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Grace Kingsley, Los Angeles Times, L. A., Cal., Oct. 17, 1928.

Blue-eyed, blonde Virginia Cherrill, a new star

in the sky – with Jack Gilbert. Virginia is

charming in a dashing chartreuse velvet cape, allowing

brief glimpses of her youthful white moire dress.

The dress is made with tight bodice and circular skirt.

(...) What a Film First Night Looks Like

Some of the stars that shone when „The Broadway Melody“ made

its bow at Grauman‘s Chinese Theater in Hollywood,

Photoplay, April 1929, photo

& Virginia Cherrill, blue-eyed Chicagoenne whom

Charles Chaplin has selected as his feminine lead in his

new United Artists production, „City Lights.“

(...) Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, Dec. 8, 1928

& City Lights Scene

& Costume Party (...) The old-fashioned lady (except for

her shoes) is Virginia Cherrill. The wooden soldier

talking to her is Cary Grant – of course you know they‘re that way.

(...) Photo, Modern Screen, Sept. 1933

& Charlie Chaplin Selects a New Lady Charlie (...)

      Chaplin, who is industriously engaged on his next picture,

„City Lights,“ yesterday announced his choice of a leading

lady. She is Virginia Cherrill, 20-year-old society girl of Chicago,

who, it is said, has never before appeared before

a motion picture camera.

(...) Screen Notes, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 18, 1928

& Chaplin Picks Lead

      Virginia Cherrill, Chicago girl, has been selected

to play opposite Charlie Chaplin in „City Lights,“ his next picture.

This will be her screen debut.

(...) Film Daily, Oct. 18, 1928

„I found Mr. Chaplin sitting next to me“

Editorial content. „Chaplin Signs Beautiful Virginia

      Cherrill as Lead (...)

      „BY GRACE KINGSLEY“ (...)

      „Chaplin Signs New Lead

      For Comedies

      As prophesied in this column a few days ago, Virginia

Cherrill, a Chaplin discovery, will be Charles Chaplin‘s

leading lady in his new picture, City Lights, and quite possibly

in the picture to follow, inasmuch as an option has been

taken on her services for an additional film. She is without

experience in pictures.

      Miss Cherrill is a lovely blond of 20 years, the daughter

of Mrs. D. W. Cherrill of Chicago. She was educated

at Kemper Hall Convent in Kenosha, Wis., and at Starrett

Finishing School in Chicago.

      She signed the contract yesterday, and left last night

on a ten-day leave for Chicago, where she will attend

to some business affairs and meet her mother, whom she will

bring West with her.

      A very romantic story attaches to Miss Cherill‘s meeting

with the great comedian. I met her the other evening at a party

and she told me about it.

      ,I came West to visit Sue Carol, my old school chum,‘

declared Miss Cherrill. ,I really hadn‘t the slightest idea of going

into pictures, though.

      ,I had never seen a boxing match, and one night a friend

invited me to see the Hollywood bouts at the American

Legion Stadium. Looking around, I saw a man gazing intently

at me. Then I recognized the famous Charlie Chaplin,

and was overcome with confusion. I found out afterward that

he was looking so hard at me because he thought

I resembled Edna Purviance. The next time I went to the fights,

I found Mr. Chaplin sitting next to me. The man I was

with knew him, and introduced me, and the comedian invited

me to have a screen test.“

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