Evening star., 1928-03-11
The Grand Folly Paris Super-Revue

London baby girls as usual and Russian
dancers. whose turn always comes now.
But the Russians come back suddenly
and sink down in a tableaux which Is
not folly at all
It In an exact reproduction Of Winter
nalter's immense picture. painted at the
time, Of the Empress Eugenie seated
With the ladies Of her court around her.
Here. arrayed In all their glory, are
those who made Paris the center OF the
worlds fashion.
Only the Oldest Of lis can remember
seeing these swelling crinoiined gowns
In their clear light coIors. with laces
and bright ribbons and white shoulders
and shining cyes-~and the splendor OF
crowns Of long hair II is often for
gotten that Empress Eugenie's re-
EpIendent locks we're the color OF Sarah
EernhaTdt's golden-red glory. Even the
present enduring craze OF bobbed hair
and skinny dressing could not keep
back general cry. How prettiIy they
dressed then and how pretty they
were!"
This is the second time IN Paris. dur.
ing the last year that such a cause has
had such an effect. II women~and
| men~begin talking Ike that, some Of
| us may live ~ see the fashions Of the
| Second Empire invading the republic
| once again.
Three tabieaux~~in the sentimental
| romantic. high art manner In WHICH
/ Paris amusing herself has always In
duiged They are from the fairy story
Of the sleeping Beauty"-for this II
the Booth birthday of Perraut, who
wrote the story. The scene Of the
| Chateau IN the Wood where all the
| world Is asleep Is superb
what Is the grand folly Of all thisP
| Well. the folly is GandWiched IN be-
tween. Perhaps the most touching folly
of ali~~becaube IL is nearest t0 those
whose young days are a bit past-"is tho
tabieauz announcing graVely. "A New
Dance" II Is the most charming
tab!eanx NJ al! the 40. II is the Waltz
danced To tie street organ magic music
III cur childhood
The real I'aTisiennes have their part
prominent enough 20 satisfy all expec'
iaiions Of 80 This is Paris" They ma}
me niItd up with art~but 80 Is tht
real Paris,
Alter giant transatlantic steamer
has come upon US from the night viii
every pofihoir cleaning suddenly ths
platter and pitcher carved and chiSele6
IN gold by Benyenuto Ceiiini appears
growing and growing against the iigh
Antll the forms VI faif women scuiptufef
on them change to real women in fiesI
and D!0od, and no doubt worth theil
weight IN gold even II they are not pa!f
VI much.
The new artihceg In lighting ant
stage motion help greatly 70 all these
effects. Among many others, one whjoi
Is more IN the linf 0t old fashioned
music balls In It's treatment of a nev
fact is The Greyhound Race" TIL
dogs run on q rolling track which keep
up With their fastest speed. And on.
greyhound seems W md IT. Out~~for sh,
sits down comfortably with her eyes &
bfaYen snd gets there as soon as thokl
! vino run.
| There is an innovation IN the musi
itself Amid very high-clsss Orchestrl
music tbe piano does It's own w0fk
| with super ylrtlIDho f0f the pianist
| This II Paris up~tG~date but ! coun
on The program flVe Americans ala
number III English girls, Russian aItistes
including The Empress EuGenls role
many parisiennes not all born Ia raFi
snd Devil" who must he lntelna
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