Wellington Girl Braves Monster

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 14, 11 October 1935, Page 24

Wellington Girl Braves Monster

Sits Alone at Midnight to Watch Blood-curdling Film-Clever: Publicity Stunt-Special Films of All Blacks’ Matches-New Zealand’s — Paramount Week .Results Announced.

'THERD was only a policeman in , Manners Street, Wellington, to see ‘2. fur-coated.figure slip through the front doors of the Regent Theatre at midnight: last Wednesday. Inside the coat was Miss Anna Jones, of Pirie -Street, a dressmaker, who was willing -to- brave all: the terrors of "The Bride of Frankenstein." It was this way. To give publicity to "The Bride of Frankenstein," which is now being screened in Wellington, the Regent "Theatre offered a guinea to any girl who was willing to sit in the theatre alone at midnight and watch a complete screening of this latest super-shocker. Miss Jones likes pictures of this kind-so she went along and got the job. Miss Jones told. a "Radio Record" representative all about. it. "T got out a torch before I left home to take with: me, but when I got to the theatre I found I had forgottén it," she laughed, "My feelings were a:little mixed when I went into the theatre, You see it was pretty late and the theatre was in.complete darkness. Just after the picture started-when the monster climbs out of the burning mill and starts murdering people-I. would have tiked to come out, but I thought I might miss something. "Then after a while.I got so interested that I quite forgot that there wasn’t anybody in the theatre. Half way through a dog howled-in a mournful sort of way--"

Alec Regan, the manager of the Regent, laughed. "That was my dog out in the lobby," he said. "Just before I left home to come to the theatre," continued Miss Jones, "a girl who lives across the road came running in imploring me not to go. Her brother had seen the ‘trailer’ of the film and he said it was a bloodcurdling thing. This: girl was quite certain I wouldn’t come out alive, But here I am-and a guinea richer, too!" QHOWING considerable enterprise and initiative, the J. ©. Williamson Picture Corporation has, through its representative in London, arranged for special motion pictures to be taken of all the main games played by the Ali. Blacks during their present tour of Great Britain. The films will be sent at once by weekly air mail from London to New Zealand, and wiil therefore be screened in New Zealand as soon after each game has been played as is humanly possible. This service, which is unique in the Dominion, will be quite distinct from the usual newsreel coverage, and should present a much fuller record of each important mateh. The films of the first two matches, against Devon and Cornwall, at Devonport, and against Midland Counties at Coventry, are due in Wellington this week,- The Buglish criticism of the scrum formation adopted by the New Zealanders, and the uneven work of the forwards have invested these first two matches with un-

usual interest. Following them, the series of films will continue week by week throughout the tour, Me. ROSS MEIKLE, manager of the Regent Theatre, Wanganui, has been awarded. first. prize in the Paramount Week 19385 Contest, aceording to a report received from Paramount; Pictures, Wellington. Mr. J. Trench, of the Plaza Theatre, Whangarei, was second, Mr. G, Jardine, Regent Theatre, Palmerston North third, and Mr. ©. C. Knight, Town Hall Pictures, Geraldine, fourth, Bach year the occasion of Paramount Week is held to celebrate the advent of the new season’s motion pictures, and theatres in various cquntries throughout the world carry out special advertising campaigns during that period. Bach country has its own contest, with prizes awarded.to the most efficient theatre managers, who are judged by the evidence submitted -to-the adjudicators. 7

EWIS SBHILER, Fox director, and Miss. Nettie Himelstein, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were married recently in Hollywood. -They met when Miss Himelstein came to Los Angeles on a visit five months ago. The newlyweds will live at Malibu Beach with their honeymoon postponed until the’ completion of Jane Withers’ next picture,: which Seiler will direct.