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Mae Tinee, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 18, 1928.
New Leading Lady
GIVING up her position in Chicago society to enter the
movies, pretty, petite Virginia Cherrill, 20-year-old
debutante, will be leading lady of Charles Chaplin in his
latest picture, „City Lights.“
(...) Photo, Iron County News, Hurley, Wis.,
Oct. 27, 1928
& CHARLIE‘S NEXT. – Here‘s pretty Virginia Cherrill,
20-year-old Chicago girl, who has been chosen by Charlie
Chaplin as leading lady for his next comedy, „City
Lights.“ Virginia is a blonde, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and has
never been in the movies before. Charlie saw her
at a social function and asked her to take a screen test.
(...) Photo by Pacific and Atlantic, Sunday News,
New York, Oct. 28, 1928
„I have no objection to her playing opposite Chaplin“
Editorial content. „Chaplin‘s Choice
VIRGINIA CHERRILL.
(Mabel Sykes Photo.)
With the receipt of news from Los Angeles that Virginia
Cherrill, formerly of Chicago and beauty prize winner
here, had signed as leading lady for Charles Chaplin, Mrs.
Sidney C. Cherrill, 7148 Ridgeland avenue,
grandmother of the girl, last night branded as ,absolutely false‘
reports that she would disinherit Virginia if she signed
the contract.
,I have read the rumors that I would disinherit Virginia,
if she signed the Chaplin contract,‘ said Mrs. Cherrill.
,I wish to correct that impression. I have no objection to her
playing opposite Chaplin or anyone else.‘
Mrs. Cherrill is coming to Chicago to visit Elaine
Schwarchild, 5029 Woodlawn avenue it was announced.
Her mother, Mrs. W. B. Cherrill, and she will visit
Mrs. E. A. Wilcox of Carthage, Ill., Virginia‘s other grandmother.
Coming for Mother.
Hollywood, Cal., Oct. 17. – (Special.) – Virginia Cherrill,
just chosen as Chaplin‘s leading woman in his current
picture, City Lights, left today for her home in Chicago to bring
her mother to Hollywood. Miss Cherrill‘s mother is Mrs.
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W.B. Cherrill. Miss Cherrill, a blue eyed, golden blonde, never
worked either on stage or screen before she was invited
by Chaplin to make a screen test here last week. She had come
to Hollywood to visit a girl cum, Sue Carroll (formerly
Mrs. Evelyn Lederer Keefer of Chicago), and was introduced
to Chaplin by a mutual friend.“
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