OBITUARY

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 7, 8 July 1940, Page 9

OBITUARY

MR. B. Y. MARSCHEL

The death occurred in a private hospital in Wellington early this morning of Mr. Barry Marschel, who was widely known and highly respected in New Zealand and Australia for his former association with the legitimate stage and subsequently with the motion picture business in the Dominion. Educated at Eton and Trinity Hall. | Cambridge, Mr. Marschel graduated 8.A., LL.B., and practised for a period jin London and Australia. For some time he was Crown Prosecutor in Queensland. He then turned to the stage and in America had an engagement in the dramatic company of the

The late Mr. Barrie M. Marschel.

famous Lily Langtry. He subsequently went to Australia and became associated with Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, J. C. Williamson. Dion Boucicault, Jenny Lee, Grattan Riggs, Maggie Moore, Alfred Dampier, George Darrell, and others. In his time he appeared in all manner of stage productions, from Shakespeare to pantomime and vaudeville. In 1905 he came to New Zealand with George Darrell, and when the tour ended he remained in Dunedin, where he became dramatic coach and teacher of elocution to the Otago University and several clubs. At various times he gave instruction to such stage celebrities as Reynolds Denniston and the late Donal McLean. Later, with his late wife, he toured New Zealand as "Marschel's Merry Moments." All this experience stood Mr. Marschel in good stead when he entered the motion picture business. In 1913 he became associated with New Zealand Motion Picture Supplies on the amalgamation of the Fuller-Hayward interests as advertising manager and supervisor of theatres. Shortly after the Great War broke out he produced as a motion picture "The Kid From Timaru," which he had written himself. For some years after the war he was manager of the Hamilton theatres, and he then established the nucleus of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer organisation in New Zealand. Later, with Mr. Ernest Turnbull, of Sydney, Mr. Marschel was instrumental in putting British films on the New Zealand market under the aegis of British Dominion Films, Ltd. When this organisation linked up with the Twentieth Century-Fox enterprise, Mr. Marschel carried on as its personal representative, which capacity he filled until the illness of a few weeks which resulted jin his death. i The funeral will take place on Wednesday, and the interment will be at Karori Cemetery.

MR. E. J. DASH

The death of Mr. E. J. Dash, of Christchurch, on Friday, after a short illness, will be regretted by railwaymen. Mr. Dash had occupied important executive positions in the A.S.R.S. He joined the Department at Timaru

S. P. Andrew and Sons Photo. The late Mr. E. J. Dash. in 1903, and was a member of the Timaru branch of the A.S.R.S., and chairman in 1908. In 1910 he was elected the Timaru representative. Mr. Dash had been a member of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser-

vents (now known as the New Zealand Union of Railwaymen) for over 35 years. He was first elected to attend the biennial conference of the A.S.R.S. twenty-six years ago, and impressed other delegates with his ability and wide knowledge of railway affairs. He was an executive councillor for the record period of twelve years, and had been president of the society for nearly seven years, being re-elected once unopposed. For 24 years Mr. Dash sat as maintenance departmental representative on the Railways Appeal Board, and for 14 years had been a member of the Railways Superannuation Board. He was selected by the four railway unions to lead the deputation to the ex-Prime Minister which requested the restoration of cuts to employees in 1931-32. He also acted as spokesman for the railwaymen in the 40-hour week negotiations. Mr. Dash was the workers' delegate to the International Labour Office Conference at Geneva in 1937. He was a member of the St. Andrew's branch of the New Zealand Labour Party.