Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
BERT SAVOY rs A DASHING REDHEADED VILLAGER
Is

jay Brennan as the sculptor accompa-
MES Savoy on his nrst entrance, asking
Savoy to pose for him.
Balancing his picture hat, Savoy ex-
claims, II went to the loveliest funeral.
. Oh, 1t was grand. Bigger than Mecca.
I talked to the widow and then l went in
to look. at the corpse. 0, yes, I did.
And when I touched his cheek, it was
warm. Yes, did. I went right to his
wife and told her that her husband was
still wkarm. And guess what she said
to me. She said, Hot or cold, he goes
eight out of the house in the morning"
And Savoy is well versed In art. He
admits that Venue de Milo is an unfor-
tunate lady.
Zone lady who was next to me in the
art gallery-she must have been next
to me-said the Funniest thing when she
saw Venus de Milo. She said. The Ger
mans. must have treated that poor Bel
CLAN woman. something awful Yes she
did"
Bert Savoy cracks some keen remarks.
He puts his stuff over in a smart way.
His gowns are regular beauties. He
makes numerous appearances Some Of
his remarks are rather broad but they
do not seem out of place in Greenwich
Village. OH mercy no.
Brennan asks Savoy, "Bidn't I see you
at the Black Cat Cafe last night?"
"Oh, yes, you did" answers Bert.
Nv no was the man you were with"
Don't ask me-" Savoy replies Don't
ask me. l am as uncertain about it as
you. 1t was hate and one cant be fussy."
Savoy and Brennan are two of the
many who appear IN the colorful, exotic,
bizarre and fantasticaI Greenwich Village
Follies as revealed at the Murat last
night Among other individuals VIVA
make decided Impressions are Russell
Scott, who sings "Just Sweet Sixteen :"
Alice and Mary Mccarthy, Julia Sivers
8nd Russell Scott while singing III
Be Your Valentine" James Clemens in
"Danse of the Inebriate," Ford Hanford
while singing Tam" during which tam
bourines are passed out to the customers
tmeaning the audience) LES Parfums,"
ballet Of exquisite beauty, in which
Ada Forman appears to advantage dur.
ing dance; Ada Form~n in AN Epi-
sode With Benda Masks" tone OF the
cleverest bits Of the show, Phil Maker
witt his remarks and his accordion, and
Pee Wee Myers and Ford Hanf0rd in
their Arkansaw chatter and their mu-
steal saws.
John Murray Anderson staged these
Follies and he has created many beau
tlful pictures. The blending Of colors
the handling Of the cast to produce a
colorful, pleasing and often tuneful
picture all aid in rejecting the ability
Of this Anderson person in turning out
smart revue. He does not parade mis-
company around to any great extent IN
naked limbs. He drapes his people in
beautiful colors. The Russian dance
scene is one Of much beauty. The "Par-
fume" ballet is a treat. a feast IN the
beautiful blending of colors.
Personally, The Greenwich Village Fol
les approaches my idea Of being nearer
what a review should be. Ii IS not
too long Il does not tire you out ny
forcing too much scenery on an
audience. Some may desire more hum0r,
but what the show offers, 1t stacks mp
in good fashion with the brand usually
/ heard in a revue. At times the show
reminds me Of huge vaudeville show
And another thing-the members Of
the company actually work, Not a single
one gave me the impression that IL was
Just horrible 10 play any place but New
York. These performers seem to realize
that some people actually pay real money
TO see a show and they have decided
to give their best. What a pleasant
feeling that Is.
My taste and your taste in revues may
/ be entirely different. 1 am not wild"
over the average revue Far from It, but
last night I actually enjoyed seeing
something different In the revue line
done IN a smart and pleasing manner.
As / have stated. l enjoyed the smart
and even rapid repartee Of Savoy and
brennan. These two caused me to laugh
out loud several times.
If you like smart reyues with at least
some brains behind it, 7 recommend "The
Greenwich Village Folies." II you don't
Ike this kind of stuff, then leave It alone
These am my sentiments. Agree
with me or not, that's your grand and
glorious right.
But In the words Of Bert Savoy-"You
must come over"
At the Murat all week.-W. D. Il.
AGAIN THE MARCUS SHOW
Is ON VIEW AT CYCLISTS.
The Marcus show at Englishs this
week is the tired business mans kind OF
Fl show, but he would have to be mighty
tired to enjoy some parts Of IT, The
show Is the usual disjOinted type Of re
view with an extrayaeaht display Of
more or less shapely limbs. some ordinary
songs, and an exceptionally good dancing
team.
with a comedy quartet known as the
Runaway Four, are the principal excuses
for the shows existence The manage
ment is wise in working the dancing
team Stanley and Byrnes, from the be-
ginning TO the end Of the performance.
They appear in six distinct numbers by
actual count The quartet appears In al
most as many and is almost as good.
The show is in two acts and twenty
four scenes, opening with chicken
farm" reminiscent of burlesque perform
ances, and including q doctors offic1
scene Of somewhat the usual type, an In
dian scene Of rather unusual beauty. a
bathing scene in which extremely scanty
costumes are displayed, an aviation field
scene, a scene on the Century roof,
fashion parade, an Egyptian scene lack
ing for some reason the usual nearly
nude dancer, a scene in q divorce court
and numerous specialties.
In most Of these scenes Charlie Alb
OF, low comedian of some merit PLAYS
leading part. ABBOT is somewhat orig
inal in his performance. bUt as much
cannot be said of most of his lines He
appears at his best as the patient in the
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