PRINCE EDWARD
“TOPSY AND EVA” Anyone who is feeling in need of a good laugh should see the programme at the Prince Edward Theatre. “Topsy and Eva,” starring the Duncan Sisters, is the chief film on an excellent programme. Although the picture carries the plot of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” throughout—even to the characters—it is an uproarious comedy of many ludicrous situations and movements that should easily rank it as one of the most enjoyable laughing films of years. The antics of Rosetta Duncan in her black-face role of “Topsy,” the little slave girl, are so effervescent and absurd that they produce laughs without the slightest seeming effort. Vivian Duncan as the little angel child, “Eva,” is an excellent foil for her sister’s natural gift of comedy. “Topsy and Eva” was adapted from the musical comedy of the same name in which the Duncans toured the country for four successive years. As a laugh-producer, the film will take its place among the best comedies produced in Hollywood for several years. It has an element of pathos every now and then, as some of the “Uncle Tom” dramatic situations are built up, but invariably these are turned into pure comedy just as they reach the point of making the audience shed tears.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 203, 16 November 1927, Page 14
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210PRINCE EDWARD Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 203, 16 November 1927, Page 14
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