Opera House

Grey River Argus, 17 September 1937, Page 4

Opera House

“BORN TO DANCE.” Eleanor Powell again clinches her title of the World’s Greatest Feminine Tap Dancer, in the new Metro-Goki-wyn-Mayer musical spectacle, “Born to Dance,” which comes to the Opera House to-day. Miss Powell is a delight to behold, a pleasure to listen to and a treat to lovers of dancing. In her first picture she proved her versatility by switching from tap dancing to ballet; in “Born to Dance” she introduces bewildering routines, including an original version of the popular “swing” tempo. In its music, production value and dazzling talent “Born to Dance” lives up to the high standards set by its brilliant dancing star. The songs, written by Cole Porter are of the type that, once heard, linger on the ear for weeks after. The. romantic “Easy to Love” the haunting “I've Got You Under My Skin”, the catchy “Swingin’ the Jinx Away”, and the lilting waltz number, "Hey, Babe, Hey,” are songs everyone will be whistling or humming. In its magnificent settings, eyefilling ensembles, every dancer must be a beauty-prize winner. Interesting naval backgrounds and the general luxury of the proceedings are in the tradition of “The Great Ziegfeld”. Dave Gould did a> brilliant job supervising the dances, and the direction of Roy Del Ruth adds immeasurably to the success. The story is the romance of a small-town girl in love with a navy man, who almost loses him to a show girl. James Stewart is the navy man, Virginia Bruce gives an outstanding portrayal as the temperemental show girl. Also scoring in a topnotch supporting cast are Una Merkel and Sid Silvers furnishing laughs galore, the lovely-voiced Frances Langford, Raymond Walburu, Alan Dinehart and Buddy Ebsen, the eccentric comedy hoofer.