The Bank Clippings 1/46
Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1915.
Billie Ritchie and His Donkey, Children‘s Book Cover, Amsterdam,
1918, Princeton University, Firestone Collection
& Palace, exterior by day, Tacoma, circa 1923, Tacoma Public
Library, Richards Studio Collection
& Universal Challenge on L-KO Film Comedies
(...) Moving Picture World, Dec. 5, 1914
& Chaplin Imitates Him,
His Admirers Declare
Billie Ritchie, declared to be the man whom Charlie
Chaplin imitates, proved a tremendous hit at the
Palace yesterday when he opened in Hearts and Flames,
a ridiculous comedy, and today will be the last
opportunity of seeing him. There is nothing forced about
Ritchie‘s comedy. He was formerly a London music
hall star, as was Chaplin, but his brand of humor is of a more
natural and self-contained character than his more
advertised contemporary.
(...) Tacoma Times, Tacoma, Washington, April 24, 1915.
Palace Theatre, 12th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma.
& Loew‘s National Theatre, exterior by day, Bronx,
New York, undated, Cinema Treasures
& John J. („Wynn“) O‘Connor
(...) Variety, Dec. 10, 1910
& Billy West and Co. (3).
„Is He Charlie Chaplin?“ (Panto Comedy Skit).
16 Mins.; Full Stage.
National.
In the midst of many hundred of Chaplin impersonators,
Chaplin contests, etc., comes Billy West (from
the middle-west) with a pantomimic skit fashioned after
the original Chaplin film scenario „A Night in the
Park,“ West impersonating the screen star with two others,
a man and woman in support.
(...) John J. („Wynn“) O‘Connor , Variety, Aug. 6, 1915
& Sam Gilman‘s Giant Float – Loew‘s Regent,
exterior by day, marquee Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper
in Treasure Island, Lionel Barrymore, Harrisburg
(...) Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 6, 1934
& Gilman‘s Staff Impersonators of Chaplin – Dressing his service
staff as Chaplin impersonators for „Modern Times,“
Sam Gilman, Loew‘s Regent, Harrisburg, Pa., put them to work
traveling around city in trolleys and busses. Special
animated front was constructed with oversized head of the star,
with mustache and eyes in motion.
Newspaper contest was planted with cut showing outlines
of various faces, amongst which was one of the star,
with prizes to those circling Chaplin and submitting best essay
on why they would like to see the picture. Local
hairdresser ran ad with cut of Goddard and copy reading
„two important discoveries of modern times:
Chaplin discovered Miss Goddard and we‘ve discovered
a new method for permanent waves, etc.“ Other
merchants used window displays with cards reading „greatest
value in modern times“ tying in with picture.
(...) Motion Picture Herald, April 25, 1936
& Loew‘s Regent, exterior by day, marquee Wallace Beery
and Jackie Cooper in „Treasure Island“ Lionel
Barrymore, Harrisburg – Sam Gilman‘s Giant Float
(...) Motion Picture Herald, Oct. 6, 1934
& Gilman‘s Staff Impersonators of Chaplin
(...) Motion Picture Herald, April 25, 1936
„in his latest release“
Advertisement. „REGENT
P. Magaro - Owner & Mgr.“ (...)
„Monday and Tuesday,
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
in his latest release
,THE BANK‘“ (...)
Regent, 410 Market Street, Harrisburg.
The Bank is released by Essanay August 9, 1915.
Anzeige
Alan Nevins & Henry Steele Commager, The Pocket History
of the United States, New York 1942:
„In the presidential elections of 1916 Wilson was successful,
largely because he had ,kept us out of war.‘“
Am 28. Juli 1914 hat der Erste Weltkrieg begonnen –
„the european war“ wird er oft in amerikanischen Zeitungen
vorerst noch genannt.
