The evening world. Newspaper, June 6, 1922, Page 28

une THE NEW PLAYS “Ziegteld Follies” More Lavish Than Ever By CHARLES DARNTON - remarks at the New Amsterdam Theatre last night and ] Sine spornite Out professional guinchewer Will Rogers ventured the opin- jon that the ‘Ziegfeld Follies,"’ in its lofty purpose of glorifying the ‘American girl was exposing her, but that this might mean one and the same “thing. No doubt countless college students will give the subject close study er ote te, Giateen, the new “Vollles” offered a wide field of observation, especially in its ballets, While it may have had in other years more raving, howling beauties to disturb the rest of the tired business man—or perhap: we're getting spoiled—it hab never trotted out eo many clever and lively girls fas those who set the pace on this occasion. For once the statuesque stunner was not among those present. Instead of doing a lot of heavy standing around all the girls were up on thelr toes putting life into the performance. Fresh as daisies they were no less springlike than their fetch- ing costumes. othe high beauty mark was touched in the ballets arranged by Fokine- Charm and novelty distinguished ‘“Frolicking Gods," with marble and bronze figures coming to life in @ museum and having a high old time. Then there was a Sicilian divertiss ment with Russian dressing that sug- the Chauve-Souris influence unblushingly yet gorgeously. A lace ballet devised by Ned Wayburn gained added effectiveness by colored lights that played on its delicate de- sign. These features made the latest “Follies” more lavish than ever. A black-and-white number called “It's Getting Dark on Broadway,” sung and led by Gilda Gray, went eatrical Nev other work, particularly the song “I'm Satisfied. More amusing il were Gallagher and Shean, but there was too much of them. The music by Victor Herbert, Louis A. Hirsch and Dave Stamper was fur- ther enlivened by girls, girls and more girls, proving once again the wisdom of Mr. Ziegfeld’s belief in letting na. ture take its beautiful course. beads going with great activity. From time to time Mary Eaton, Martha Lorber, Evelyn Law and other pretty maidens tripped into favor, while * Rita Owin, with a face Ill Benda mask, turned loose her lege in an outlandish rube exercise. The six- teen Tiller Girls, from London, danc- ing and kicking with the utmost pre- cision, scored one hit after another. Most of the humor came from Mr. Rogers as he monkeyed with his rope. He mentioned, a statue supposed to represent virtue that seemed to have something wrong about it, but un- . derstood the trouble to be that no one in New York could tell what's the matter with it. He had also heard of American tourists abroad trying to buy books of the Passion Play, so that they could understand the plot. “In speaking of postal bandits he d clared there were no mail holdups during the Democratic Administr: tion because the robbers never knew when the mails were coming. _ Askit by Rogers and Ralph Spence son the Peace Conference at Washing- -ton seemed rather stale and forced, ‘Sas political burlesques are likely to \be, but in it Brandon Tynan gave an “amusing caricature of Balfour, In <*Rip Van Winkle,” by Ring Lardner, Mr. Tynan awoke to find everything ~ and everybody here Jewish, including the Knights of Columbus. But Mr. ‘Lardner’s happiest contribution was ‘aneball sketch at the Polo Grounds, a really good bit of fun “hit off by Togers and Andrew Tombes wiile warming. up as pitchers. A pictu: esque conceit dubbed “Blunderland’ had Gene Buck as one of its author: A terribly dull thing with the title “the Green-Eyed Monster” was brought from London and should be sent right back. A number of other things will have to be cut out of the show, and* these should include MTombes's song ‘The Sons of Jesse Jimmy Nervo and Teddy Knox re- peated some of the stunts th formed in “Pins and Needles’ then put no end of knockabout fun 4nto ‘a ‘‘Burlesk-Ballet’’ that might ‘better have been termed a Bally Bur- Yesk. Lulu McConnell’ was ridiculous in a highly colored flapper number, theugh a trifle raw in some of her See ee eee nee LITTLE MARY ARTS PoP, iM, PRIVATE, 6664 1S REPORTED 45 CONFINED IN & HOPTAL AT-RHING. WuRST, GERMANY. SUFFERING FROM Loss oF MEMoRY. How THaT Muce must +ave nviekeD HiMo— Ho Ww ~ — -s = — = MY BOSS GOT _NOTIFIED THAT PARTNER WAS CAUGHT SPEE YESTERDAY AN’ WAS SENT To FOR Ti REE