The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-22
Miss Marilynn Miller and Irving
Fisher in Sally"
Miss Marilynn Miller Brightest
Star in Musical Play
Extraordinary.


presented to the wondering gaze of Man
haitian last night at the New Amsterdam
Theatre. has enough sparkling. vibrant
material for two musical comedies
roof show, three high class vaudeville
turns and sixteen modsh dressmaking
establishments. There are not only Miss
Marilynn Miller and Leon Enrol as CO.
stars but consultations of satellites
spinning and pirouetting like solar sys-
TENS with the glad jazz. "Hltchy-Koo"
appears to have left lndelibly impressed
on this house the tradition OF myriad
stars. and last night they appropriately
swung about to Jerome Kern's buoyant
music of the spheres.
! For all Of its length--which probably
will have several tucks taken In 1t inn
! mediately--it keeps eyes and ears con-
stantly on the qui vive, SO that one
! presently doubts the evidence of the
| Theological heirloom that 1t Is past III
O'Clock After the blur OF brilliant I'm
( pressions. of swirllng colors. OF pretty
faces and especially Of the childlike,
wistful smile of Miss Miller has been
brushed from the eyes. the general effect
left is that of overwhelming movement
and. beauty--not beauty deliberately
ordered, like hand made German land
scape. but so adroitIy arranged that It
seems to have just happened like Mag
ara Falls.
Mr.. zlegfeld has achieved the triumph
Of making Greenwich Village beautiful
Joseph Urban settings.
He does that in the first act setting OF
1 tho Alley Inn. with the help OF Joseph
Urban. who has his way again I'm The
/ following act with one of those garden
! \, ,e.,I. ~ In
stnge. and in the setting for the butter
/ fly ballet, clinching the conviction that
! IL another Garden of Eden s ever
planned Urban should be called In for
designs.
l This is not a revue such az the Zieg-
/ field name has been associated with in
I the past but "A real musical comedy,
/ with a Cinderella story. funny waiter
and everything. In thus departing from
| his accustomed field Mr.. Ziegfeid has
proven with this magnilcently presented
piece that his showmanship can even
grapple with plot that starts some
where near Washington Square
| Perhaps Guy Bolton in providing the
book kept his thought to the pretty little
girl who served in Broadway res
taurant and was presently darting
chances in the Midnight Frolic.' AT
any rate. his iibretto was concerned
/
washed dishes In a red ink resort. spec
tacularly proved her worth as a dancer.
became the premiere danseuse Of the
"Follies" and had a wealthy and hand
some young man marry her, which
"A ould seem to be the natural destiny OF
q "Follies" girl.
II washing dishes meant developing
1 into such splendidly rhythmic dancer
\ all young women would fly to their pots
1 and pans In this connection Miss NIL
4 Ter played trick on the audience, for a
I line OF girls in Bingham aprons first APP
/ peared and jigged. with poke bonnets
/ hiding their faces. and then. just rs all
/ OF the spectators were whispering.
Doesn't the one on the left dance wellg"
she suddenly But there, solve the
riddle for your own amusement.
Butterfly Ballet superb.
/ Miss Miller struck her zenith In the
/ butterfly ballet number, which Victor
/ Herbert composed for her and conducted
with his usual air of n spirited Santa
Claus. Here. amid swirling butterflies
/ and moths who leaped because the very
colors in their superhly blended costumes
seemed to leap. Miss Miller flashed those
vivacious legs while the spectators greet
ed her with the continuous applause of
| a candidate accepting the nomination.
Always she struck poses that were
I in themselves delight to the eve, while
even her little finger quivered in &C.
stasy, and on her pretty face lowered
that smile that alone would make her
dancing worth while. Moreover, she
gave evidence with Joan of Arc and
1.-THE Lorelei'' that her voice has too
/ long been obscured by her twinking
toes. In masquerading as a Russian
1 dancer with n past she gave proof like
/ wise that she can act a foreign part
/ without the usual aid of a cigarette and
/ dark rings around the eyes.
Mr.. Enrol Earns Applause.
Like Miss Miller. Leon Enrol fully
/ earned his applause as a star. being so
I funny a waiter he deserved every check
\ he gouged on. or course he was really
the Duke Of Cseoho1oUinid, who was
compelled to break dishes incognito for
a livelihood because revolution had
been better than he was. But being
duke-and a waiter-didn't keep him
from executing those falls with which
he has left his mark on the stage. in
The schnitza Komisski" he had All
amusing song, and with Miss Miller he
did a dance that grew a crop of thrills
and laughs simultaneously. Every time
he spoke the chuckles became frantic.
Walter Catlett as a hick theatrical
agent had his dlverting bits, somewhat
suggestive Of Ed Wynn, but tickling IN
their own right. and with Mary Hay for
a charming foil he kept the pot boiling
with song and dance. Irving Fishers
agreeable tenor was fully equal to the
demands, and Dolores in various SHIN
merlng gowns was a handsome back |
ground. giving the piece the inspiration |
OF the statue Of Liberty.
In Cts general outlines the theme OF
,bo ,ioca that clothes spell success has /
some OF the allure Of Irene" and Miss 1