Evening star., 1925-04-20
POLPS-"Greenwich Village FoIIies -

emerging triumphant above pot
pnfri OF fancies. such as make up
~ SlfIand-music shows, comes d de-
-%nous spice Of old Amer lean non
Asense-absurditie abinitio, fostered in
a. carefree spirit that mocks facts,
truths and conventions-to make the
Greenwich Village Follies" at Polls
thls week something radically differ
ent from expectations
There are girls-and they are pretty
enough TO chase that tired feeling
away from the most fatigued busi-
ness man. There are lyricS-and
some OF them are catchy bits of melo-
dN, too. There are tableauX-and
one of them will receive additional
mention. But right now, first and
foremost, attention is directed to that
delightful, nonsensical humor which
made such folks as Fred Stone and De
Wolf Hopper the idols of young
Americans and of those who refuse to
grow old.
Exhibit I of the Greenwich Village
Folliest' nonsense Americana, arrives
in scene 4. 1t is entitled THE Nov
Ing Mans Dream" consisting of q
0antomime woven of such sheer gos-
samer foolishness that 1t brings back
an exhilarating breeze from the days
when a certain old scarcrow was be-
1bdiililS nlInSelI All over the scenes
OF The Wizard of o." Exhibit H.
entering with scene 10, is THE Fatal
Card" by William K. Wells, as droll
as the work of Mr.. Wells namesake
ii. G., is profound. There are four
men. pack of cards, a biscuit and a
drink of water on a raft, and three of
the men must leave if the fourth is
) to survive. The pack Of cards and
eccentricities of fate do the rest. Ex-
II
relished by policemen and gangsters.
1t is a keen illustration of how de-
Hghtful anything directly opposite to
the customary can be. Exhibit " is
Daphne Pollard, who is seen through
out the show.
Few of the songs have the power
of charming the memory after the
performance is over, although none of
them jar at the time they are pre-
sented.
One tableau, "The Golden Trail"
representing the harvest moon rising
on an Indian scene, is noteworthy for
several reasons. In the first place it
is intrinsically American. Those beau
tiful girls who had been stepping
around in a half-yard of silk or so
We're draped in homespun and their
patent-leather-h haired male escorts
were in pioneer outfit. In the Sec
dance by three girls, WHO make it
classic of rhythm and grace. Not
motion is lost. Every turn, glide,
step means something. 1t is clear to
discern and delightful for the terp-
sichorean palate. Lastly, the scenic
effects, while not startling, are the
most skillfully blended of the entire
presentation.
Space and time prevent a recapita-
latlon adequate to cover the Green
wich Village Follies." The features
which leave Savory remembrance in
clude Buster Vests eccentric dane
ing, Irene Delroy's dimples, smile and
voice; Barrie divers singing; Tom
Howard's ''comedianism'' Martha
Graham's dancing and Paul Gerard
Smiths satire on immigration, en-
titled Everybody Welcome" in
which Daphne Pollard shines
There are others, but the effect is
the effect of a potpourri. Although
additional bolts of cloth could have
been used for the attire of the chorus,
the absence of it does not make it
self definitely felt in these days of
art ''-so-called-in the theater
The Greenwich Village Follies."
while not sensationally extraordi-
nary, is definitely worth while.