The Tivoli

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7196, 30 June 1933, Page 3

The Tivoli

“PEACH O’ RENO” If you thought “Caught Plastered” and “The Cuckoos’ were good vehicles for the comedy favourites, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey (and, of course, Dorothy Lee!), you should sec “Peach 0’ Reno,’’ now at the Tivoli Theatre. In “Peach 0’ Reno’’ the comedians and the producers, R-KO-Radio Pictures, haved one a different thing. They have “topped” a long succession of comedy mirthquakes by a wide margin. “Peach 0’ Reno” will probably stand long as the funniest picture Wheeler and Woolscv have produced. One excellent reason for it is the superlative supporting cast, which contains such favourites as Joseph Cawtorn, Zelma ONeal, Cora Witherspoon and Mitchell Harris, of the stage fame. Sam Hardy and Arthur Hoyt. All top-flight comedians, they have distinct characters unusual in comedies and every ono of them is at his best. As for the story, Tim Whelan, famous playwright, screen writer and humorist, wrote it, and Ralph Spence, dean of the great old aggregation of silent movie title writers, wrote the adaptation and dialogue. It is hard to say just who is responsible for the fine sense of comedy, the nice balance between burlesque and realism maintained; perhaps it is just ideal teamwork. A matinee will bo held to-morrow afternoon.