Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-16
"CREENW|CH FOLL|Es'
Gets R|CHM0ND's 0. K.
Ted LOWS, James Watts, Vcrnu
Gordon and Host of Others
Find Favor.

across the footlights to ''be good I"
them" II would be mean critic in
deed who would roast a show Hm,
time besccching tho representative.
Greenwich Village Foiiiea. for thS
70 finish that the monnest critic In
tho world would simply have to SAY
nice things about II. The show vii
nosday night.
almost everyone has heard OF this
new venture Of the DohcmianB. Inc.
t ,or which Philip Dar,holomae ana
responsible. II Is a Justly famous
production. for It is an artistic con.
G ,,jto In every way. from the. beau
,rldculously perfect approximations
by tho one and only James Watts.
Everything balances Nicely.
One GORGEOUS stage picture follows
aanother. one dainty song is followed
are hurled hcadlong from n cinssicai
Javanose dance TO Verna Gordon /,
Icd Lewis antics and thut scream
ova e. or e., t o,Se Adagio by Ava phal-
onco more.
II In a nicely balanced show with
inc fnct that II Is n very superior
the i,mn Kept In front OF one al
and eomo OF them really cnutie,
each was evidently picked In order 10
Feminine a ensemble InsspIne. Of every type Of
baby lamp. the ingenue blond, the
:sHIntaeiy brunette and tho gorgeous
Ihi sn, ma. da,nsel, and they asc
nrpt busy changing from ono stun
niER costume to another. Tho cog
Tunes. by tho way. arc exceptional.
pe.'er stiil. they seem to cover up
cnhn win many OF the revuoa And
mo kits are also exceptional, IA
1hat nearly nll have real long hair
mere rs hardly bobbcd hair Dcatt,
among them.
Thoro In quite n galaxy OF star,
last night. Ted Lewis. easily III.
house with his weird melodies, hi
pep and clever representations. TheR,
made the audience roar with glcc. a..
lid his original way OF saying ana
Lewis liz n master both of jazz ana
the art OF originn, entertaining, ana
nc puts cvcry speck OF his apparently
boundiess vitality into his stunts Th.
players.
Javanese dance and iator as a mar
ionettn, proves herself dancer or
s shspS1a ieohnllue: who com blnes
ballet training. Her Javanesc mum
Der. AN authentic dance, Is spoctacu-
lar ana interesting, ana deserved tho
MT she nadc. Emile Fitzgerald n
dancer or quite a different type give,
several dainty and attractive too
dances.
Watts Heads Comedy Work.
Tho principal comedian Is James
watts. whose distinctive stylc liz nj.
most indescribnblc. Buriesuues az
Fhrrnr. of Pavlcwa In toe dance
and OF Marguerite singing tho Jcw.i
Song from Faust nigh. easily b.
oyerdone by other players. But Mr.
watts makcs his OuricsQua charac-
terra 30 near TO tho real oncs Mt time,
mat. with HIS ridiculous mnkc-up ana
nice idea OF Just how far TO go. nj,
result In comedy that is COMEDY
Hearty laughter followed his ever
humorous Offering.
Al Herman, tho old fnvorttc black
Stco comedian who stands on the p!ano
and tells scandal about the folks be
nina the scenes. Is afro with tho Fol
lies. Hc Is the Same old Al. only
Mabelie Jaunay tops tho fcmininc
and chic appearance make her Mt
ting successor TO Frances White
Jane Carol heads tho list for beauty
perhaps; though. personally. prefer
dainty Irene OlRcn.
one might keep on Indefinitely talk,
ing about tho show from down Green
wich village way and sim have n lot
praises become as boring To read as n
ronst 1t IL easy TO see why this show
b AIDE New York travel down to Wash
ington Square D. II q