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Harry C. Carr, Photoplay, New York, April 1916.

TILLIE‘S PUNCTURED ROMANCE

(...) Pictures and The Picturegoer, London, May 15, 1915

& „THE KNOCK-OUT.“

THE following description of a coming „Keystone“ with

the above title we have taken from a programme

sent us by a reader in New Zealand. It is nearly as funny

as the film itself.

      As a pugilist „Fatty“ is more than a „White Hope,“

he‘s hopless. He‘s the world‘s champion

elephant weight – and waiter. He tips the scales at 20 stone,

and is quite willing to take on anybody twice

his own avoirdupois if such can be found. His „upper cuts“

and „chin choppers“ aren‘t much „chop“ – there

is too much „chin“ and not sufficient „chop“ about them,

but his right „hooks“ are „eye“ openers –

or shutters, while his „swings to the point“ are pointedly

terrific; they are a „holey“ terror, for they punch

holes in a whole lot of things and persons, including

Charles Chaplin, the crookedest but funniest

referee alive.

(...) Pictures and The Picturegoer, London, April 3, 1915

„Chaplinitis is epidemic“

Editorial content.. „Marooned In London

      Anemic english Films cause craze for U.S. Pictures:

      Chaplinitis is epidemic.

      By Harry C. Carr“ (...)

      „The Charley Chaplin fever has suddenly hit

the village and it is the worst attack I ever saw any city have

over anything.“ (...)

      „It all came up over Charley Chaplin. As I say, London

is mad over Chaplin. I saw every musical revue

in London and I didn‘t see one revue that didn‘t have

at least one actor dressed up to take off Charley Chaplin. In one

revue, there was a whole chorus of Chaplins.“

      „On the Strand, every theater that could possibly

grab one was showing one of Chaplin´s old worn

out films. Two rival houses near Charing Cross were showing

By The Sea and The Tramp.“

      „The best house in London, when I left in November,

was advertising as a ,crossing attraction´, Charley Chaplin in Tilly´s Punctured Romance.“

      „And here came the row. The Essanay refused to let

the London managers have the Chaplin films unless they would

take the whole Essanay program.“

Redaktioneller Inhalt. „Chaplintis ist epidemisch.“ Von Harry C.

Carr. Titel: „In London hängen geblieben.“

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