Variety (May 1919)

■ . ... wxw Jfrsr.^'^.- :■> .-■».>t.^,.. ; . mmsm 35K53 M JO ^ 1H 4 PielURES ;«1 AMONG THE WOMEN By PATSY SMITH f; Taylor Holmes is a shade more inter- -esting' than usual in, "Taxi"—perhaps because he takes himself more se- riously and mingles with a specially attractive lot of females. ' / Irene Tarns flashed a pair of lace hose that demanded so much attention I didn't get a chance to note any de- tails of her first costume, save that the material was a handsome brocade. Lillian Hall, a curly blonde, was the heroine. She jumped from a cheeky black and white chorus cjstume to demurely clad respectability with ease rc^and grace. The eternal feminine weak- [p^ness betrayed itself, however, when she came into her fortune—for the first in- dulgence was elaborate lingerie and silk "intimate" things. She was pret- tiest in a ruffled, satin striped chiffon evening frock. Miss Tarns' clothes were all class and a brocade evening .. wrap lined with white fur and elaborate JH with fox was a good flash. A society girl, (name unknown) wore specially good looking things.' Maud Eburne did well with a comedy character. "Rustling a Bride" shows plainly that Lila Lee is going in for serious grown- up acting—no kid stuff for her—at least while she is a real kid. She should be particularly commended for taste displayed in her dressing. Her suits, are always youthful and carry a stamp of distinction that is more Fifth avenue than Broadway. Two.becom- ing hats-were displayed. A small tur- :ban-shaped beaver was banded in broad ribbon which tied in a saucy stick-up bow right over her right eye. Another was a leghorn of the "picture" variety with a frill of lace around brim falling over its edge-coquettishly. With this she wore a dainty figured shallie. Rows of tiny ribbon velvet trimming, round neck and short puff sleeves gave her a quaint old-timy look without setting the costume out of the present period! m- TV. >y m Though the spectacular program at the Palace, Monday, was pleasing to the eye and ear alike, it is safe to say few, even of the regulars, stopped to realize they were witnessing a display of: at least $10,000 worth of costumes alone.' Audiences have grown so used to gorgeous feminine displays that Pat Rooney's reference to the cost of Miss Bent's wardrobe smattered of small time, particularly following the Clayton-Cansino exhibits. The clean cut athletic work of Pros- per and Maret against their brilliant cretonne drop, with dainty Jennie Mid- dleton in a girlie white net and flesh pink frock following, gave the show a wholesome start Less affectation in the way of the set or forced smile would be more becoming to the little violinist. The Marx Brothers, with Milton still out of the act and their offering aug- mented, no doubt for the Palace en- gagement, by a .couple of extras, went over on its comedy merits alone. Arthur Marx and the girl dancer did a fall over the footlights in the or- chestra, the counterpart of which was never performed by Roy Cummings, The Dooleys or even the late Jimmy Rice. If it should be repeated each performance, together with the boys' comedy, they could step right out of the Marx act and draw down an envious salary on their own account. ' The singer looked well in white, the body part of solid brilliants and the flounce of skirt edged with opalesques. The dancer's frock of gold lace over rose georgette had little side pocket drapes of rose velvet faced with blue The "walking ladies" were in rose velvet, silver cloth, and embroidered net over copper, respectively. Frances Kennedy's big smile beamed on every individual in the orchestra. A charming.gown of light green moire metallic that seemed to change from nile to charteuse, had its plain draped overskirt faced with emerald green. Black net, silver embroidered flounc- ing decorated one. side of skirt and fell in a cascade down back. An oddity in a black horsehair hat had feather fancies flat on sheer scalloped brim. For her. monologue (which it must surely have taken some time to col- lect), she donned a mink nvrap with deep yoke of copper metallic brocade and small ermine collar. . Miss Clayton had two specially hand- some new frocks. A. gold satin had insertings and small, frills of blue net and gold lace.. A peplum flounce of lace was ruffled With the attractive blue and lengthened with two rows of gold lace edging. Flowers were ap- pliqued in groups about skirt and a high silver turban was worn. A tur- quoise dancing frock was daintily em- broidered in brilliants—with a band of same at bottom. A large shower bouquet fastened at side and fell down skirt and there was a trench hat of brilliants. Marion Bent's cornflower blue georgette with two frills on tucked skirt and wide, sleeves, of ostrich flues, was set off with a small bustle hat faced with blue. A volumi- nous white silk cape had large circles embroidered around lower part in two shades of blue sequins outlined with iridescents and was lined with the Allies' flags. A white fox collar and a becoming silver turban 'accompanied the patriotic display. A short geor- gette affair had silver cloth bodice and loops of same forming peplum about hips and an ocean green accordian plaited five tier costume, with big hat ot same encircled with broad extra long streamers, were other exhibits. There's an unmistakable strain of real comedy and individuality in the little female end of Ladd and Laddie that it is to be hoped some producing manager spots before long. She car- ries the act along as it is and in the . No. 2 spot, Monday night, at the