Show A DAY AT TIIE RACES the uproarious antics of the absurd marx brothers groucho carpo and chico together with the admirable supporting work of maureen allan jones margaret dumont esther muir and others and the excellent direction of sam wood combine to make A day at the races latest marx laugh extravaganza which opens sunday monday and tuesday october 17 18 and 19 at the utopia theatre one of the deliciously amusin amusing photoplays photo plays of this year or any ot other er year it would be difficult to imagine any picture being funnier than the last marxian epic A night at the opera but their current vehicle with its hilarious plot shifting between a sanitarium and a race track with groucho in the role of a horse doctor chico as a jockey and carpo as a race track tout undoubtedly tops even the former picture for sidesplitting side splitting situations rib tickling dialogue and howing characterizations when you add to this the excellent singing of allan jones in su such 0 captivating song numbers as on blue venetian waters tomorrow is another day and A message from the man in the moon and a spectacularly beautiful water carnival sequence you have a picture which blends hearty humor with romance and music to make entertainment plus comedy predominates however as it cannot help but do with the marbes in the stellar roles and such scenes as the trio literally pasting esther muir to the wall behind wall paper or giving what must be the most preposterous medical examination ever conceived of to Al margaret argaret dumont still have this reviewer laughing A day at the races may aptly be termed a laugh masti piece |