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Pictures and the Picturegoer, London, August 7, 1915.

THE GREAT CHARLES CHAPLIN.

We have a Set of FIVE DIFFERENT POSTCARDS

of him, and they are selling like hot cakes.

ONE PENNY EACH. Postage extra.

„The Pictures,“ Ltd., 18, Adam Street, Strand, London, W. C.

(...) Pictures and the Picturegoer, July 31, 1915

& Oh, Charley!

      WHILE watching a Lubin comedy recently in which

one of the actors did a funny fall, a little girl

in the audience was heard to say, to her companion:

      „Oh, look at Charley Chaplin fall.“

      Her friend replied: „Can‘t you see that isn‘t Charley

Chaplin? That‘s a man.“

      Margaret Kurz, Jacksonville, Fla.

(...) Photoplay, Dec. 1915

„Real hard work“

Editorial content. „Picture Players at Play

      A Bohemian Night on the West Coast.

      HERE is a glimpse of the Bohemian existence which

adds charm to the life of the picture-people

on the Californian Coast. The City of Los Angeles, being

maintained to an appreciable extent by tourists,

has many restaurants; yet it seems to be a fact that there

is practically but one eating place where on

any one night numbers of photo-players will be found.“ (...)

      „A few weeks ago at the restaurant in question

there was a stated gathering of photo-players, and for several

days previously a card near the entrance announced

the coming event.

      It was nearly eight o‘clock, writes George Blaisdell

in the Moving-Picture World, when the longest

table began to fill. Some of those seen about the room –

and no attempt was made to compile a list – were

Harry Walthall, Charles Chaplin, Francis Bushman, Fred

Balshofer, Mack Sennett, Charles Arling, Hobert

Henley, Louise Vale, Franklin Ritchie, Lottie Pickford,

and more than a hundred other players and

big film men.

      There where cheers when Harry Walthall arose at the head

of the tables and said in that fine voice of his,

,I have the very great pleasure and the honour to announce

that our fellow-artiste and photoplayer Charles

Chaplin will now lead the orchestra.‘ Mr. Chaplin made

humorous reference to the large sum one of the

papers had announced as having been offered to him.

,You must know, of course, I have been working

hard to-day,‘ he said; ,I have taken a fall and hurt my elbow.‘

The comedian removed his coat and immediately

replaced it. He faced the musicians and shook at them

a mane that would have done credit to the leader

of the Royal Italian Band. Roars of laughter followed the

gymnastic efforts of the little funmaker. Suddenly

it dawned on the big party that what it had construed

as comedy was, as a matter of fact, real hard

work. Chaplin really was leading, the musicians were with

him to a fraction of a second. The body swayed;

the masses of black hair flowed from side to side; the most

temperamental of Latin bandmasters apparently

had in his bag of tricks nothing Chaplin didn‘t expose.

Stirring indeed was the execution of Sousa‘s

Stars and Stripes for Ever, and absorbingly interesting it was,

too, to watch the serious, even stern, faces of the

musicians. There was a hush as Chaplin‘s arms rested

at the cutting of the last note. Then came a roar

of applause testifying the admiration of the comedian‘s

confrères and the general public as well. An encore

followed. The situation changed from drama to comedy,

and there were many laughs.“ (...)

      Two Charlie Chaplin photos.

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