The New York herald., 1921-06-22

Production Up to Old Standards of Fun and Beauty
Seen Outside the New Amsterdam for
First Time in Years

interested in turning the water into wine
than he was in pulling rabbits out of
mysterious places and catching pigeons
in the air. In THE Legend of the
Cyclamen Tree" 1t was the graceful
dancing of Miss Florence O'Denishawn
that delighted the spectators most as
action. The costumes, by James Reyn-
olds. were exquisite specimens of
Oriental color and design. Mr.. Reyn-
olds, who made his first appearance as
an aid to Mr.. Ziegfeld, created beautiful
combinations of hue and pattern in every
dress he provided. His were the beauti-
full rose dresses.
John Clarke. formerly of "Beaucaire."
sang in his delicate falsetto, Miss Fanny
Brice impaired almost a touch of pathos
to her delightfully."- comic Second Hand
Rose" and added most of the fun to a
sketch of the three Barrymores In a
burlesque Of Camille Then she was
side-spltting in the prize fight. She
represented the French champion and
battled with Miss Dooley, who was just
as comic in her way as the American
fighter. OF course there was an au-
dience of women only, and. having been
selected by Mr.. Ziegfeld. they were all
lovely to look at. This match ended in
draw.
INeWCO1neTS auueQ Lnelr snare TO the
success of the evening. Germaine Mitto,
the new dancer from Paris. Is not only
an athlete of remarkable muscular de-
velopment. which was more freely re-
vealed than any dancer ever dared here
before. but she Is comely ana most
sympathetic in personality. Charles
O'Donnell and Miss Ethel Blair provided
an interlude OF unalloyed JOY In THE
Piano Tuner" O'Donnell kept the spec
tators breathless from establishment at
his audacity and from their own enjoy
ment OF his comic acrobatics. They were
novel in the amusing and beautiful
pageant which the "ZieSfeld Follies' of
this year turned out to be.
Society Mt the Premiere.
The opening formed as usual the
unique incident in society that has for
several years marked the start of these
entertainments as well as premieres in
the Globe Theatre. Before the per-
formance Mr.. and Mrs. Ziegfeld had
| several Of their friends for dinner az the
Ritz-Carlton. Their party included Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Leonard Repogle, Mr.. and
Mrs. John King. Mrs. William Boyce
Thompson and Messrs. Frank A. Mum
sey and William Moore.
Mrs. Jean Saint Cyr. who returned to
the Ritz-Carlton from French Lick
Springs yesterday, accompanied her
son. Mr.. William Rhinelander Stewart,
Jr.. 20 the premiere and watched the
performance from the first row of the
orchestra.
Others in the audience that crowded
the theatre were Mrs. Van Rensselaer, c.
King, Miss Suzanne Pierson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. r. Thomas. Miss Kathryn Kina
Bache, Mr.. and Mrs. Devices w. Dill
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. George A. HUM
Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Tevis
Huhn of Philadelphia Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel j. Wagstaff. Mr.. and Mrs. An
thony J. Drexel Biddle. Jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles de L. Oelrichs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian NJ. Gerard. Mr. and Mrs
William Randolph Hearst, Mr.. George
| Hearst, their son; Mrs. Robert Sweeney
and Messrs. Conde Mast. Frank Crown
| inshield. Bertram de y. Cruger. Harry
| Gushing. Edward Ziegler Charles S
| shaw and James Blair.