THE MARCUS SHOW
* “LA VIE PAREE” AT THE THEATRE ROYAL Quality in every phase of modern revue, exploited on a scale of magnificence in spectacle and specialty previously unattempted on local stages, is the keynote of the Marcus Show which is at present having a short season at the Theatre Royal. Christchurch has been decisively conquered by the Marcus Show. “La Vie Paree” is an introduction, and a very pleasant one, to American stage-production methods. Every item, every turn, is blended by fast, smooth’ presentation against glittering, changing backgrounds. So swift is the continuity that there are occasions when a new act is launched before the previous performers take their bow. There is scarcely time to praise, so abruptly is applause checked by the appearance of fresh fare. It is not the type of revue which Christchurch sees once or twice a year. Practically every scene is a grand spectacle. The most effective full-stage presentation is “Palais D’Argent,” in which Ha Cha San, a particularly shapely dancer, poses and performs with athletic grace clad almost solely in a coat of silver paint amid a setting of revue grandeur.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22109, 3 June 1937, Page 18
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