Word: extravaganza
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lush assortment of girls, much bright costuming and some stylish Norman Bel-Geddes sets give The Seven Lively Arts its fine as well as foolish moments of display. Best moment: a spirited extravaganza celebrating Producer Rose's past glories (Jumbo, the Aquacade, Carmen Jones)-a fetching but futile attempt of the Rose to outbloom the Lillie...
Broadway has been having a busy June but a bad one. The "silly season" has sprouted comedies that lack even a silly seasoning of wit, farces more like new forms of torture, a beer-&-pretzel extravaganza at which the vile acoustics became a virtue. Most of these walking corpses already lie in their little graves. Least bad and most likely to survive: Take a Bow, a variety show that, whenever it comes up with a good turn, forgets that one good turn deserves another...
...extravaganza is Mr. Wolper's first venture in the producing field and it should teach him not to listen to the Broadway theorists who claim that all you need for a hit these days is a couple of name stars, lavish, sets and costumes, and unusual lighting effects...
...another feeble attempt to duplicate the popularity of their stage show, "Hellzapoppin," by a cinema "extravaganza," Olsen and Johns on have once again wasted yards of valuable film. Unfortunately, the creators of "Crazy House" tried to toss a plot into the script, thereby only adding to the general confusion. Olsen and Johnson play themselves, supposedly banned from their studio by an irate producer. Undaunted, they form their own company, with Franchot Tone as director and a would-be millionaire as financial backer. Tone, as talent scout, discovers the love interest--Marsha Hunt. In an hour and a quarter of slapstick...
Certain parts of "Carmen Jones," such as the night club and country club scenes, border on typical Rose extravaganza, especially in the lushness of the costumes. Still, the total effect of it is in good taste and quite enjoyable...