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Theatre and Films, 1956, May, 19
Hatch, Robert | May 19, 1956 issue

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In the second act of "The Most Happy Fella," a young man stands behind a pretty girl and putting his arms around her to demonstrate how she is to paste labels on grape crates, repeatedly scrubs the back of his hands across her breasts. The audience is convulsed and loudly applauds these artists when their scene ends. The costumes, scenery, choreography are always good and occasionally excellent and the whole show goes at a rousing pace through a story which has credibility and tenderness. A production so excellent should succeed on its own terms, not require the gloomy bad taste with which it has been embellished.

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MOST Happy Fella, The (Theatrical production); THEATER; STAGE actors & actresses; THEATER audiences; PLOTS (Drama, novel, etc.); FICTITIOUS characters
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