WELLINGTON SCREEN COMEDY.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 7

WELLINGTON SCREEN COMEDY.

Arrangements have been completed for the production in the principal towns and cities, of feature comedies, relevant in theme to the particular centre -wherein production takes place. It has been decided that the stars and players will be selected by theatre audiences in order to ensure the right "audience appeal" on the part of the participants. Two prominent film producers associated with tills picture are Mr. J. S. Vlnscn, who has travelled the world making pictures, and Mr. Lee M. Hill, who has been prominently Identified with the Commonwealth Film Laboratories of .New South Wales. The latter was cameraman on the excellent New Zealand production, "The Bush Cinderella," which starred Dale Austen ("Miss New Zealand"). Mr. Hill has over twenty film productions to his credit The screen tests of the Wellington Him will be; "shot" at the King's Theatre during the week, which commences on Friday ]sl .Yibruary. They will be enacted on the stage with full technical equipment, including "Kleig lights"- and proper backgrounds. The following week, tiie test film will be screened and tho audiences will vote for the players of their choice. Production will commence immediately on the selection or the players—a leading lady, juvenile lead "heavy" (villain), comedienne, and comedian boing required for tho stellar roles. Intending applicants for the screen tests are requested to apply to the manager of the King's Theatre and notify. their entries. It is emphasised that these screen tests arc not an "exploitation stunt," but a genuine production enterprise, Iho film to be made in nnd around Wellington, and to be definitely exhibited in this city.