▁theme , ▁a ▁carry - over ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁min st rel ▁show ▁format , ▁while ▁v au dev ille ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁un connected ▁individual ▁acts . ▁ ▁The ▁Columbia ▁Theatre ▁became ▁the ▁circuit ' s ▁flags hip , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁" tem ple ▁to ▁clean ▁bur les que ". ▁Despite ▁this , ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁opening ▁the ▁Columbia ▁was ▁critic ized ▁because ▁women ▁in ▁flesh - color ed ▁t ights ▁had ▁appeared ▁on ▁stage . ▁The ▁critic ▁George ▁Jean ▁Nathan ▁was ▁also ▁un im pressed , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁opposite ▁reason . ▁Writing ▁of ▁another ▁theatre , ▁he ▁said , ▁" Un like ▁the ▁affected ly ▁t ony ▁Columbia ▁Theatre ▁u pt own , ▁the ▁Olympic ▁remains ▁true ▁to ▁first ▁principles ▁and ▁dev otes ▁itself ▁not , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia , ▁to ▁fifth - rate ▁im itations ▁of ▁third - rate ▁Broadway ▁music ▁shows , ▁but ▁to ▁pure , ▁un ad ul ter ated ▁and ▁heart - w arm ing ▁old ▁knock ▁' em ▁down ▁and ▁drag ▁' em ▁out ▁bur les que ..." ▁ ▁Sh ows ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁comedy ▁College ▁Girl ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁F anny ▁Br ice ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁stars , ▁and ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁Flor enz ▁Z ieg feld , ▁Jr .. ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁fre ed ▁of ▁her ▁contract ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Fol lies . ▁The