The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
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NEW YORK. June 17.-At the
premiere OF New York's supreme
summer show--the Foliies. It gio-
rifies the American girl. the pro-
ducer says. but Will Rogers naively
remarks that 1t may giorify her but
II also exposes her. The Follies
first night is the night for the cog
nescenti who have not trailed of
to climb an Alp or open a Newport
villa.
Forty-second street is lined with
curious gapers to watch the arri-
walls. The curtain rises at $40 but
the house was practically empty at
3. Then the rush-the panic. The
lobby fills. And New York's smart
est audience seeps through the
darkened house to seats.
When the lights go on they turn
from the show to watch each 9th
and wave greetings The chronic
first nighters and the death watch
occupy the lower part of the house.
The usual crowd
The high spots. Haywood Broun.
the critic. on the aisle squirting the
conventional dinner Jacket. Frank
Munsey in full evening regalia
Dolly Madison, the society reporter.
his cherubic face abeam. For Dolly
is really Norris Paul. who has a
triple-ply social standing. Reggie
Vanderbilt and his famous white
silk vest.
All so New Yorkish. o very. Still
one misses Diamond Jim Brady and
his re.plendent white shirt front.
No first nighter before or since has
occupied his peculiar niche along
the Rialto. Diamond Jim set the
opening time for IT was a supersti-
ton that bad luck followed the
raising of a curtain without him.
During the extracts men and
women leave their seats and prom
enade. The women disobeying fre
and house regulations by pufinS
cigarettes. There are many jeweled
TASKS passed about. And the show
runs along until O'Clock and all
stay to the finish to be present
when the stars drag the lavender
collared Ziegfeld from the stage
box as the curtain falls.
New York's most. illustrious golf
fan is New Rochelle resident To
links in Van Cortlandt Park on
grapefruit and his clubs on Satur-
day night and trolleys to the course
where he camps out all night. TO
make sure that his form won't be
ruined by too many observers or
that he won't have to stand in line,
he pitches his camp near the tenth
hole.
The world is riChting itself after
all. Liberty bonds are selling above
par. The city parks are without
their armies of jobless and up on
West 145th street I saw this sign:
apartments for rent at $50 a
month. First months rent free"
A 1.-THE. sinuous lady in a flaming
red gown and big picture hat came
out Of candy store on the avenue
the other afternoon carrying a red
walking stick in one hand and
lap dog dyed henna under her arm.
She walked southwark and was, of
course, followed by a crowd of Gu
rious pedestrians. At Forty-second
street the trafFic cop stopped the
cross town traffic while he person.
ally escorted her across the street.
I looked about for a moving picture
camera but none was In sight 1t
may be something new IN styles.
But my guess is that she was
chorus girl irving desperately to
achieve the first pages. She failed
miserably.
still end ALL" as the chorus lady
savs-walking sticks for women are
quite popular. At least dozen
may be seen in half tours stroll,
in the crowded sections. They go
mostly this summer with sport
togs.