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Variety, New York, February 11, 1931.

Crowd outside Cohan Theatre, exterior by day, marquee Charlie Chaplin in „City Lights,“ New York.

(...) Photo, Film Daily, Feb. 13, 1931, detail

& Record Lines Everywhere

(...) City Lights Pressbook Photo, 1931, United Artists collection

at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

& A Typical Noon-day Crowd in New York

(...) City Lights Pressbook Photo, 1931, United Artists collection

at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

& Cohan Theatre, exterior by night, electric sign Continuous

Charlie Chaplin in „City Lights,“ New York, 1931, gettyimages, John Kobal Foundation

„Opening of City Lights starts wildest ticket buying stampede“

Advertisement. „They gathered by the thousands. They packed

      Broadway. They jammed the lobby. They stand in line

      for hours. As fast as the theatre emptied – WHAM! and it filled

      up again.

      That‘s the way things are going at the Geo. M. Cohan

      Theatre on Broadway.

,Hold ‘em, boys, the theatre‘s jammed full now.‘

Scene of opening in New York

      ,Vive le Chaplin!‘

      Opening of City Lights starts wildest ticket buying stampede

      ever witnessed in all motion picture history. The great

      world-wide money making possibilities of Charlie‘s latest

      is reflected in tornado rush of thousands upon

      thousands to theatres of East and West runs, establishing

      unheard of and unbelievable records. Broadway has

      not seen such an outpouring of amusement seekers in 10

      years. Los Angeles stands amazed at the mobs

      storming daily its new Los Angeles theatre.

Critics of Los Angeles and New York Touch High Peak

of Enthusiasm

      LOS ANGELES

Illus. Daily News

,A Hit. Abounds with Comedy.‘

EXAMINER

,City Lights a solid smash. Not since his two reel days has

Charlie given us such an orgy of laughs.‘

EVE. HERALD

,One of the year‘s significant events. Scores vivid hit. You won‘t

miss this picture.‘

EVE. EXPRESS

,Put an audience of over 2000 in hysterics. A rare comedy.‘

RECORD

,Sure to be an immense box-office attraction. A picture

the world will want to see.‘

      NEW YORK

NEWS

,City Lights brilliant... we laughed so much and so heartily

at City Lights that we feel considerably weakened...

City Lights is excruciatingly funny... Charlie is the one and only.‘   

TIMES

,Chaplin Hilarious in His City Lights.‘... Film Brings Roars

of Laughter... spectators rocking in their seats with mirth...‘

HERALD TRIBUNE

,A brilliant film, genuinely hilarious comedy...

shows the Great Man of the Cinema in his happiest and

most characteristic moods.‘

EVE. WORLD

,Brings Laughs, Tears to Audience... Chaplin has

made another winner... boxing bout is one of the funniest

sequences ever seen upon any screen.‘

AMERICAN

,...You must see it for yourself. To detail its thousands

laughs would be unfair.‘

SUN

,Charlie Triumphs Anew in City Lights... proves that he is the

actor, the artist and the genius... Chaplin is great...

He is killingly funny... hilarious gags... See for yourself.‘

TELEGRAM

,Hilariously funny film... hilariously funny picture full of some

of the most side splitting antics I have ever seen...

I had a grand and glorious time... if you can show me anything

on the screen funnier than the prize fight sequence

I should like to know where it can be seen...‘

GRAPHIC

,...hilarious... There was laughter galore for his audience.

One of the notable flicker events of this young 1931.‘

WORLD

,I was entirely too busy laughing at Mr. Chaplin to reflect

much upon the absence of speech in City Lights.

City Lights is superb... screamingly funny... represents the best

pantomimicart we have in America...‘

MIRROR

,Many laughs... sure fire ones... you‘ll want to see it. It‘s worth

seeing... the most glamorous, captivating, entrancing

figure the movies ever have created – still the incomparable,

magnificent Charlie Chaplin.‘

JOURNAL

,Comedian a Hit in His Silent Film. You‘ll enjoy City Lights.‘

POST

,A dazzling pattern of comedy and pathos... He remains the

supreme pantomimist. Makes you shriek with delight.‘

      Speak up! Who‘s first to get this United Artists Big

Money Picture?“

      United Artists Ad: Three photos, one drawing.

     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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