MONTHS! te By DON ¢ FREEZE-OUT. Ben Turpin, having decided to enter ths Frozen North, ts looking toward the South. But that's all right, and you'll understand if you've ever be- field Ben's pigeon-toed eyes. ‘To make it plainer, however, we’ state that Ben and his eyes have al- cal News and Gossip THE BIG LITTLE FAMILY MIXUP He's SUFFERING FroM 4085 OF MEMORY Ww cay He His DING SAIL SUFFERING 2 +AW - HAW- Haw -? He's enTovING IT. HE'S SORE AS A PUP ABOUT IT! JUST WHEN THE BUSY SEASON COMES AROUND THAT FOOL GETS IN TROUBLE — My BOSS CAN'T TEND To @XTHAT BiG BUSINESS ALL ALONE! AND WHY Did You SIT ALL EVENING ON “THAT UNCOMFORTABLE PIANO SYoot ? : Hm el Did y'sEe Sou FATHEAD You KNOW “ou CANT PLAY A PIANO # OME “THINGS pis, Pop CAN REMEMBER BOT Most Tidings He Has com- “PRETE LY FORGOTTEM. | REMEMBERS — AHEM! MAYBE MR.GESSIT WILL LET ME TAKE His PARTNER'S PLACE ? WHERE Is tr - (T WENT ? NOSIR — 'T pipn' WHERE ee N Sees REMEMBERS . REMEMBERS “PERFECTLY — ANY OBSECTIO! Ken Klinc—« WE'VE Gor AND YOU OUGHTA SOAK “TH ' BALL "M GoNNA WATCH AN' SEE How A CADDY THAT COULDN'T HiT 4B You GAN Give ME A DEGTS. FORGOTTEN . HE SAYS THAT WILL BE LOVELY IF THE JUDGE HASN'T (T ALL WRONG KID! No One ELSE CouLD : WHAT Kicked Him. DOESNT KNow $< << CONTINUED ~ TS MERROW — Ns! BRAS Mt, SOME PEOPLE ARE SO DumB THEY THINK A FOOTBALL COACH HAS WHEELS ready started work, under the direc- tion of Mack Sennett, to make e@ red- hot satire on icecold Furthest North Gramas that bave been cluttering up the screen for lo, these many moons. Just what kind of a story, if any, they have for Ben to work in, is not known in these quarters, but the name of the picture will be “The Frozen Trail” and will, it is prom- feed, contain a burlesque on every rd film ever thrown on a fect, Chinese labor has been employed to butld the street. We suppose the stars costumes will all be made of China silk, too. LOSES CHANCE, Madge Kennedy, who is. about to break forth in “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,’ passed up $50,000 yes- terday. Just like that! Tt all happened so quickly that Madge didn't quite realize what was happening. Now that she realizes, she says she doesn't care. A a seems that Madge received a note aturday from a scenario write which said: iia T'll give you my story, ‘The End of the World,’ for nothing. That is, about time the movies started Kidding themselves. Just about time. Emerson and Loos tried it in “Red Hot Romance” and most folks thought they were on the level and decided fhe film was too far-fetched. Let's |'f YOU accept the offer at once. If you hope the picture-sesing public wil |*™t: the price will be $50,000. Miesratana’ that oThe Freeen Trai" ‘And to think,'? sorrowed Madge yesterday, “I forgot all about it and waited. Now it will cost me $50,000."" “It will NOT!" muttered some one with a very ry, very emphatic voice * And Madge, she just murmered “Oh, very well.’? ft just a kid on the movies, That's all! CHINK GOSSIP. © Constance Talmadge has a China- efown all her own. ~ Mebbe it isn’t just like the smelly @ection that centers about Pell and Mott Streets here in our own New Yerk; mebbe it doesn't stretch out its tentacles, octopus-like as do the streets of San Francisco's Chines auarter—yet it has-a charm the others lack. The Talmadge Chinatown WRONG AGAIN veryone, that is—almost everyone, all het up yest over the report that Clara Kimball Young had suffered a compound fracture of her right arm and was forced to give up her part in “The Hands of Nara,"' her big Metro feature It seems, according to J. ED. Meador, director of publicity, that someone around the studio overheard the director tell Miss Young tag he Ms \ would have to put her hand in a Plaster cast, and that's the way the yarn got its start.’ The placing of the said arm in the aforementioned plaster cast is just one of the important bits of business in the picture. Doesn't that feller Meador think up the weirdest things? i FABLE. Once upon a time we went into a cinema and found it as cool inside as the sign outside said !t was going to be inside. But that was in the winter time, A SURPRISE. Folks about the Tiffany Studio, headed by Robert Leonard, Mae Mur eay's husband-director, gave Mae a surprise party last night as was surprise party. So secretly did the committce work that Mae didn't know a thing about the party until she was formally in- formed just before the time set to attack the food, That is, she didn’t know much about the onrushing party. But she was frightfully worried tor fear her new gown wouldn't be finisied in time SEEKS PROTECTION. Douglas Fairbanks, guided by experiences of many other prod ‘ ls. seeking in every way to protect himself and his rights in his next film Yesterday Doug received a lengthy legal epistle from O'Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll, his attorney®, advising the him what to do in regard to a title for his picture, The letter advised that he style the film “Douglas Fairbanks in| Robin Hood" Instead of merely calling it “Robin Hood."’ This will be done jn order to, in a measure, take the wind out of the sails of those fly-by-night producers who will, in all probability, flood the movie market with fake “Robin Hood'’ films the moment Doug re- leases his big film United Artists have asked us when we refer to the picture in the future to use the full name, All right, here goes: Doug's next film will be “Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood R-C GETS THE COHAN, The George M. Cohan Theatre is the latest, so fur as we can learn, to give way to the movies, In early July, 80 the announcement goes, R-C, who holds the summer lease, will present “In the Name of the Law’ at thut house The final arrangements he tak- ing over of the theatre signed Saturday night 1 R-¢ and Max Spiegel, and the F fail fit will hold sway The picture, “In the Name of the Law,’ is the first big picture on rec- ord in which an ordinary, payement: pounding policeman is treated like wo human being viewed by members of the Police Honor Legion, who loudly acclaim it That ought to be pr any Alm, It has beer “ise enough for STILLS. Little Rita Regan and her sister, Florence, will head the Committee of Children at the Movie Carnival in Starlight Park to-day Penryn Stanlaws, the famous ‘‘cav- er-girl’’ designer, and B, Cory Kilyert, almost as well-known in magazine art circles, are both hard at work on “Pink Gods." Stanlaws is doing the directing and Kilyert ts illuminating the titles. David Powell Paramount leading man, has just arrived from the Cox#s: to play opposite Alice Brady in ‘*Miss- ing Millions." George Fawcett, the veteran speaky actor, ts the latest addition to the roster of famous players appeariu2 in “Manslaughter.”’ Yesterday it was decided by Gold- wyn to take the out-of-doors scenes in “Broken Chains" in Santa Cruz, Cal But that isn't wherg the rum comes from, R. A. Walsh arrived yesterday at Culver City and ts all pepped up to start directing Carey Wilson's story “Captain Blackbird."’ Antonio Mor eno will have the male lead Rupert Hughes, tire! author-di rector, is again at work. Suppose we should have written "yet." Anyway the name of the story is a secret Maurice Tourneaur, who is muking a fim yersian of Hall Caine's “The Christian,” cables that Sir Hall is helping him greatly in selecting the proper jocatio va Duncan returned to Holly- ‘ yesterday, following an enforced vacation, Bill fell off a horse recent- ly and he's been resting up. Jimmy Aubrey has already started work on “The Prospector,” said by Vitagraph to be a “scream.” All right, Jimmy! Make us scream! Harold Lioyd formally opened hs swimming tank in his California home yesterday. Harold entertained, while the fountain poured. Snub Pollara suddenly esterday he js a'man of wealth, He ound something on a closet shelf that is worth a fortune. It has five Stars on the Imbel Admiral Sir Wiliam Pakenham. one of England's greatest naval of- ficers, writes Goldwyn to state that the pictures of Colleen Moore and Helen Ferguson have been hung in honored places on board his flagship. discovered L ce! Oh, yes! It was from the yard-arm they used to hang folks on board ship; wasn't it? Harry Millarde. who piloted ‘Over the H over the top. has | 5 lected to direct “If Winter Come the next big Fox specia! Charies Jones has a horse. Is the horse a good horse? Yes, the ho! tsa good horse. Is the horse hunyr Yes, the horse 1s hungry; he at ibe straw off a woman's hat yesterday Did Charles Jones have to pay for the Woman's hat? Yes, Charles Jones had to pay for the woman's hat. How much did Charles Jones have to pay for the woman's hat? Charles Jones had to pay $50 for the woman's hat That's ail to-day. Time for recem, { POEMS OF PREFERENCE } ? From Hempstead comes a poem for this contest and it is labelled with the initials “"M. K. H."" We understand the writer