"BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940."
HAWERA OPERA HOUSE.
Dancing, from rapid-fire taps to the dreamiest of waltz time, from exotie rhumba to fanciful ballet. is presented J in "Broadway Melody of 1940." starring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. which opens to-day av the Opera House, Hawera. ancl offers audiences combined ierpsichorean ancl dramatic entertainment. "Broadway Melody of 1940" covers Ihe field of daneing thoroughly, ensemble numbers, solos and duets have been evenly spaced throughout the fastmoving .story plot. weaving it into_ an eye-filling and colourful whole." "The cast. in addition lo the three dance stars. Astaire, Powell and Murphy. features Frank Morgan, Ian Hunter, Florence Rice and Lynne Carver. MOrgan finds vent for his comedy as the show's author who batlles two shortcomings, a bad memory and blondes. Hunter plays the Broadway producer of Powell's musical shows. Florence Rice is the secretary to Morgan who has her hands full untangling his many affairs of tiie heart.
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Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1940, Page 9
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155"BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940." Taranaki Daily News, 24 September 1940, Page 9
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