Amer- ican, nearly stopped the show—and she is only a wee bit of a lass with a wee bit of a. voice and no protruding ego. I'm sure she would surprise her- self with what she could do with good material. From a little pink frock veiled with lace and girdled with a blue ribbon sash, the neck and short sleeves finished with small net frills and carrying a blue silk vanity bag, she changed to a sort of burlesque soubret dress of cherry net trimmed with tinsel braid. Gray hose and slip- pers looked bad, to say the least, with the cherry. Sterling and Marguerite made quite a flash. Opening in "one" with Mar- guerite sitting on Sterling's shoulder, in pink silk taffeta wrap and singing something about "Sadie, one was not surprised after that feat (for Mar- guerite is no featherweight) that Ster- ling cut down on his work later on. An orange velvet skirtlet and pants combined, was bordered with blue velvet, trimmed with black velvet squares, outlined with fancy braid, as was the high bib bodice. Broad cuffs and tassels on pants, showed just be- low skirt and great long feather fan- cies of orange, trimmed orange satin cap. For her work on the trapeze she wore a blue and gold flowered silk pointed skirt and bloomers in one—the skirt edged with brown marabout. The peppery manner in which she worked throughout might lead one in the know of stage work to feel certain she was "all in" at finish—and was it really worth while? She seemed to be work- ing under some extra excitement Miss O'Rourke, in the Keegan and 'O'Rburke act, stepped out of a bill- board, at the opening of their act, but the spotlight man forgot about her, and she walked out of it in the dark. A pretty peach georgette trimmed with bands of gold braid had three flounces of dainty lace trimming skirt and a deep flounce at round heck. A jaunty hat was in the same coloring. A long narrow blue satin brocade gown had an overskirt of handsome silver lace with let in band of the blue satin. The bodice was of the transparent metallic lace and tiny flowers trimmed the pocket openings in side of skirt. A suggestion of plaited pink chiffon showed through the narrow split skirt. The woman of Regal and Mack flashed a madonna blue velvet wrap embroidered in a large design in iri- descents and a showy frock of pointed . "flounces of georgette shading from faintest lavender to violet. Each point ■ was heavily outlined in brilliants, as were the points of the shaped violet hat. Broad garters of the stones fin- ished the orchid bloomers. Seabury and Price were both in all black even to black gloves looking very much as if they were in mourning, and any- thing but cheerful*' The woman quite inclined to embonpoint, attempts to sing in-rwo voices—she should find her real voice and stick to it. If there is nothing in the story of "I'll Get Him Yet" to.specially recom- mend it anyone,with an -ordinary sense of humor cannot come away from the Rivoli this week without having to acknowledge honest to good- ness laughs. ; Dorothy Gish has the female interest all to herself, and charms with the manner she handles her role. As Susy Faraday Jones, whose indulgent father has not only given her an electric railway, but al- . lowed her to run it as well—she has - everything her own way until she meets the young man of her choice. Being denounced by the. girl's father as a fortune hunter and given a thor- ough shaking in the bargain, he will have nothing whatever to do with the girl, so she starts out to win him by hook or crook, as it were, which she eventually does, after much difficulty. Miss Gish pulls s several cute new tricks and shows much prettier frocks than her late- releases seem to have called for. A plain little one piece serge had a straight middy top with a row of buttons down its front and back. Another straight line dress had a broad belt of lighter material drawn through straps of the dress material,' tying in a flat bow in back. A simple but good looking light colored satin evening gown was worn with an? equally simple velvet wrap. Their. quality being emphasized by the ab- sence of all "trimming." ■••.:;-£.•';' A rolled brim hat slightly deeper in front and peaked in crown was stylish and becoming. "One Week -of Life" is a' confusing absurdity that only serves to exploit Pauline Frederick in different. moods and gowns. In a dual role, she is first -shown as the society wife of a drunk- ard—in a wonderful palatial home, so large that it seems all out of proportion in spots. The story is foolish and un- believable and even those who came to see Miss Frederick's gowns must have been bored with it .. '' Wraps are usually a feature of this Goldwyn star's wardrobe and a shim- mering velvet trimmed with fox was' worthy of the opening spot given it An ermine cloak seemed famuiar and a light cloth coat-cape had the black satin collar of its wide neck opening built up and wired. A good looking tailored costume had the lower edge of a high tight collar finished with mon- key fur fringe. Miss Frederick looked best in a simple skirt and shirt waist and in a dark kimono with a smalt rolled white collar. \x$m WilliamRussell 'fome Liar" William Russell's best pic- ture to date. Janes Oliver Cnrwood wrote the atory. Hundreds of thousands of people read it In the October, 1918, Issue of The Green Book. WHIUm Bnaiell Production! Nov "HoMm In • Hum" "All the World "When • MM RMm Alone" WILLIAM BUSSELL PRODUCTIONS Stephen Pox, wno wrote "Brass Buttons," prepared the working script Henry King directed the pro- duction. 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