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...Most people are amused by rather light productions, but they are getting tired of looking at the spectacular scenery and clothes of the reviews," declared Miss Groody to a CRIMSON reporter in her dressing room at the Tremont Theatre. "They want a touch of plot, good comedy, and action, with their music, and only musical comedy meets the demand...
...Another thing that makes people come to see a musical comedy is a number of well-known names in the cast," she went on. "The people who play in it, besides being important, must also be young and attractive. And you will notice that the plot of nearly every musical comedy this year has a youthful appeal. This year producers have tried to combine all these qualities, together with good comedy, and as a result only three musical comedies have failed in New York this season, while the drama, operetta, and revue have not had any remarkable success...
With too much plot and 34 characters, Killers misses fire. Its message: "We are all murderers at heart...
...songs, enormous numbers of beautiful girls with too many clothes on, flocks of toe dancers who caper around the stage in wide skirts and bonnets. Equipped with dusters, they would look as if they had just jumped out of a can of glorified Dutch Cleanser. There is also a plot about Messrs. D'Artagnan, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos; they are serving the King of France to the best of their ability and making love to ladies. D'Artagnan himself makes a trip to England, to bring back a piece of jewelry that the Queen of France has given...
...Heart of a Follies Girl should not be touched with a forty-foot pole. The plot is like a last year's fresh egg. The captions are like nice round soup dishes full of soup. The girl (Billie Dove) is like a seven-course dinner in which each course is a can of condensed milk...