Evening star., 1922-04-10
ADJUSTMENTS
NATIONAL-Ziegfeld Follies.

| Ziegfeld Follies is a national insti-
tuition The program at the National
Theater last night so declared, and
the fact that the enterta inment
staged was the fifteenth annual pro-
duction of Mr. ziegfeid and that every
year of the fifteen the public has
| sWarmed to see the show constitute
circumstantial evidence, at least, that
| lne Foiiies is Incompatible. hence ma
tit is claimed the Follies has lured
many who ought to have filled pews
at the churches. 1t did not do so last
night In fact, something seemed TO
be missing. The show seemed to
creak. 1t is evident that the archi-
| tect was not Mr. Ziegfeld personal
ly.' also that the genius who sought
to replace him failed in his job
The materials are of the incompara-
BILE sort, from the magnificence of tn.
wonderful show girls to the exquisite
beauty and charm of Mary Eaton ana
/ the consummate grace of Florence
| O'Denishawn. There was a new
Fanny Brice, or at least the same
| familiar Fanny in new accomplish
ments, some of them. notably the
Scotch Fanny. in The Hielan' Fling
and the pathetic. almost tragic
Fanny in MY Man" as vulgar a
song as ever went over the foot
lighrs-yet one of the hits Of the
show.
Raymond Hitchcock is there, less
tidy of dress, but for the most part
very amusing, as the representative
of the Common People. His mono
iogue under the Statue of Liberty in
| which momentous themes are dis
cussed. some of them, it is believed,
with serious propaganda effect, is
calculated to incite a public uprising
| Raymond also scored in the hit col
umn. Pretty Mary Milburn, whom
many will recall as the star of The
Girl in the Spotlight" Victor Her
berts musical comedy of a year ago,
also was there. but without half a
chance to display her inexzinguish-
able charms, or she. too, might have
scored something like "a hit, even
though the Foliies do not aim al the
kind she is fitted for. Ray Dooley is
strongly in evidence, both as Il pudgy
Brooklyn baby, = trying role played
with much abandon, and as an imper-
isonation Of Champion Jack Dempsey
in prize fight, with Fanny Brice as
Georges Carpenter Van and Schenck
are there with songs sung by a high
| flying. tenor and a burly baritone.
Some of the songs are good. espe-
| cially the EsquimauX song.
! The Follies' Mirror" a decoration
by Ben Ali Haggin, is an eye dis
| turber. In response to applause. a
second peep was given last night.
THE Legend of the Cyciamen Tree"
with a scene by Joseph Urban, ex-
| cept for the spirit of Interpretation
| by Florence O'Denishawn. is not like
| ly to impress. Notwithstanding the
| great names accredited with its ere
alton, for Fannie Brice put it on
! the blink" a second later with Sec
; ond Hand Rose" Mary Eaton's but
| lerfiy dance is exquisite, the Stage
| Door" that gave Mary Milburn her
chance with an Indifferent song, was
| evidently thought up to push Joe
Schenck's top-loft tenor into promi-
nence and to give another very pretty
picture of Mary Eaton.
| A scene labeled Lionel. Ethel and
Jack apparently gratuitous Of
| fense to certain we'll known players
though Fannie Brice does give new
and forceful creation of a coughing
|! Camille. THE Birthday of the Dau-
! phin." in a brief but very elaborately
mounted and costumed sketch, evi-
! IDENTIFY cost much more than it is
, worth. A very amusing episode, ai-
| though too much drawn out, is The
! Subway staging an ''off to the coun-
| try episode in which Fanny Rrice,
| Raymond Hitchcock, Willard Mack,
| Ray Dooley, Arthur Rose and Joe
Light have a share. THE Rose Bow
| Bring Back My Blushing Rose" was
| rendered unconscious last. night by
| Mr.. Clarkes self-consciousness
The Follies are on their last lap
| this week. and doubtless the company
| is pretty we'll tired out. 1t deserves
great credit for holding its own
\ throughout an entire season with the
vehicle provided Last night even the
| orchestra seemed to lack a directing
| head and there was one time when
| the big and attractive pony ballet
was left to do its darndest. Many will