is an employee of a drug- gist. Do you think he is entitled the velvet oyster-opener? His rhyme follows: 1 want a girl who isn't dumb (If dumb I'd have to can her); T want a girl who chews her gun In quiet, graceful manner; T want a girl who'll let me steep Till 9 o'clock cach morning, Then help me earn the family's keep. Such love I'd not be scorniny A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Washington has had forty murders in ten manths. What a jo! murder centre, Washington is as a FOOLISHMENT, When Bumblebee met Mamie Bug, His love begun to hum. Said she You're sure a bumblebee, With the aecent on the ‘bum. He gave Miss Bug a look of scorn, And then he made a bull. Said he; “You're very beautiful, With the accent on the ‘ful.’" FROM THE CHESTNUT TREE, “Mike is soliciting for a tailor shop."’ “Sort of press agent, eh?" * LOUGHTA GARRY “TH! BAG You Bo 1T uid A BETTER sHoT THAN I CAN — zoue A HOLE AND ‘TRIM ME AND 1M WILLING To ADMIT IT — size {TAKE This AN! GoT (TH ~INEVER YET saw and Players By BIDE DUDLEY RTHUR HAMMERSTHIN has A convinced George Hassell, the heavyweight comedian, that America needs him, and Mr. Hassell, now in London appearing in “The Leugue of Notions,” is coming to New York in the fall to appear in “Blos- soms,"" a new musical piece. The book and lyrics of ‘'Blossoms’’ are by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein 2d, and the score is by Herbert Stot- hart. Mr. Hassell hasn't acted im dora."' BARRY ON THE SEA, Tom Barry is headed for London on the Olympic. He is taking several of his vaudeville sketches over for pro» duction on the other side. Among them ip @ new one based on ‘The Toonerville Trolley,” and Charles Withtrs of “For Pity's Sake,’’ will stage it, Tom expects to be away two months. THE OILY PRINCESS. (What would you do If you were a beate tful Princess whore sweetheart preferred playing @ saxaplione to marriage?) Thirty thousand men lined up im the vestibule of the Palace, each armed with a gun. Several wore whisker: “Shoot!” shouted the Major. But all had forgot to load the guns, “Give me a bullet!" yelled Corp. Krokopski, The supply said “pullet* chicken. Mutiny seemed imminent As the men filed out of the vestibule, Prin- cess Olga spoke up “We are saved,” she sald, “by fowt means Delos, the jester, was incensed, “I hope you get corns,” he growled. Sergeant thought he and handed him a At that instant the horrible muste - of the bagpipes was heard “Well, I'll be a son-of-a-gun,” mut tered old King Bugaboo, Stepping to the window he smashed the glass with a pickaxe, which had been carelessly left in the room by a gravedigger. "The camels are coming,” he said, And as the circus parade went by Princess Olga fainted. “[ must cop a coupla ducats to that show,” mused the King. (To be continued.) SELWYN GOES ABROAD. Edgar Selwyn is on his way to Bue rope. He sailed Saturday without saying much about it. It is under- stood he is after atmosphere for a play he is writing. While abroad he will seek, also, a new play for the use of Florence Reed. GOSSIP. The profession is invited to see “Makers of Light" at the Neighbor- hood Playhouse to-night “The House of Lorrimer, Rachel Crothers, will open to-night at the Threshold Playhouse The “bridesmaids” in ‘Abie's Irish Rose” will have a swimming contest at Manhattan Beach next Sunday Michio Itow's entertainment, known F ‘The Pinwhee will open at Bart Carroll's Theatre Monday evening. In the cast will be. twenty-five dancers, pantomimists, clowns and singers. by Fred Stone and Will Rogers will help entertain when the Lambs hold their mbol at the Knickerbocker Theatre Sunday night Ethelind Terry has succeeded Wilda Bennett in the cast “The Musio Box Revue." Miss Terry, a very ea. pable young lady, was in ‘Honey- Dew.” Henry Widden, champion freckled boy of Greater New York, will be a guest of McIntyre and Heath at “Red Pepper" to-night ne Powers of “Bronx Express’? has written a fa called “Hush Tt Up.’ It Will be produced next sea- son Clarence Mitchell of the Brooklyn team {s the first pinch hitter to get free seats to Allan Pollock's comedy, “A Pinch Hitter." He pinched a hit Saturday afternoon ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. Pick—Al Jolson has closed his sea- son. Josephs—Liebler and Co., now out of business, produced the play. Write George C. Tayler, New Amsterdam ‘Theatre Building. America since the revival of “Flore- ie) PTTr”©606U Ph ee