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...honest-to-gosh westerns go, Cat Ballon is disgraceful. As a shibboleth-shattering spoof, it dumps all the heroic traditions of horse opera into a gag bag, shakes thoroughly, and pulls out one of the year's jolliest surprises. Occasionally the fun seems sophomoric, and a few maladroit asides about red-white race relations give evidence that Cat might have been improved by more careful grooming. But the offenses are minor. What's good about the comedy is nigh irresistible...
...zaniest train robberies ever filmed, a throwback to Pearl White's perilous heyday. Putting the final touches on a virginal white frock to wear at her own hanging, she somehow suggests that Alice in Wonderland has fallen among blackguards and rather enjoys it. Happily, Cat Ballon makes the enjoyment epidemic...
...full Advanced Standing program at Radcliffe, as well as at Harvard, will start next fall in three parts: advanced placement, sophomore standing, and early admission. A committee consisting of Mrs. Wilma Kerby-Miller, Dean of Instruction, Miss Constance Ballon, Director of Admissions, and Mrs. Elliott will decide which girls will be admitted to these programs...
...press would have liked to withhold judgment until it saw a more dignified number, but got caught up in the enthusiasm. "Rabovsky," wrote the Times critic, "had a ballon [ballet talk for the ability to remain in the air during jumps] that would have ensured any rubber ball a five years' guarantee." Said the Manchester Guardian: "They danced with a brilliance and a vitality [that] can be equaled by no dancer in the Western world...
Once in the Kingdom of Sweets, nevertheless, the corps dances with brilliance and precision. Elaine Fi-field as the Sugar Plum Fairy has beautiful poise, and the Nutcracker Prince, David Blair, performs his ballon impressively. The divertissements--Chocolate from Spain, Tea from China, and Nougat from Russia were marvelous caricatures...