PRINCESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 174, 13 October 1927, Page 15

PRINCESS

“TAXI! TAXI!” “Taxi! Taxi!” a swiftly moving and extremely funny farce comedy, will open its engagement at the Princess Theatre to-night. With Edward Everett Horton, the star of “Poker Faces,” “The Whole Town’s Talking,” “Beggar on Horseback,” and a dozen other popular productions, in the featured role, and with a splendid cast in support, the picture is without, dull or serious moments. It opens with a laugh, continues on its devious way with chuckles piling upon. each, other, and ends with as uproarious a climax as has been seen on the screen in a long while. Possibly its funniest sequence—and one which will appeal to everyone who has attempted to evade a speed cop or find a place to park his car—is the scene in which Edward Everett Horton unsuccessfully attempts to find a place to leave his automobile in a downtown district. Fireplugs, loading zones, forbidden areas of all kinds are found, and from each he is chased away by the zealous cop on the beat. He finds a spot of clear pavement and while he is backing in, a flivver leaps in ahead and fills the vacancy. The picture is quite original in plot, with many highly amusing situations, and is splendidly acted throughout. Marian Nixon, tiny and beautiful sprite that she is, plays the feminine lead and makes any absurdity that Horton does in order to be in her presence seem quite natural. Burr Mclntosh, Lucien Littlefield, William V. Mong. Edward Martindel, Freeman Wood and others are in the supporting cast.