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Film Daily, New York, February 5, 1931.
Indirect lighting on electric sign, devised by Harold B.
Franklin for „The Ten Commandments“ (Paramount) at the
George M. Cohan theatre, New York.
(...) Photo, Motion Picture News, Feb. 16, 1924
& Showing credit titles stenciled, as originated
by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld for „The Ten Commandments“ (Paramount)
at the George M. Cohan Theatre, New York.
(...) Photo, Motion Picture News, Feb. 16, 1924
& Geo. M. Cohan Theatre (...)
First Matinee Today At 2:30
The Ten Commandments
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
(...) Ad, New York Times, Dec. 1923
& Two to Five
Hollywood (QP) – „It is not necessary to take a scene
in talkies as many times as in silent; the distinction
between a good and a bad performance is more sharply drawn
in dialogue pictures.“ These are the opinions of Cecil B.
DeMille.
„In silent pictures,“ states DeMille, „I was accustomed
to take at least five shots of each scene, and ofttimes
upwards of a dozen of the same scene. In my current talkie
,The Squawman,‘ two takes were enough.“
(...) Motion Picture Herald, April 4, 1931
& New York City – Population 6,981,927
(...) George M. Cohan Theatre
(1480 B‘way) seating capacity 1111
(...) Film Daily Year Book 1931
& He Fought for the Women Who Loved Him!
(...) Jules Verne‘s Michael Strogoff (...) Geo. M. Cohan
(...) „Potemkin“ (...) Biltmore
(...) Ad, New York Times, Dec. 12, 1926
& Gotham Greets Chaplin Film
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 – (A.P.) – Noisy New York‘s motion
picture critics and fans today greeted „City Lights,“
Charlie Chaplin‘s first picture in three years – and it a silent
film – as ample demonstration of what one critic
called „the eloquence of silence.“
Some 1500 persons who jammed into a limited area
on Times Square where „City Lights“ are brightest,
blocked traffic in front of the George M. Cohan Theater, where
the film was shown. They required the attention of 70
patrolmen and six mounted policemen.
The crowd was not dispersed until Chaplin and his party
arrived, 10 minutes late for his own premiere. He was
accompanied by Ralph Barton, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
and George Jean Nathan.
It was a brilliant opening for any theatrical opening,
stage or talkie, not to mention a silent film, supposed in many
quarters to be by now old-fashioned and out of style.
In the crowd were noted Will Hays, John McCormack,
Anita Loos, Mrs. Alfred E. Smith and Alfred E. Smith,
jr., John Emerson, Morris Gest, Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn,
Frances Howard, Marie Saxon, Ruth Taylor, Texas
Guinan and others.
Chaplin, once inside, took an aisle seat beside Miss
Constance Collier, and after the show went to the
stage , where he told the crowd he „was happy,“ and thanked
them for their enthusiasm, which was as marked
as that of the critics in the morning papers.
(...) AP, Los Angeles Evening Express, Feb. 7, 1931
& The Argument Is on Again
The coming of Chaplin‘s „City Lights“ to the Cohan theater
tomorrow night again opens up the old question.
Is there still room for the silent picture? The safest answer
we know is the simplest one. Yes. PROVIDED
that your star is the master pantomimist of all time. And
Mons. Chaplin is that, if nothing else. Pantomime,
by an artist, had a definite spot on the stage. There is no reason
why it should be different on the screen.
(...) The Parade – just looking on By Jack Alicoate,
Film Daily, Feb. 5, 1931
& „Lights“ Release
General release of „City Lights,“ Charlie Chaplin picture
which world premiered at the coast last Friday and
has its New York opening tomorrow night, will take place
within three weeks.
(...) Film Daily, Feb. 5, 1931
& Charlie Chaplin, in spite of all reports to the contrary,
will remain silent as long as money talks...
Phil Engel, former assistant manager at the Rivoli, has been
transferred to the Strand, Perth Amboy, as manager...
And as we close, it occurs to us, folks, that if you want to rise
in this film biz, one good system is to be on the level.
(...) Film Daily, Feb. 5, 1931
„Already in the bag“
Editorial content. „Along the Rialto
with Phil M. Daly
The King of Komics arrived in our hamlet yesterday
morn... Charlie Chaplin, no less... fresh from his world
premiere triumph of City Lights in Losang... in which he proves
to a more or less skeptical film biz that there‘s still
a big kick in the supposedly dead silent screen... at last the
Great Experiment has been launched... will silents
stage a comeback?... the verdict of the public on Charlie‘s
courageous effort will soon been known... but judging
by the comedian‘s confident air when he arrived on the Broadway Limited at the Pennsylvania depot, the decision
is already in the bag... and Charlie hasn‘t pulled a miscue yet...
Arthur Kelly, Al Lichtman and Harry Buckley of the
United Artists official staff, were there to greet him... Charlie was dressed in a modest dark blue suit, with a light-colored
overcoat, derby, and walking stick... he was the soul of patience
and courtesy with the newspaper boys... and told ‘em
that he sails for England next week, to browse around Europe
for an idea for his next pix... which will be made in the
SAME form as City Lights... but Sir Charles hinted that IF he ever appeared personally in a talkie, he would change his
screen character... the classic tramp will never utter a word...
as he said au revoir to the press boys, he admitted
he was just ,a young fellow beginning to make pictures‘... which
remark tells you a whole volume about Charlie Chaplin
as he REALLY IS...“ (...)
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.
City Lights closes at the Cohan Theatre in New York
April 30, 1931.
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