A Dog‘s Life Clippings 36/146
Motion Picture News, New York, February 2, 1918.
Chaplin Studio Opened for Business
The New York offices of The First National
Exhibitors‘ Circuit have just received glad news per telegram
from their Million Dollar Comedian‘s new studios –
,Charlie started work to-day. Will deliver first comedy in usual
six weeks‘ – which will place the release date of the
first comedy in the latter part of February.
A letter from Sid, the comedian‘s brother, received a day
or two previous to the receipt of the wire, caused
no little apprehension on the part of the Circuit‘s officers.
It stated that Charlie, while doing a bit of wire
walking on the steel roof frame of the new studio lost
his balance and came mighty near cancelling
his contract by a tumble to the hardwood studio floor,
forty feet below. Charlie had gone aloft to get
a look over the the neighbor‘s back fences, and while up top
was doing a bit funny business for the benefit
of the workmen employed on the floor below. He slipped,
but caught himself. (...)
Photo. Chaplin Does a Stunt,
(...) Moving Picture World, Feb. 2, 1918.
In parts identical with Motion Picture News, Feb. 2, 1918
& Aaron J. Jones has returned from New York.
He states that the First National Exhibitors‘ Circuit will not
amalgamate with any other firm or company. (...)
On January 14 he received a wire in New York from Charles
Chaplin saying he would wire the title of his first picture
within a week and would give the first Chaplin release through
the National Exhibitors‘ Circuit about March 1.
(...) Latest News of Chicago, Motography, Feb. 2, 1918.
Similar in Moving Picture World, Feb. 9, 1918.
& Aaron J. Jones, of Jones, Linick & Schaefer, has
returned from his recent trip to New York and
has given out that the First National Exhibitors‘ Circuit will not
amalgamate with any other firm or company. (...)
While Mr. Jones was in New York a wire was received from
Charles Chaplin at the First National Exhibitors‘
Circuit headquarters, stating that he would wire the title of his first
comedy for that organization within a week; also that
he expected to complete the picture within the customary six
weeks. This will give the National Exhibitors‘ Circuit
its first Chaplin release about March 1.
(...) Chicago News Letter By Jas. S. McQuade,
Moving Picture World, Feb. 9, 1918
Similar in Motography, Feb. 2, 1918.
„That‘s news“
Editorial content. „Serving It with Speed and Ginger“ (...)
„SPEAKING of business and a business man reminds
us of another set of business men. The First National
Exhibitors met in New York last week for a directors‘ meeting.
And though the town overflowed with big exhibitors
for a few das, those First National men just seem to meet to do
business – drat ‘em – never to make news or near-news.
But in that connection it might be mentioned that the first
Chaplin-First National subject is now well on its way.
That‘s news.“
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