The Carrier That Began With A Lie
Like any other young people, Welles spends most of his time traveling. While wandering in Ireland in 1931, he stopped by the Gate Theater in Dublin and represented him as the star of Broadway, to audition himself.
The brash, confident and young actor captivated everybody through his intense and heartfelt audition. He then made his debut through Jew Suss, but that also didn’t work for Orson, and he returned to the US the following year because of not having the work permit.
Orson Welles starring in The Lady from Shanghai with his wife at the time, Rita Hayworth. Welles not only starred in the film but was also the writer and director. This trick mirror scene was also his idea. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)
Later, through Broadway with a role of Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, he came into the light and even grabbed the attention of a very renowned director, John Houseman. John cast Welles in his upcoming Federal Theater Project.