Show f Famous English Teacher of Actors r f T Turns urns to Acting Himself in Films S 1 By John Todd 5 HOLLYWOOD INS INSA A A man who has been teaching actors and actresses all his life and giving the the 0 opportunities p p 0 r tun it i e s they sought now has turned to acting himself and he is providing his own opportunity He is Andre Chariot Charlot who became became became be be- came world famous for his Char lots lot's Revue and other productions on London stages To the English English Eng Eng- lish theater what Flo was to the American he was especially especial especial- ly renowned for his selection of beautiful and unusual girls and the spectacular staging of his pro pro- His novel lighting effects effects effects ef ef- ef- ef and use of sets was a highlight highlight highlight high high- light of the British stage 25 years ago Among his discoveries were such later stage greats as Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Bea Bea- trice Lillie Jessie Matthews Binnie Binnie Bin- Bin nie Barnes Herbert and Clyde Cook All that is now behind Chariot Charlot For the past year he has been absorbed absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab with his own career career career-as as motion picture actor He now is playing in his ninth picture Ms M-G-M's The Man From Down Under By coincident two of his outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing of other years Binnie Barnes and Clyde Cook play play leading roles in the same film And Charles Laughton its star made his first great stage success in Alibi in Chariots Chariot's Prince of Wales theater Immediately Immediately Immediately Imme Imme- after that the two nearly formed a partnership under which Chariot Charlot was to direct and produce plays with Laughton as the star Their plans fell through however when previous commitments prevented prevented prevented pre pre- vented Laughton from keeping his share of the pact Chariot Charlot born in Paris was connected connected connected con con- with the French theater during his first years as a director too tor tor but went to London in 1912 Except for two trips to New York to stage his Chariots Chariot's revue there therein in 1924 and 1925 he never left I England until five years ago Then I he visited California settled there and was joined by his wife and daughter just before war broke out in Europe He never expected to appear in public himself until he staged his final Chariots Chariot's revue this time in Hollywood as a benefit His show was lined up to his satisfaction except for the master of ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies and finally in desperation desperation despera despera- tion he took over From that time on on his friends kept begging him to make a atry try in pictures He finally agreed and took arole arole a arole role in The Constant Nymph still to be released It was di directed directed directed di- di by Edmund Goulding another another another an an- other of Chariots Chariot's in Lon Lon- don Now Chariot Charlot is as' as happy as a kid with a new toy Yes I like this end of show business he says After carr carrying ing all the worries of directing managing and financing this is a very restful restful restful rest rest- ful and fascinating work Now I have somebody to show me how to act and I just do it Somebody else has to worry about how good Ill I'll be and how much money the show will make 11 I get paid anyway I |