The Champion Clippings 15/37
Tacoma Times, Tacoma, Washington, March 29, 1915.
The Champion Scene
& Funny Charlie Chaplin is
back in another screamer
Charlie Chaplin is coming again in another Essanay
screamer.
He arrives at the Shell theater tomorrow morning
in „The Champion.“ and it is said to be the funniest comedy
that the inimitable comedian has ever appeared in.
(...) Tacoma Times, March 27, 1915
„Necessary to put out ,Standing Room Only‘ cards“
Editorial content. „Charlie Chaplin, Comedy Wonder,
At Two Tacoma Theaters Today
Charlie Chaplin, peer among the moving picture comedians,
is appearing at two theaters in Tacoma today.
He came yesterday to both houses, and his popularity was
so great that is was necessary to put out
,Standing Room Only‘ cards.“ (...)
Shell Theatre, Pacific Avenue at 14th Street, Tacoma.
The Champion is
released by Essanay March 11, 1915.
Redaktioneller Inhalt. Im Beitrag – Titel „Der lustige
Charlie Chaplin ist zurück in einem weiteren Brüller“ – heisst es:
„Es wird gesagt, dies sei die lustigste Comedy, in welcher
der unnachahmliche Comedian jemals erschienen ist.“
Drauf wird aus Moving Picture World zitiert. „Charles Chaplin
im Ring als Preisboxer – seine Bewunderer schütteln
sich bei dem Gedanken und brüllen vor Lachen, wenn sie den
Film sehen.“
