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Show Lions Follies Best Show In Years What, proved to In; tin; best laughable laugh-able cnl i r I ;i i n ijh; ii t. that. American Fork lias wi I iie:i:ied for years passu! ami probably years to come, was the Lions Follies, Blamed Friday ami .Salunlay :viuiiug, May 31 and Juno 1, in I he Cameo Theatre, before two full houses. To see our otherwise tilaid and di;;nilied business and professional pro-fessional men dance to the syncopated syncopat-ed ryllunu of jass and to appear Hi.aiil.ily dressed In the garb of ballet dancer, chorus J- ill and Lathing! beauty, was just about the funniest n i K I L "ne could imagine. Hut. all laughing aside, the entire 1 I meanest. It is hard to imagine these iv, o business men in rompers and' ! ringlets, but it was so in the revue land how! j Tiie grandmother and grandfather j roles enacted by J. E. Chadwick and John Hunter were really true to life. They were so quiet, so loving and so j sincere, and grandma (W. J.) was so h eet ! Other characters of distinct prominence prom-inence were Walt Durrant as the negro nurse, Walter Slack as the baby, Frank Gaisford as Mary Pick-fcrd, Pick-fcrd, Leo Meredith as Greta Garbo and Sanford Walker as the old maid aunt. Each one of these personages were unique, but we doubt if we will ever see them in these roles again. Walter Slack in a baby buggy, crying "Mama" continually, Walt D. saying "There now, chile," Frank Gaisford so frankly to say nothing of the continual con-tinual showing of his lower limbs, Leo Meredith vamping with that Garbo Gar-bo alickiness and San Walker with his curls and snuff box chiding the young folks for the way they dress, was really killing. Two characters who drew more "Oh's" and "Ah's" perhaps than any others were the bride and groom. "Rags" Ingersoll was charming In lavender, and made a pretty bride. Arthur Dye as the groom will always have to look up to his wife, that'3 cast of the comedy wedding revue, in which they all featured, did full justice jus-tice to (heir respective roles and some real talent was not only evident but Homo was for the first time discovered. discover-ed. Previous to the wedding scene, the chorus girls, rush-in-ballet, Spanish dancers, a Hollywood revue and a bathing revue were staged. The singing sing-ing along with tho dunce steps created a protty picture. Junius West, Len Pett, V. Hollndrake, Ben Moffott, Joe Walton, Glen Sykes, Owen Humphries. V. F. Houston, Allan Brockbank and David Davis sang as sweetly and danced as "daintily" as any professional profes-sional chorus. W. L. Johnson, Steve Shelley, Karl Bennett and Tom Barratt as the rush-ln-ballols did a very clever number. Their figures were the last word, to say nothing of their costumes. Vcrn Walker as a dashing Senor and D. D. Smith' as his fair Senorlta gilded a sensational dance that had the tango left completely in the shade. positive. The bridal party consisted; of Bill Preston and E. H. Boley as flower girls, Walter Devey as ring bearer, W. R. Halliday as groomsman, Steve Shelley and Tom Barratt as bridesmaids and W, S. Chipman as train bearer. W. L. Johnson as the parson, performed a ceremonv all It's The Hollywood revue was a dash of color and remarkable Interpretation. Interpreta-tion. Clarence Grant acted as master of ceremonies. Clyde Thornton an Mae Murray was one of the outstanding outstand-ing performers. His impersonation would bo hard to beat as well as the feminine grace with which he "stepped "step-ped the light fantastic toe." Other notables to be met were Clara Bow (Dr. J. M. Grant) and Gloria Swan-son Swan-son (John Myers). The flappers of 1775 (Dr. Noyes and C. E. Eggertson) did a minuet that had a chariu all its own. The bathing Beauties kept a large Bection of the form and beauty ot the show. Roy Greenwood, Byron Crook-Bton. Crook-Bton. Orin Ashton. G. A. Anderson. own. The song bird notables consisted of K. J. Bird as Harry Lauder, Bud Walker as Geraldine Farrar and Howard Ho-ward Mendenhall as Galli Curci. Their selections were beautifully rendered, and each one was appropriately costumed. cos-tumed. Last but not least, we must mention men-tion the rest of the cast who enacted their parts in truly professional style. Bishop Storrs as the butler, C. E. Eggertsen as the caterist, Karl Bennett Ben-nett as Uncle Henry, Harry Steele as Aunt Bell, Roy Steele as Tom Mix, John Robinson as Gen. Pershing, Axel Bloomquist as Col. Lindberg, Dr. Richards as PreRi'ilpnt TTnwoi- on Frank Humphries, Elwin Wride and Glen Taylor represented American Fork, I-ehi, Provo, Payson and other towns. In their colorful suits they made a striking picture, ah yes, far beyond description. All of the characters in the wedding wed-ding scene did exceptional. The father fath-er and mother played by Martin Nielsen Niel-sen and Will Chipman made a most loving couple. "Hap" Holmstead in (he role of Charlie Chaplin kept the audience continually laughing. Supporting Sup-porting Hap in the comedy side were '"Tabby" Grant as Sol Levinski, the Jew salesman, and "Bun" Shelley as Jeremiah, the country boy. E. II. Boley and Will Preston made the cutest little twins, and about the Walter Strange as Mrs. Hoover, each drew their share of applause and laughs from the audience. A beauty contest was conducted each night for the purpose of selecting select-ing the most beautiful "woman." Gloria Swanson (IJohn Myers) won Hie decision the first night and Mary Pickford (Frank Gaisford) was victor Saturday evening. A lot of credit should also be given Mrs. Owen Humphries, who acted as pianist for the group. (Think of the things she went through in rehearsals). W. H. Aldridge, the director, should also be commended. His efforts in making the show a success were clearly evident. Here's hoping the Lions "feel" like another Follies next year. |
