Variety (Jan 1930)

-“NEWS OF THE WORLD,” Oct. 6 ‘AMERICAN STAR ON THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT “DAILY NEWS” GREAT TRIUMPH FOR ADA MAY “Again we. have to hand the py E. A. BAUGHAN flowers to America, Nine: people out of every ten who: were at-a » memorable first night of the new. Dominion Theatre in Tottenham yy Court road will probably agree that: “gee outstanding’ personality’ was. a _ plittle lady from. the United States, Wyhose name.is Miss Ada May. She _ took the honors every time, which is no disparagement. of the. perform: © . @nce of Mr. Leslie Henson, _.. “But then we know Mr. Hengor 420, Well, that the familiarity has re i endency to discount his comic bril-' be ance, | Miss’ May, on the other hand, caught ug unprepared for her | rerybody simply ra 6 néw Emma Haig’ Paya much. of Miss 8 all fire and grace ‘genius, and : abou t: th eve cally there ‘is not May, but ‘she j ‘and personality. ina ' actress ha . deiiv " ering her humor. “THE. MORNING “POST” ~~ Oct. 4, 1929 _/A NEW SOUBRETTE ADA. MAY'S TRIUMPH IN NEW PLAY _. ‘THE DOMINION. “FOLLOW THROUGH” AT “In the paradoxical. way. that. ..“She knows how. to be funny, too, : ws how © funny,: 3 has St other musica] comedy , covered, and she h _Cultivated a.most ingenious atyle ot 1, there was ftaselnating ACE TED ACTRESS: * 4g worth seer. « pollow Through; I Whe is not enjoyed : seldom peared .things: have the g th: cae the greatest. thing th _ happened last-night at the opening. . of ‘London's largest theatre’ was . the arrival of a tiny wisp of genius, | . “This was Miss Ada May, the little American soubrette, who shares “with Mr..Leslie Henson the honors -of Follow. Through,’ the American musical comedy. with which the new Dominion theatre in St, Giles’ Circus Gpened its doors to an audi-. .ence which seemed to include every distinguished playgoer. London can: boast of at the moment. _— . “The wonders of the theatre itself have been. already described but the chief wonder of all was still to see that vast azure auditorium thundering its welcome to a little ‘ figure. that anyone would -have ‘thought would have been completely . ‘lost. upon so huge a stage. — A GOLDEN-CURLED IMP _ “She is like no other soubrette as yet sent us—a golden-curled little imp of a creature with a ‘baby’ o “chirp that we have had before, but with a faunlike grace of movement, an easy. virtuosity in. eccentric dancing, and a faculty of doing’. what she liked with the audience ..that makes her ‘something different." "NEW THEATRE OPENED ADA: MAY THE TRIUMPH OF THE EVENING “The redeeming. features of the entertainment are Miss Ada. May, who is very small and. slim, very agile and graceful, and, above all, with a vein .of extremely funny, humor quite her own. “Hers were the triumphs of the She-even put into the shade Mr. Leslie Henson, who was evening. her opposite number.” “DAILY SKETCH” “One of the real ‘successes of the night was Ada May.” “THE PEOPLE,” 6/10/29. ADA MAY'S SUCCESS “A newcomer from America, Ada May, made a big and deserved personal: success, for she is a: bright little: thing who possesses @ sense of humor and -can dance divinely.” — _ “SUNDAY NEWS,” 6/10/29 © . ADA ‘MAY MAKES.GOOD. “We went to the: Dominion. to. al : : 1 comedi.. and orleth amazing tee evening, end if the Fee” there after the fir ila have been nolh’'™ _ of -her . dances and thing but en”. Wednesday, January 8, 1930 ~ one of jlie Henson oF ~ applause. Sh . ‘contrast everyone. DAILY | «Miss Ada: May, an A comedienne new to __ > show: were easily | r ¢ from America, Ada , DoT the most. ‘of. her. diminutive | personality. and can of the company 0 response to the orches r angeles voice, eloquent of jn which: we live. ‘atage seemed: dull and ~ TELEGRAHPH” ‘She -will prob ably create a scramble among the anagers.” managers “SUNDAY TIMES” “phe first good thing was the manifest virtuosity: . of the’ new comedienne, Miss ‘Ada May. ‘You are to imagine — a bit of Dresden china, the: size of nothing at all, attired in a pair of those overalls ~ which Kate Greenway ordained for her. little boys and which boller _ gerapers and Jackie Coogan affect today.” “SUNDAY CHRONICLE,” 6/10/29 CLEVER NEWCOMER . Aly] London should see Miss Ada . May, the little American soubrette in-the new musical comedy, ‘Follow Through,’ with which the’ Domin ion theatre opened its doors. There is not much of her physically, but ‘what there is 1s sheer genius. Miss May. is the cleverest newcomer to the London stage I have seen for ‘@ long time.” “SUNDAY GRAPHIC” ‘October 6, 1929 “It was Ada May, however,. who put the cream in our salt in our stew. coffee and the | A vivacious little wench, built apparently of whale bone.” “EVENING NEWS” A THISTLEDOWN DANCER “But to me the most enjoyable feature of the evening was Miss Ada May, yet another from’ America. “She dances like a bit of down’ gone mad, soubrette thistle looks adorable, and, in short, has the sort of ‘way with her which. grabs you by the throat and makes you want to buy @ megaphone and tell all London about her through it. ““AllLLondon will soon find out for itself, I predict... “Compared. with her, the other stars were rather pale luminaries.” “SUNDAY OBSERVER” y “Miss Ada May is‘a charmer in deed; a. gay,’ be-trousered cutie, “with all the tricks ‘of the’ trade at el “Jaugh at Leslie Henson; we found” ourselves applauding Ada May, ‘the. ‘ttle American, instead. She has ‘py far the best part in ‘Follow. Through,’ and she makes the most of it. She dances and tumbles like a rubber ball; she utters the dullest lines in such a tone of guileless infancy that they sound funny; -she looks. full of unutterable, mischtef.” 4 ADA MA A her heels, and ‘anirresistible. personality.. And she with her kick, ‘and he with his tic, were perfect partners. -To her stock of. unique grimaces he has added yet another, less. a grimace, perhaps, than the | whole of the Bateman gamut; @ - giad eye carried to its awful conclusion. | Miss May is a discovery who should be seen.” HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS. fo > NM Oo Nese t