“TOPSY AND EVA”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 185, 26 October 1927, Page 15

“TOPSY AND EVA”

COMING TO MAJESTIC “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” inevitably had to succumb to modern treatment, just as did “Hamlet,” “Camille,” and Hannibal’s battles along “The Road to Rome.” It was the Duncan Sisters, Rosetta and Vivian, who took upon themselves the task of playing this old tune of Civil War days to jazz timp T-Tow Riieeessfullv the famous

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- tor iour years on Duncan Sisters the stage throughout the United States. The naughty and impish slave girl, “Topsy,” is played by Rosetta Duncan, who uses more black-face make-up than A 1 Jolson ever will. The sweet orphan child, Eva is portrayed by doll-like Vivian. Simon Legree. the whipcracking moneylender: Uncle Tom; and a host of others immortalised in the classic are there —but how differentlv! Enough of the original story and characters remain to aft'ord recognition, but there is in the film a neverceasing flow of fun caused by the comic antics of the Duncans.

Lew Cody, debonair comedian of the screen, dresses as a fashionable Purisian in’ Metro-Golclwyn-Mayer’s latest comedv-drama, “On Ze Boulevard. Supporting Cody in the principal roles is Miss Renee Adoree, and this French star will give her hosts of admirers a rare treat in this peppy Parisian story. Others of note to have parts in “On.Ze Boulevard” are Roy D’Arcy and Dorothy Sebas.