FADED OUT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17061, 20 September 1929, Page 2

FADED OUT

FILM FAME HOPES “MANAGER” GONE . NEWCASTLE, September 9. An ambitious scheme to place Newcastle ou the moving picture map has been nipped in the bud by Newcastle police, and scores of young Newcastle gii-is and boys who had hopes of movie lame will remember their trials with heartburning. The “actor manager"—a pseudo American—has vanished. Hate, fear, anger, love, grief, excitement, exhaustion, contempt, argument, pretence, happiness, contentment —in all these emotions the youth of Newcastle received several weeks’ tuition by the manager, but now he is gone, taking with him the 5s a week paid by the pupils for lessons. An attic flat in a McCormack street bouse was Ihq temporary studio in which movie aspirants were taught the rudiments of the emotions. Police are convinced that the man had no immoral motive and that the fraud was committed simply with the object of obtaining money. As fat as the police cun ascertain the man arrived in Newcastle a few weeks ago. An advertisement calling for,-applica-tions for work in the “motion industry" from both sexes brought replies from girls and 1 boys whose ages ranged from 15 to 25 years. Police interviewed the manager, who "tidd them that he chose Newcastle as his centre because of its natural scenery. “The breaking of the drought" was to bo the first production. lie gave his address as California (U.S.A.), and said he bad arrived by the Sierra about five weeks ago. Soon after the police interviewed him, he disappeared. He is said to be a man about 65 years of age, and who spoke with an American accent, apparently simulated. Replies to the advertisement were

written ip every vein from condescension to appeal. Ono young lady informed her prospective employer that “she was 18 years of age, very tall for her age, and bad a well developed form, with a Very sedate charm of personality, being very good looking, with other attractions.” Another applicant said that she had known for years that sho would make good as a movie star.