RESULTS OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 200, 21 May 1936, Page 11

RESULTS OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN CONTEST

Entries From Al! Over New Zealand Krom all parts of the North Island, and even from as far south as Dunedin, entries poured in for the Charlie Chaplin contest, conducted by "The Dominion” jn connection with the United Artists film “Modern Times” at the Regent Theatre. By Monday, when the competition closed, the office of the manager at the Regent. Theatre had been deluged In envelopes and packages contusing the entries, which totalled nearly 1000. The popularity of the contest with people of all ages was equalled by the ingenuity of many competitors. They had to select from au assortment, of articles, the hat, moustache, pants, bools and cane typical of Charlie Chaplin, and then put them together to form a “skeleton” picture of the great comedian, originality and neatness in presentation being taken into account by the judges. Tlie choice of the correct moustache was the biggest hurdle, many people giving Chaplin* too big a one. After that came the boots and the but. in order of difficulty.

Judging has now been finished, and the following results are announced: — First prize (£3/3/-): Mrs. A. 0. Glenn, 76 Pitt Street, Wadestown. Wellington.

Second prize (£l/1/-) : Mr. D. Tales, 316 Oriental Parade, Oriental Bay.

Consolation prizes of double tickets for “Modern Times” were won by the following :—- L. Wilson-Smith. P.O. Box 1672, Wellington: N. E. Hodson. 1)1 Hobson Street, Wellington; Master W. Duncan, 2'.» Waterloo Road. Lower Hutt; Ngttire Routley. Main Road. Upper Hutt.; L. S. Bartlett, 3 Coombe Street. Wellington; Muster A. G. Bale, 25 Hardy Street, Lower Hutt; Mr. Skinner, 35 Tie Tie Road, Seatouii: Miss Pearl Powell, 106 Grafton Road, Roseneath ; M. L. Maskery. 31 Florence Avenue, Palmerston North; Mrs. H. N. Burgess. Waikanae, Manawatu Line; “A.M.5.,” 31. Nikau Street. Mastbourne; Ethel Hubbard, 20 Tararua Street. Masterton; H. 11. Smith, Cambridge Street, Levin; Miss B. Tait, 3 Harold Street, Taitville, Wellington; Miss G. Crawford, “Clifton,” Pahiatua; Miss G. Burdan. Main Road, Wainui-o-Mata; Master Rae McMillan. 60 Carlton Avenue, Wanganui; Master Ramon Tinsley. I.IS Kopu Road, Wairoa. Hawke's Bay; I). Gower, Wellesley Club. Wellington; Miss F. McCleary, 3 Pickering Street. Kaiwarra. Wellington; Ina Pomeroy, 314 Tinakorl Rond.