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Los Angeles Times, L. A., Cal., February 1, 1931.

Accumulated income tax, as well as the cost

of his divorce, depleted Charlie Chaplin‘s treasury, but he has

many millions left.

(...) Photo, The Myth of Their Millions,

Picture Play, Feb. 1931

& Pantomimist‘s Art Reigns Tonight

      Charles Chaplin

      Who alone has held to the edict of no dialogue in films, stars

in „City Lights“ this evening at the new Los Angeles

Theater, where the world premiere of the picture will take place.

Staff Artist Salvador Baguez is responsible for the

striking and unusual sketch of the comedian shown above.

(...) Los Angeles Times, Jan. 30, 1931

& Radio Dial

      The program – The time – The Station (...)

      8 to 9 p.m. (...)

      KMTR – Dance orchestra. 8: strange facts,

      8:15; premiere „City Lights,“ 8:30.

      Premiere fans will follow the crowds to the opening of

Charlie Chaplin‘s „City Lights“ – KMTR at 8:30

tonight. Stars are to parade before the microphone.

(...) Los Angeles Times, Jan. 30, 1931

& The Myth of Their Millions

      Are Hollywood‘s stars paving the way to the huge

fortunes that distinguish the capitalist? Who‘s rich and who‘s

not in the movie colony? The facts in this article

will surprise you

      By Edwin Schallert (...)

      And where in all this is Chaplin? Where, indeed?

Charlie was hit some dire blows a few years ago, when Lita

Grey Chaplin and the government both laid siege

at once to his treasury. (...)

      The experience turned the comedian‘s hair gray,

and made him go back to work with a vengeance on his picture

„The Circus.“ He declared at the time that he had to. (...)      

      However, anybody that pays $1,600,000 extra income

tax can safely be said to have plenty of money. It is

generally considered to mean an income six or seven times

greater, allowing for the surtax. And Chaplin hasn‘t

spent all of that!                               

(...) Picture Play, Feb. 1931

„Beautiful women clad in ermine, sables, gleaming satins“

Editorial content. „SOCIETY OF CINEMALAND

      BY MYRA NYE

      No fortnight in the history of Cinemaland has been

so replete with brilliant social functions as the current one.

      Outstanding among them all was the world

premiere Friday night of Charles Chaplin‘s new picture,

City Lights. It was a historical event in the theatrical

life of Los Angeles.

      The entire colony appeared en masse to honor their

fellow-worker. Handsome men in dinner clothes and

beautiful women clad in ermine, sables, gleaming satins

and sparkling with jewels graced the white way:“

     The world premiere of City Lights takes place in Los Angeles

      January 30, 1931 at the Los Angeles Theatre.

      Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway (between

      6th and 7th Streets), Los Angeles.

      City Lights opens in New York February 6, 1931

      at the Cohan Theatre.

      George M. Cohan Theatre, 1482 Broadway (between

      42nd and 43rd Streets), New York.

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