El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-05
Beautiful Girls and Won
derful Scenery More in
Evidence Than Ever.

/ NEW YORK. July 5.-To the numer.
~ ous and increasing public which
has come to regard the .Ziegnelc
Follies" as a national institution
the recent presentation OF the Iztesi
edition OF this annual extravaganza
was decidedly '-the" event OF the sum.
mer theatrical season.
Beauty, mirth. melody and dancing
Discriminatory dovetailed into
Baoyionian banquet OF lavish opu-
lenee, are the predominating features
Of the new ~Follies." which. from the
curtains rise. proceeds smoothly and
swiftly through its score Of rlotousiy
gorgeous sce1es-gaining impetus
and enchanting the interest 81 the
auditor in a measure altogether new
10 this type OF entertainment
Two supreme factors are respon-
siole Tor the success which is surely
IN store for this climax to an ascend
ing scale OF summer shows. One Is
Florenz ziegfeld. jr.'s gift for choos-
ing beautiful women for his ensem-
Dle- The other is the genius OF
Joseph Urban in the handling Of the
painters brush In the first respect
Mr. Ziegfeld has lost none of his old
cunning. IN the second Mr.. Urban
has easily excelled his best previous
efforts.
The showmanship with which the
piece is handled-an important
greatly in the Productions favor.
There were % episodes Of scenes.
nearly any one of which. in beauty.
richness and completeness. might serve
as the entire setting for an ordinary
musical comedy Yet 50 perfect was
the management that not the slight
est delay was at any time detected.
What these scenes were. and the
changing visions Of feminine pulchri-
tude which burst constantly from
describe in detail Nor could they
easily be described For instance. at
the opening. there was an immense
golden salad bowl. in which were
mixed the ingredients of the enter
tainment that was 10 follow Each OF
these ingredients was symbolized in
the human form.
Recalling some OF the most striking
scenes. but not in their program
order memory fingers on a lovely
Holland s-ene. with giant windnills
and tuliD fields spreading in persDec-
tive. At another time the entire en-
semole was banked to the prose- nium
in a glttering minstrel formation.
This became the lively finale to the
first part But IT was soon to be ex-
IclAtu III TIE ctCnlQ DdTI. .LlTcL uN 4
Turkish scene OF Oriental gorgeous
ness and then by wonderful circus
scene. which was the setting for the
ballet comnosed by Victor Herbert
The impending drought came in for
the expected lamDooning, and there
were. consequently. a Prohibition
scene and a suggestion Of the saloon
of the future Between these more
elaborate settings came individual
specialties before ever changing Ur-
ban draperies OF exquisite design and
coloring.
Old FavOrites and New.
The east retained the favorites OF
preceding -Foilies" and included
some new entertainers who are likely
soon to become favorites. The sylph-
Ike Marilyn Miller danced charm
ingly- The grotesque pair. Johnny and /
Ray Dooiey. were amusing in every Z
absurd scene in which they took part. /
Eddie Cantor received A great well
come and earned it. for his songs {
were even funnier than usual like !
wise his manner Of singing them /
That dusky oracle OF pessirnism. Bert
Williams a comedian Of genuine /
talent. was "fed" to better adyan- I
tage than in recent seasons
There were also Eddie bowling. I
Mary Hay. Phil DIVER. Dellyie Aida. I
names are familiar in the realm OF /
there was also as a crown
ing glory. that impersonal agcrega-
ton OF scantily draped loveiiness. the 4
chorus. better than which or more
beautiful to look uDon no productions
other than the aZieEfeld ollieS" ever
cOntrived TO assemble