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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18986, 1 July 1933, Page 17 (Supplement)

FROM HERE AND THERE

Has Taken a Salary Cut. John Barrymore is reported to have accepted £IO,OOO a (bin in place of the £25,000 per film he used to receive from Warner Brothers. Incidentally John has agreed lo make throe more 111 ms for Mctro-Goldwyn-Maycr. His Nickname is “ Tassels.” The secret is out. Robert. Montgomery’s nickname is “ Tassels.” Alice Brady disclosed it on the set of “When Ladies Meet," where she is appearing with Ann Harding and Robert Montgomery. “We all called Bob ‘Tassels’ back on Broadway, when he was on the stage,” Miss Brady explained. “He always wore funny golf knickers with tassels hanging down each leg. That’s how lie got (lie nickname.” Criticism of Australian Films.

“ I would like to sec a film made showing Australians as sane and sensible men," declared Mr. 11. Bowden, New York representative of .1. C. Williamson, Ltd., at the Millions Club at Sydney.

Mr. Bowden, who had just returned to Sydney, said that pictures of the type, of “On Our Selection" and

•• ms Royal Highness” gave people overseas wrong impressions of Australians, who were portrayed as a lot of imbeciles.

people could not blame overseas writers, in the circumstances, for Liking those characters as a cue for their works, whereas there was no country in the world where Australians could not make good and show how things tshftuUi hQ done.