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THE STAR-LEDGER, Thursday, 29, 1968 sno w yef IS' nicious .'-By WILLIAM A. RAIDY .''The new Madison Square Garden turned into a super- glamorous ice cube last night for the 24th edition (what a lot. of frozen water under the bridge) of "Holiday on Ice". There was everything but an Eskimo number and it was the best ice extravaganza ?√ßyet. ' ' Nostalgia is the theme for' this year's big show, directed I :and staged by Donn Arden, .and the 1930s make a perfect ?╟≤backup for a really lavish ?╟≤ice show, dripping in sequins' 'and maribou. There was a -'tribute to Fred Astaire, a jungle voodoo affair, that only needed Dorothy Larnour on ?╟≤ lame (thats like in lam-ay) -ice skates, a salute to Bonnie and Cludc, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Jean Harlow and the "We're in the Money" girls. , : The whole thing comes off like a frozen Roxy production ?√ß of the late '30s. Lots of zip and feathers ... and so much ,fun. ?╟≤ FROZEN BLARNEY .There's more than a dash I of old fashioned vaudeville ( as Harrigan's Hooligans, Cal 1 and Dori Cook and their three , toddlers, Kim, Kris and Kelly, put on an outrageous "It's A Great Day for the Irish" number full of frozen blarney. The i Cooks arc superb performers I and add a delicious bit of old fashioned hokum to the show. ', Would you believe a family of chimps making like Sonja Heme? 1 You'll just have to go your- : g self. Three chimps, known as ; the Banana Brigade, go I through an incredible ice j routine, including a hockey ' game; under the direction of their trainer, Werne Muller. .. ips run away with .". vas fractured by and equally iheir intelligence. impressed by the dazzle and fun of the thing. If you're a sports fan, you'll enjoy the superb skills of the skaters. In other words, a docs them II. good ice show Is the most Freddy Wittop has come delicious corn you can find, 'forth with some real Follies "Holiday on Ice 1969" out- ^iype costumes. He's done J thcrn not only with a sense ' of style but a senso of humor. (Liberace will turn green when he sQes some of those- spangles). All the skaters in Morris ?╟≤ Chalfens show incuding the . "glamour-iccrs" and the "ice- squirers", Anna Galmarini ("that petite bundle of femin-'. inity from sunny Italy"), Hel-, ga and George Vallee, Ronnie ' Robertson and Grete Borgen ("that Norwegian lovely") ' are thrilling. I only wish I knew the chimps names for ', they deserve a very big hand, ,?╟?too. Come to think of it, seeing' ?╟≤ they ?√ß did a jungle number, , a Spanish affair called "Gates of Granada" and "Hello, New York," why didn't they do "nanook of the i North?" That was the 30s, too. Can't huskies ice skate? ,/ Anyway, "Holiday on Ice" is the best frozen frolic I've i ever seen. Go there and cool your anxieties . . . and bring ?╟≤ the kids, they'll have even a j better time than you do. / ;?√ß; fflDfffflle ",.. director Donn Arden made all the production numbers move with the fluency of the lavish Las Vegas revues for which he has become famous *.. beautifully costumed by Freddy Wittop." -sum New$ NOW thru SEPT. 15 Created, Staged and Directed by Donn Arden EVGS. Wed. & Thurs. 7:30 ?╟≤ Frf. & Sat. 8:35 MATS. Sat. Sun. & Labor Day 2 PM (no evg. perf, Sun. Mon. orTues.) Res.: $7.50, 6.50, 5.50, 4.50, 3.50 CHILDREN (under 12 years) HALF-PRICE SAT. MATS. & LABOR BAY MAT. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Add 25c per order for handling. Enclose Self-addressed unstamped envelop* IWPENNSYIVANIA plaza, 7 to 8 Ave., 31 to 33 St.?╟÷ForInformation,pnone564-4400??H ,