TO another. There
never was single one in all the thirteen
that lived by its humor. 1t Is Its ex-
pert and incomparably effective revela-
ton Of womanly loveliness that imparts
the breath Of life to one Of Mr.. Ziegfeld's
annual parades.
They we're not all beauty experts that
came to the assistance Of the impresario
last night. Such characteristically
American composers as Irving Berlin
and Victor Herbert had a share in
writing the music, while Rennold Wolf,
Gene Buck and others contributed the
comic passages. Ned Wayburn's ex-
rsrienced hand had set the manniktns
ia motion, which was assurance that
Trey moved skilfully and with grace.
NJ Herhert's contribution to the score
was a ballet number for Marilyn MIL
lar, who Is not sweetest when she does
t0e dancing in spite of the managerial
conviction TO the contrary. Eddie Can
~ Johnny Dooley, George Lemaire.
E'iIe Bowling. Bert Williams. Van and
>chenck-these were the comedians in
-hlef with such admired beauties as
Mildred Sinclair. Katheryn Perry, LII
Ian Mackenzie. Mary Hay, Lucille Le-
yant, Delyle Aida. Jessie Reed, Flor
srcA Ware. the Fairbanks Twins and
others remembered from some of the
former years of "Follies."
Inevitably the humor of the text
looked forward frequently to the APP
preaching drought. One scene was de-
voted to a barroom in those dry days.
But Bert Williams as the assistant
10 sharpshooter made his fun with
out reference to this popular topic.