A NEW ZEALAND SCREEN STAR.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18902, 18 January 1927, Page 11

A NEW ZEALAND SCREEN STAR.

SEARCH TO BE CONDUCTED. With the laudable object in view of giving New Zealand an opportunity of competing in the world-wide popularity of the motion pictura art, as repre»ented by the purely artistic aspect. First National Pictures (Australasia) are now launching a campa.gn throughout New Zealand and Australia in «•"«*»* *"] they believe to be the girl who i« V9'*°**f. of the beauty, PM«onahty, and ab l.tiee o the screen star, and, in sending hj« to Holly wood, thus placing before the eyes th« stage world the names of these Po«inl° n *. That there is here a potential MaryPicktord or Gloria Swanson ii no* to be doubted and it is but seemly that gifted and comely young women should come forward and offer'them selvee as candidate*. First Nationa Pictures (Australasia) have entered into an agreement with the Crystal Palace Theatre. Christchurch. to invite al «P'J? nls '° Vj. port at that theatre to rill in the «ornpeti tion form and learn more *? h *™™?JJ}A terms of the competition. The g.rl selected for Hollywood is to receive a ten-weeHa con Set with Cecil B. do Mllle. the producerdirector of "The Ten Commandments and "The Volga Boatman," to appear in a lcatt in? part in at least one production, and. providing ihe reveals the average talent. Mie will, if so desirous, be offered a long contract. Her ealary for the ten-weeks con tract will be £2O per week, and all hir expenses and those of her ebjpewn, toiand from America, will be paid by the ° o ™ D ." ,y : One girl will be selected from w r^' a n n n and one from each State In the Commonwealth the Anal adjudicating to take place at thS'Ore'n Mill Palais Melbourne during the week commencing Ma«sh .Oth. la -'- Passages have been tentatively, booked by the e.s. Sonoma, and, if the winner cannot be readv br that date, they will be cnangeu to th, L Vmura. .ailing, »»«» SjdMjrjn Anril 30th If the winner is a New Zealand girL ahe will la 1 direct from the Dominion. The committee to judge the «"•»■« w.l comprise representatives of First * agonal F' c . tures and the Press, an artist, a to* o '; •£* a professional photographer. « >• to j£f understood that the decision »f the easting directors is to be accepted by the Candidates at final. Farther particulars may be ob tained from the manager of the Crystal Palace Theatre, where the entry form is to bo filled in. Entries close on January 22nd.