TALKIE TESTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12905, 4 July 1936, Page 4

TALKIE TESTS

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SHRIEKS OF JOY AT HOUSE V Then;* may be budding mori c . st a in Gisborne, but from a shown at the Opera House last ing;,. those buds a:e still in the rbyo stag;-; in fact, some of the ent seen, so hr ajxo.r.s so u-el/ r£. den that it dill need all the abilitiC c-f a- Cecil B. de Alillc to discover it Still, when all is said ami done tl* performers did their best and for that they are entitled -to every credit. The tests were made with the idea of discovering if there is an talent inGisborne* suitable for a film to L made in New Zealand. The compel lions arc .judged on personal appearance, acting, singing, or eloeulion, and voice product on. The audience are the judges. On securing a a admission ticket at the Optra Hoase each member of the audience is "ivtn a voting card in which he o- she is osked to select ten -aspirants, four Id, dies, four men, one girl, and one i,oj. A contract with the Television Film Corporation is a possibility held out to any competitor. Last evening’s large audience at the Opera House came fo -ec some fun and they got it to their hearth content. Well-known figures in the town wore thrown on the sereehySL ai few minutes, did their act, a*] were blacked out to the accompaniment of laughter from the audience. The voice tests afforded a diversified range from the “Death of Ceasar” to impromptu dialogues, or back chat, songs grave and gay were heard, and even tap dancing figured on the bill of fare. Tire pathetic scene in “East Lynne” was chosen by one aspirant as; her lines. She entered the room, gazed appealing at an empty -sofa, and muttered in throaty tones: “She is dead*, dead .... and she never knew her mother.” This item was one of thci most successful of the whole evening, and the audience rocked itself with delirious laughter. A solemn-looking Maori youth sang earnestly, but the more earnest he looked the more the audience laughed. Girls sang duets prettily, but with a camera-conscious look that caught the public fancy, and the audience still laughed. - A monologue, “They Won't IKy Mutton” was much appreciated apparently by the farmers present in the audience and the performer received 'Sympathetic applause. A mannequin came gracefully on in the most approved Hollywood style, removed an expensive fur coat, spoke a few words, and was blacked out. During the evening twenty-five aspirants appeared on the scrjtef: but despite this liberal offering, it Was all too short for the audience, so popular.’ was this portion *of the bill. The following asprants. the names being preceded by their screen numbers. appeared last evening; 1 Miss Boggy Bowie, 4-5 Al’ss Bobbie Scott, 2 Aliss Lois Allies. 17 Air Colin Candy, ]l Air E. Wylie-. 20 Miss B. AUihud. 21 Air J. Wilkie, 72 Aliss D. Scott, 47 Air Martin, 50 Aliss Tui Smith, 57 Air S. Alatchitt, 61 Aliss AI. Watson. G 3 Aliss AI. Collier. 54 Aliss Valerie Cox, 76 Aliss Buster B own, -33 Air T. Keelan. 15 Aliss C. Alerson. 40 Aliss Sadie Alohan, 45a, Aliss E. Hanhan, 35 Miss L. Chambers. 52 Aliss L. AYood, 10 Air Hbb Barrnes, IS Aliss B. Walker, 3S Aliss Gloria Courtenay, 82 McGruer’s Ltd. candidate, Aliss R. Sinclair. The same films will be shown this evening.