NEW OPERA HOUSE.
"Show Boat," at the New Opera House, is evergreen, judging by the popularity it is- enjoying in its fourth week in the city, and this is not surprising. , The producers have caught the essence of negro life on the big river, and even if this were not so the singing of Paul Robeson in "OV Man River" and "Ah Still Suits Me" would bring its pathos and sentiment home to the audience. While the river setting is superb, the vocal side of the film is not restricted to Paul Robeson. Allen Jones, as Gaylord Ravenal, the easygoing actor who plays ducks and drakes with the heart of Irene Dunne, as Magnolia Hawks, also has a fine voice, and the duets of these two are delightful. Captain Hawks,-the owner of the snow boat, and his wife are welldrawn characters, and the wild life of the America- of the day is picturesquely delineated.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 5
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