TALKING FILMS.
SERIOUS INROADS IN AUSTRALIA. APPEAL FOR LEGITIMATE THEATRE. SYDNEY, Feb. 9. The inroads the talking films on the legitimate stage continue. Last night the curtain rang down finally on a drama in one city theatre, with Mr Richard Bellairs, an Australian actor, pleading for life in the final scene. Then it rose, to display Mr Bellairs in real life, making an appeal that Australia’s own actors .should be given a chance. He denounced the American talkies in strong terms and the small audience applauded. The speaker said that the peoplo were patronising “canned” drama to the detriment of their own fellow-citizens, who were trying to give them clean entertainment.
Several shows have closed, throwing hundreds of men and women out of employment. It is not that the plays produced in Australia are no good, as some which are unable to get a hearing here are having long runs abroad.
The play in question was “Divorce,” and was played by the company recently formed by Alfred Frith, the very wellknown comedian. Mr Frith played' in the first two farce productions, “Money from Home,” and “Don't Lie to Your Wife,” but did not have a part in “Divorce.” MiFrith had a very successful run with “Money from Home,” but was not so successful with the other farce.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 63, 10 February 1930, Page 7
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