Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-01-16
Critics Soy Ice
Foiiies This Yeor
Greatest Ever

haNloh aiN SaihhG the pest snow
the Shipstads ana Johnson ever
produces" when the 1859 produe.
tion gets TO the Minneapolis Arena
April sac on their current record
smashing rayc-notcc tour
Anticipating a Minneapolis at
tendance mark FOR the Folliss has.
ga ON its tremendous reception ia
such cities as san Francisco. Los
Angeles Denver Chicago, Detroit
philadelphia and others, Mime
apods Arena manager Lyle Wright
stated the mail order sale Of tick.
cts herr win begin Immediately
IN the % years the e'ollies has
successfully toured the nation. !
have never read 50 many excellent
reviews by the show critics de.
elared Wright THE Follics has
always been highly accepted. but
this looks Ike the record year In
every way saw the show in Den
yer and San Francisco. and u Is
truly magnificent"
The F'olhes opened with a new
attendance mark at San Francisco
Twenty seven straight pertorman.
ees were sold In Los Angeles where
Oscar johnson estimated so 600
customers were turned away be-
cause the Pan Pacific Auditorium
couldn't seat them,
The attendance In Chicago stad-
ium was 80 per cent ahead Of last
year. a new all.time Chicago mark
The Chicago crowds totaliej 226,
7S6 for 20 performances compared
TO l52,9t7 last year In Detroit
another record was set when iot
500 turned out for 10 pcrforman-
ees.
The critics have joined the Gus
toners in applhuding the newest
Shipstads and Johnson creation
This years lee Follics - like
a dream the best vet and I've
seen them all" wrote Charles
Dawn in the Chicago American
The lee Foliies has color. pace
and talent II has laughs and u
has pretty girls II has an eye
popping abundance Of creative, ar
tistic. stunning sets and costumes,
stated Gleuna syse OF the Chicago
sun Times
Robert Cromie Of the Chicago
Tribune wrote The capacity 49,
900 crowd went O-O.o-o-o- there
was tremendous variety and
plentiful supply Of talent"
Something FOR everybody
added Albert JedliclSa Of the Chi
cago Daily News
Roy and Eddie Shipstad and
Oscar Johnson have done q again
and come up with honey, cS
claimed George Van in the Detroit
Times
Jack Smith Of the Los Angeles
Times Joined a movie star studded
first nighter audience with these
comments THE intricate and
graceful skating by seemingly
ineShaustibie troupe Of young art
lists brought repeated bursts Of APP
plause n was more than vaude.
vile on ice Tho show was dis
tinguisbcd By techniques and ideas
that could not be achieved in any
other medium
MarRe Montgomery o. the Hoi-
lyNood Citizen. News said. The
show continues SIS reputation and
ability 10 entrance youngsters and
provide an evening of lavish en.
ter'ainmcnt for their elders
The Jam packed audience hail
cd the fantastic production mum
bcra that were rccled OF IN a
brcath-taking panorama ~ gorge
olIs costumes and fast moving
original themes said Harry Cul-
yer in the Los Angeles Herald
Express
- fast paced showy spectacs
ular concluded Margaret Narfofd
Of the Los Angeles Mirror News
All ~ this prompts Arena man.
ager Wright 70 Suspect tickets viii
be 1t a premium when the lee
F0llies return home" April p
he aid mail orders should be
sent 10 the Minneapolis Arena
1000 Dupont Avenue s BOX and
rnkHds seats are $3.50 and re-
served seats are $500 1850 and
$3.50