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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 18

I An (interesting personalitv in the i “Journey’s End' ’ company at Mol-boun-no Theatre Itoyal is a young English actor, who has boon on the stage oirly two years, before which time lie held a prominent position in a big Eondon department store. This is Allan Lawrence, who plays 2nd Lieut. H.ifbbert, who .had to be forced into the trenches at the point of a revolver. Mr Lawrence had sec/retly nnnsed an ambitiou tor the stage while lie was making J his way rapidly in a commercial car-! eer. One day he was introduced by a mutual friend to Laddie CUitf, to whom j he confided his hopes of a theatrical career that would some day be fu'lfilled Laddie Olift was interested, and ottered him a _ ismail! pa it in a touring I oon:|pany. “The toiiiiptaition was too great to resist. ’ said Mr Lawrence. In' •spito •:>! tlui financial; sacrifice, it in-1 von ed be with this company tor twelve months, obtaining valuable! tbiTh tiling and was then engaged as juvenile lead in Edgar Wall a-ce’is on'lyj oomeidv, “The Alan Who Changed His! rsanie. ’ He was then engaged by Slii- : George Tallis to come out to Australia 1 to appear in “Journey’s End.”