FAST-MOVING STORY.
"BROADWAY MF.LODY OF 1940." Dancing as you like it. From rapid-fire taps to the dreamiest of waltz time From exotic rhumba to fanciful ballet presented in "Broadway Melody of 1940," starring Fred Astaire and Elcanor Powell. which will bc shown toniglit at Ihe Opcra House, Hawera, and offers audiences combinod terpsichorean and dramatic entertainment. "Broadway Melody of 1940" covers Ihe field of dancing thoroughly, ensemble numbers. solos and duets have heen evenly spaced throughout the fast-moving story plot, weaving it into an eye-filling and colourful whole. The cast, in addition to the three dance stars, Astaire, Powell and Murphy, features Frank Morgan, lan Hunter. Florence Rice and Lynne Carver. Morgan finds new vent for 'his comedy as the show's author. who battles two shortcomings, a had rnemory and hlondes. Hunter plays the Brond- \ a.v producer of Powell'S musical shows. Florcni/e Rice is the secretary to Morgan who has hcr hands ful! untangling his many affairs of the heart.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1940, Page 9
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160FAST-MOVING STORY. Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1940, Page 9
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