"RIO RITA."
♦ COLOURFUL MUSICAL COMEDY.
To-night the remarkably successful seasou of the musical comedy, "Bio Eita," presented at, the New Opera House, will come to an end. To be successful musical comedy must contain goodly quantities of music, dancing, real comedy, some sentiment, spectacular frocking and mounting, and a theme-song that will capture the favour of the younger generation. "Rio Rita" has all these in just the right amounts and the theme-song itself is particularly well known. In fact, it '"came out" a considerable time ago. Of ballets, "Rio Rita" has a vast number, and every one is excellent. Particularly notable were an Aztec parade and a moonlight ballet in which the spectacular element was achieved by brilliant costumes contrasted with a dim stage. All the costumes —and they did not err on the side of generositywere novel, colourful, and dazzling in their smartness. Of the settings, the last, for the triple wedding, with new lighting effects, stood out as the most striking of a stirring series. The music of the play is enchanting, and the outstanding numbers were the "River Song," "Rio Rita," and "If You re in Love You'll Waltz." Headed by Mr Pearce, the male chorus of Rangers provided another number that raised the house to strong enthusiasm
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19676, 20 July 1929, Page 6
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