THE PALACE THEATRE.

Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 251, 24 October 1942, Page 6

THE PALACE THEATRE.

GOOD ENTERTAINMENT. Good entertamment is provided in the programme presented at the Paiace Theatre iast evening to a large house. The major portion of the first part comprised scenic views, with appropriate comfnentary. Old England's beifiuty spots, particularly Derwent Water, and an American tour to the "gateway to the sky," were most acceptable, so much so than spontaneous ' applause broke out at the conclusion. The usual glimpses of the war fronts, a day with an American mechanised unit, and a vaudeville Terry Toon comedy in technicolour concluded this part of the programme. "Moon Over Miami" is a musical extravaganza, also done in technicolour, with a bright and colourful background. Songs, choruses, dances, and comedy interlard the whole film, and the audience has no time to be bored, as the action goes with a "bang." The story is all about how Eetty Grable, Carol Landis and Charlotte Greenwood invest a small inheritance in a gold-digging matrimonial bid amongst the delights of millionaireinfested Miami. It is an amusing, gay, tune-filled story that carries the trio along to the happy-ever-after stage, ' because all the well-laid schemes are set "agley" by the mischievous Dan Cupid. Robert Cummings and Don Ameche are the men most concerned, but there are dancing teams and singing teams and all the usual set-iips of a good musical comedy. Jack Haley arid Charlotte Greenwood provide the major portion of the comic interludes. One of the best backgrounds of the picture is a dance ensemble taken from one of the American Indian tribes and set to modern swing music. A duo of vaudeville stars give a great tap performance in this sequence. There are many other good things in the film, which will be shown again tonight. To-morrow there will be a session for soldiers and airmen and their friends.