BRIGHT MUSICAL SHOW
“ Hollywood Party ” Offers Sparkling Comedy.
Full, unrestrained comedy characterises “ Hollywood Party,” a bright musical extravaganza now showing at the Majestic Theatre. Laurel and Hardy with Jimmy Durante make a powerful comedy team in themselves, but with Polly Moran. Lupe Velez and a number of other stars to assist them, the fun is never allowed to flag. Hundreds of beautiful singing ballet girls provide excellent foils for the clowning of the principals. “Schnarzan the Lion Man'* (Durante) meets with more startling adventures than the famous Baron Munchausen could ever dream of. Lions and other denizens of the jungle hold no terrors for him, but, unfortunatelv, his screen following begins to desert him and in an endeavour to gain prestige he gives a “Hollywood Party.’ And what a party! The fun becomes faster and faster until a totally unexpected conclusion is reached. To .comment on the acting of the principals would be unnecessary. Their reputations speak for themselves. Scenes taken at Melbourne and other places during the running of the Centenary air race make up one of the newsreels. A travelogue, “The Big Ditch of Panama,” a good comedy and other newsreels complete an excellent programme.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20454, 6 November 1934, Page 3
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197BRIGHT MUSICAL SHOW Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20454, 6 November 1934, Page 3
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