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The Paris Theatre closed on the 28th of January 1970. "What Next After The Applause Has Ended?''
The building eventually was demolished bringing to a (Some Film Greats Remembered)
close the history ofthe Lyceum, Cleopatra and Paris Thea-
tres.
(A Reminiscence) by Denzil Howson
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She was petite, vivacious, attractive. Her singing was spar-
Hoyts Childrens Cinema Card - Circa 1940-50
k! ina and pure of tone. When she danced, those qualified
to pass judgement said she made Ginger Rogers look ltke
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Doyrs ~UBUR~Jf.wHILDRENS an enthusiastic amateur. In the West End scene of the
thirties there was no-one to equal her. She was the toast
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of the town, the darling of the theater-goers. Her films
were charming nonsense. sprinkled with songs that be-
came hits of the time. She was the greatest!
The lady in the host set at Channel Nine in Melbourne
was fronting a women's afternoon programme. She was
flustered. She had momentarily lost her place in the script.
She nustered easily and she lost her place often. One of
the control room crew. a connoisseur of talent aged at
least 21. muttered under his breath,'"Where the hell did
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we oetthis old cbook? Get rid of her, she's flamin · hope-
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less.
That sentiment was shared by a station executive who
ordered one of his minions to sack her - give her the
order of the D.C.M. (Don't Come Monday)
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l.l ... b<rskip No /Qo -- 1 was the minion. lt was one of the most onerous tasks
"Mo~L.&f~. - I've ever had to carry out. How does a gauche young up-
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o.i...r a.tw.,..L«K ~ ... ~ start tell a legend that she's not good enough for a fledg-
ing Melbourne television station?
.· ® I derived some private satisfaction from the knowledge

that when she returned to England and home, this lady
Back of card Noel Kerr carved for herself a very successful Iauer day career as a
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character actress in fi lms like the 1977 production "The
Movie Police Cliches: Hound of the Baskervilles" in the television block-buster
* PoHce Captains/lieutenants are always angry at
"Edward andMrs.Simpson", and the long runningB.B.C.
their star detective and yell at him. threatening
Radio Serial ·'Mrs Dale's Diary".
suspension if he doesn't drop the case.
* Corollary: it is only "after" the detective has been
Apparently the producers of those shows didn't have the
suspended that he can properly crack the case. foresight of the now long-forgonen executive at Channel
* Many police chiefs are in constant contact with
Nine who declared."'Jessie Mathews is bloody terrible.
their city's mayor who will often "chew their ass"
Get rid of her!!"
about a single criminal investigation out of the
thousands going on in a city. (note: See "I Mar *****************
ried an Axe Murderer" for a hilarious send-up of
the "mean chief' cliche.) The old man was wearing a disheveled overcoat and a
* The police will never question the hero. even if he bartered felt hat and was wandering aimlessly around our
kills lots of bad guys Melbourne studio. I went up to him and enquired ··can I
* The cops never show up during massive gun bat help you". He sized me up for a moment and then said
ties in city streets that involve bystanders and ex "Good afternoon. I thought perhaps you might be able to
ploding cars. After the fact, you might just hear a use me in your children's show. My name is Duncan
siren in the distance. Renaldo. I used to be the "Cisco Kid'". My mind flashed
* More murders always happen during the investi back to countless reruns of the popular kids western ad-
aation of the first one. The last living suspect is venture series starring Duncan Renaldo as "Cisco" and
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the murderer.
* Most homicide detectives are brooding,near-crazed Leo Carrillo as his exuberant side-kick "Pancho"
loners, most likely divorced or widowed,borderline T can still hear their standard close to every episode.
alcoholics.

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