REGENT THEATRE.

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 100, 29 April 1937, Page 6

REGENT THEATRE.

"College Holiday."

There is much foolery and uproarious fun in "College Holiday," a lighthearted burlesque with music, in which many bright entertainers will appear at.the Regent Theatre,tomorrow. This is one of those extraordinary, lighthearted pictures which Americans make so well, a film which relies as much on the brilliance of its director as the buffoonery of its actors. Frank Tuttle has most skilfully alternated farce with romance, and the picture is acted with spontaneity and verve. A spectacular and highly-amusing entry is made by Gracie Allen.in a Roman chariot. This nit-wit comedienne drives four horses abreast at a furious pace to'the scene ■of action, to.- the,great discomfiture of motor and other traffic. "Hey! You're driving on the . wrong side!" cries her only passenger, George Burns, hysterical with fear. "I know," says Gracie, and moves to the other side—of the chariot. This comedienne also figures in a .delightful burlesque of a'minuet, danced to Paderewski s music. Many will call 'it the gem of the show.. Most of the performers arrive in a streamlined train, and give a series of admirable turns during the journey. With a passion for eugenics and Greek costume, the woolly-witted Mary Boland and Etionne Cirardot convert the bankrupt Casa del Mar Hotel and its beautiful grounds into a place where the perfect young man may be selected for the perfect young woman,- Her enterprising manager, Jack Benny, hss'other plans, however, and these cause confusion and absurdly funny situations. Prominent in the cast are Leif Erikson and Martha Raye. Marsha Hunt is an engaging, heroine. Ben Blue's eccentric dancing, .and Eleanore Whitney's tapping are other good features of the show, which includes some highly, original settings.