He Knitted
ULIUS KNIGHT was an expert at knitting, and he spent a great portion of his spare time during the Great War making socks for the soldiers. He was not young enough to go on active service. On one occasion he was using primary red, white and blue wool, and the articles were to be sold for patriotic purposes. An offer of £1 was made for them there and then, but Julius, shrewd Scot, would not sell. They Were afterwards sold from the stage for a high figure on behalf of one of the war funds. He was once asked how he acquired the knack of knitting. He said, quite simply, that in his home in Dumfries his three sisters knitted every eveningthere was no other diversion-and he had simply picked it up. Mr. Knight continued to act till the early 20’s when he retired to a lovely home in Hull, England. Unlike many actors, Mr. Knight invested his money carefully, consequently he was quite well off when he retired. Julius Knight was unquestionably the most popular actor the Australian and New Zealand stage has known, or is ever likely to know.
-(Talk by
John
Farrell
3YA, February 27.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 91, 21 March 1941, Page 5
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200He Knitted New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 91, 21 March 1941, Page 5
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