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Moving Picture World, New York, March 1, 1919.

A Night in the Show Scenes

& Rivoli Theatre, exterior by day, New York

(...) Moving Picture World, January 5, 1918

& Rivoli Theatre, exterior by day,

marquee The Melody Lingers On, New York

(...) Film Daily, Nov. 7, 1935

& Rivoli Theatre, auditorium with stage, New York

(...) Motion Picture, July 1918

„The opening release“

Editorial content. „Many New York Theatres

      Showing Chaplin Reissues.

      There will be considerable interest to big city

exhibitors in the statement that reissues are being taken up by

Hugo Riesenfeld, the new managing director of the

Rivoli and Rialto, as the comedy features of entertainments

at those theatres. The experiment of ,trying out‘ one

of the Keystone reissues seems to have convinced the new

management that revivals of good comedies are

appreciated as much as new subjects by patrons of Rivoli

and Rialto.

      Now comes the announcement from General Film

Company that Manager John A. Hammell, of the New York

exchange, has booked a group of the new series of

earlier Chaplins. Shanghaied, A Night in the Show, The Bank

and Police are four of the subjects that brought Chaplin

his earliest fame and are declared to be new to a vast majority

of the clientele which flocks to the houses now under

direction of Mr. Riesenfeld. There is a prospect, so it is said,

that the Rivoli and Rialto may go further with the display

of reissues, bringing in other Chaplins and comedies

of different brands.

      The next section on reissues was the booking of the

same set of four Chaplins for seventy-nine days in Marcus Loew

houses, thirty-six days in William Fox houses and for

the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Agency houses, all in the Metropolitan

District.

      The Rialto and Rivoli bookings are for each subject

to be used in both houses simultaneously, but as exclusive

first run in New York City. It is stated to be Director

Riesenfeld‘s plan to start the week of February 23, if possible

with one release at the Rialto, and if conditions permit,

also at the Rivoli. After that the road will be clear for

a simultaneous showing at both houses at the next subject.

The opening release has been designated A Night

in the Show.

      The booking for these Chaplin pictures obtained by

Manager Hammell are said to be at top prices, although these

pictures are several years old and have during their

life played repeat engagements after repeat engagements

in nearly every motion picture theatre in the United

States, and for that matter, in the world.

      Some months ago the Essanay company withdrew

all old prints of these popular comedies from the market and

replaced one group of them – which included Work,

A Night Out, A Jitney Elopement, The Champion, By the Sea,

In The Park, A Woman, The Tramp and His New Job

– with new and re-edited prints from the original negatives.

These pictures have shown their popularity through

General Film exchanges, and the market was ready for the

new prints of the four remaining ones, namely,

Shanghaied, A Night in the Show, The Bank and Police.

Now that they are released, the response is even

more pronounced than upon the first release of these four

pictures several years ago.“

      Rivoli, B‘way and 49th Street, New York.

      Rialto, B‘way at 42nd Street, New York.

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