"HOLLYWOOD REVUE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 120, 24 May 1939, Page 6

"HOLLYWOOD REVUE

BRIGHT SECOND EDITION

The second edition of the "Hollywood Hotel" Revue, presented to a large audience at the Grand Opera House last evening, has everything that the first edition had, and that is saying a great deal. The entertainment is of "the fast-moving variety, typical of American stage productions, and it is sufficiently diversified to appeal; to all tastes. There is excellent comedy, mainly of the broad type, there are spectacular ensembles in which expense, seems to be a secondary consideration, and there are several specialty acts of outstanding quality. Taken all in all, the show is completely satisfying, and the management may .confidently anticipate record business during the remainder 6f the season. ,

, Perhaps the outstanding personality in the show is Marty May, whose quiet but effective comedy is the work of a true artist. He has the happy, knack of placing himself on the best of terms with his audience from the start, and his confidential chats .in front of a microphone are undoubtedly, one of the main factors contributing to the general success of the ,shbw. In addition to his solo work, Marty May takes a big part in the several sketches on the programme. Another, excellent comedian of a different type is Bobby Morris, who puts in a very hard night's work but comes through it with flying colours. There is not. a dull moment while he is on the stage. Murray Briscoe is another accomplished comedian, and Wilma Homer also takes a leading part in the comedy work and does it very well. :

For many the spectacular side of the revue will make the greatest appeal. The new programme is particularlystrong in this direction, and the various ensembles, lavishly staged, are such as to leave the audience almost breathless. "The Orchid Room," Hollywood Hotel, is an outstanding scene, '-. and others, almost equally entrancing, are "Showboat," "The World's Fairest on Parade," an international extravaganza concluding with a vision of peace, "The Living Curtain," "Ballet in Blu;e," "Fountain of Versailles," "The Fan Ballet," and "The Pent House." Magda Neeld and Robert Berry are heard in a number of vocal numbers which are a feature of the show. , Park and Clifford, two acrobats of marked ability, again have a prominent part in the programme. First they appear as Roman gladiators and later they appear in a comedy turn, "The Gay Nineties." The Eight Original Big Apple Dancers are seen in a number of whirlwind numbers, and other dane- i ing numbers are provided by Jack Whitney and Jack and June Blair' Throughout the show the Hollywood! Show Girls and Ba-llet give excellent service. i

The second edition of "Hollywood Hotel" Revue will be repeated this and following evenings.