The New York herald., 1921-02-12

many Rye. or any other kind Of rye.
Miss Rolando first appeared out of q
drum, though in view of her costume a
Bowlbyite might have suggested that
she remain in the drum in the absence
Of barrel. She did dance of a swift,
pulsating quality that won her the first
In themselves.
Then an eccentric dance was done
by Miss Zoe Barnett, Miss May Boley,
real acclaim of the performance. while
her unique, exotic face and her strange
manner of crossing her hair like a Hopi
Indian would have been good for a hand
Stewart Baird and Fred Hillebrand
that, mainly by Miss Boley's main
tc ease out some pent up laughter. This
occurred in the first act, glowing in a
setting Of a rose garden on the Riviera
that will mean a sure visit from every
florist in New York.
The second act setting in q Paris
perfume salon was lustrous with deli
cately shaded sillSen trappings, and in
fact the whole production was very rich
in material--of the textile sort. The
feminine costumes were an unfailing de-
light, and the girls themselves were
also literally endowed with good looks
and prodigal glances.
One mentions the mountings and cos
tunes not only because one has more
than mere masculine assurance that they
were highly pleasing, but because they
took the mind off William Carey Dun
cans book. 1t dealt with n young mar
quis who gambled wildly, lordly uncle
who fiirted madly, and something was
said about fitting a perfume to your
personality, and-well. anyhow, IT was
L. IN tA y,1tt fsfy1 n6t
trade as n plot. But It had the restful
quality of allowing moments of repose
while the dialogue was going on. when
one could enjoy the charming costumes
and figure out the heavy salary list of
such an imposing array of talent
There was Charles Purcell, who sang
"The Hour with You" agreea III and
looked incurably boyish There was
Miss Mabel Withee. who was unfiag-
gingly cute as the Rose Girl, though her
cutenees didn't interrupt the dancing
much Miss Marjorie Gateson kept n
lively bit of charm In circulation. Fred
Hillebrand sang "The Spanish Senorita,"
though his spoken comedy was more
watery. reaching its high water mark
in a joke about a bee alighting on an
old maid. Stewart Baird had little to
do. and Miss Boley seemed cramped for
space in which to swing her sense of
humor.
DR.. Goetzi's music had the singing
qualities he revealed In "A Royal Vaga-
bond but now that the Shuberts have
Eddie Cantor. they might use him to
Cohanize the book. But IL you like
pretty girls. and plenty of them and
costumes--but not so much OF them
and lavish production. the Ambassa-
dor Is your home from home.
Among the first nighters were Mr..
Harold f. Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Watson Gerard, Frederick and
Fannie Hatton, Mr.. William Randolph
Hearst and party, Mr.. Il. S. Rothschild.
NJ. Fokine and Fokina. Mr.. Duncan
Holmes. Mr.. G. H. Walker. Miss Elisa
beth Marbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ell
lott Warren, Mr. Paul Block. Miss Do
rothy Bigelow, Mrs Daniel Guggenheim,
Mr.. and Mrs. George jay Gould. Jr.;
Mr.. Reginald e. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Cyril
p. II. Dugmore. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hilard Benjamin. Mr.. jules Glaenzer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Gouverneur Well
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcwright Wat
son, DR.. and Mrs Preston Pope Satter-
white and M. and Mrs. Clifford V.
Brokaw.
Others present were Miss Elsie de
Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll l.. VAIN
wright. Jules s. Bache, Sailing Baruch.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Theus Munds and Will
lam Rhinelander Stewart, Jr.