Reunion in New York (produced by The American Viennese Group, Inc.). The Viennese actors of last season's revue, From Vienna, seemed engaging and talented, but too alien for Broadway. The trouble wasn't their accent, which was piquant, but their material, which was ponderous. When they offered a second bill last week, their accents were less piquant but their sketches were more lively. Reunion in New York is more or less Broadway's conception of a Viennese revue. (And, just as likely, Vienna's conception of a Broadway one.) It lacks the pace of the U. S. product, and its sophistication does not consist...
The Theatre: New Musical in Manhattan: Mar. 4, 1940
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