Yes I was thrilled to see this for the first time as the historical and filmic artifact it is. (I thought I'd laugh more but this 1920s Broadway style humor has not aged well.) And I can get it that at the time black face was a thing. But BOY was I upset when Eddie, In Black face because of a stove accident, says hello to his leading lady, and she (not recognizing him of course -Ha ha, ho ho) rebuffs his greeting with "how dare you talk to me." What? Even In Context...Gee whiz that bugs me. Beyond that , the astute and insightful reviewers posting before me have some interesting and astute things to say about it. So I'll not go on. But dang... our "leading lady" saying to someone whom she thinks is a black man "how dare you talk to me." Really ...ouch.
Review of Whoopee!
