TWO EXCELLENT FEATURES.
‘ First a Girl,’ which comes to the Octagon on Friday, is musical comedy at its best and brightest. It is a sprightly story of a girl’s masquerade as a male impersonator and the subsequent complications. A scintillating performance by Jessie Matthews embraces piquaint romance, saucy innuendo, and merry masquerade, in addition to a rich feast of song, dance, and spectacle, in which she, the central figure, is finely, supported by Sonnie Hale in light-hearted quip and zest, ending in riotous impersonation of impersonator in an qnabashed laughter climax. The entertainment bid also includes a finely staged mannequin parade and a superbly fantastic scene in which Jessie Matthews sings from a suspended gilded cage prior to presenting a whirlwind dance. The narration is spiced throughout by sparkling dialogue and diverting comedy incident. Jessie Matthews is a star who never fails to take hearts by storm. Small, taut, and vivacious, full of verve and rhythm,’ she is the “ magnetism ” girl without compare. The associate feature is ‘ Here’s to Romance,’ featuring Nino Martini, famous operatic star.
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Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 2
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176TWO EXCELLENT FEATURES. Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 2
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