MAYFAIR
Dancing, singing, romance, and laughs are represented by the topnotchers in their respective fields in the star-packed cast of the new M.G.M. musical, ‘ Honolulu,’ which is at the Mayfair. Eleanor Powell handles the dancing end of the lavish new picture, with the other headliners composed of Robert Young and the inimitable comedy team of Burns and Allen. Miss
Powell introduces three new dances—- ‘ Hymn to the Sun,’ a tap hula, based on the traditional Hawaiian dance; an imitation of Bill Robinson’s entertaining stair dance; and a tap dance done ■with a skipping rope. 1 You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man,’ featuring Edgar Bergen and Charlie M'Carthy, supports. -
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Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 12
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108MAYFAIR Evening Star, Issue 23498, 12 February 1940, Page 12
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