NEW OPERA HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 190, 8 May 1937, Page 16

NEW OPERA HOUSE

“The Marcus Show” To-night To-uight at the New Opera House the Marcus Show will open its Wellington season with its first revue, "La Vie Paree.” It was claimed before the show opened in Auckland that it was the most amazing combination ever brought to New Zealand, and this has been borne out by its extraordinary success. Real American revue, in fact, is something new to the Southern Hemisphere. Coming direct from New York, there are 80 performers iu the entourage, including 22 principals, 16 acts, a chorus of 25, and a ballet of American beauties who have been the rage wherever they have appeared. The Scenery occupied one-tifth of the space on the Aorangi, which brought the company from the States, and is spectacular beyond description, while the lovely girls in the company display no fewer than 600 gowns in "La Vie Paree.” Snappy music is put over, there are dances galore, and the fact that there are four comedians ensures that the comedy is 'both original and fast. “La Vie Paree” will be followed by “Fantaisies de I’Orient” and “Revue Continental.” Eacn revue consists of 30 scenes. Although the girls are naturally a big feature of the show, at the same time this is not a “girl show” in the generally accepted term, for the entertainment in addition to the beauty provided by the chorus and ballet comprises a rapidjy-moving succession vt highly-developed and lavishly-produced variety acts, sketches, poses, tableaux, and musical and comedy items. In “La Vie Paree” one of the most striking ensembles is “Maid of Silver,” in which beautiful girls, symbolising the precious metals of the earth, appear in thousands of yards of silver-encrusted draperies and one sensational dancer is seen clad only in a surprising covering of silvery paint.