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Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, November 12, 1918.

MAE TINÉE

(...) Photo, Chicago Sunday Tribune, Jan. 3, 1915

& McVickers Theatre, exterior by day,

marquee unreadable,Chicago, undated, detail

& McVickers Theatre, auditorium with stage

viewed from balcony, Chicago – McVicker‘s auditorium,

Chicago, showing broad sweep of the balcony

and mezzanine boxes. The house has been so designed

that even from the side seats down stairs and in front

of the balcony the projection is not distorted and a clear view

of the screen and stage is enjoyed.

(...) Photo by Chicago Architectural Photographing Company,

Motion Picture News, May 26, 1923

& THE CHAPLINS

      Movie Star and Girl He Married Recently.

(...) Photos, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 12, 1918

„They talked to his celluloid self“

Editorial content. „A Great Picture with a Great Man

      on a Great Day!

      ,SHOULDER ARMS,‘ with CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

      By Mae Tinée.

      With the whistles blowing, the bells ringing, the crowds

shouting, and PEACE ON EARTH, it‘s pretty hard

to get down to writing a review of even a Charlie Chaplin

picture. Shoulder Arms was, however, one of the

features of yesterday, the greatest day in history, and so

mustn‘t be neglected.

      I thought everybody was on the streets celebrating, but

when I got inside McVicker‘s theater I discovered 

differently. The Chaplin fans were true and right on the job

to see his latest picture.

      They streamed in waving flags, throwing confetti,

and wearing strange patriotic headgear, rakishly

awry. When the favorite‘s name was flashed upon the screen,

greeted it with a rousing cheer.

      ,Hey, Charlie!‘ ,To Hell with the kaiser, Charlie.‘ ,Don‘t

stand no nonsense from Bill, Chas!‘ ,When it‘s

sauerkraut time in Holland we‘ll be marching t‘ro Berlin,

Charlie!‘ And so on. They talked to his celluloid

self, joyously and spontaneously confidential. It was sure

some gathering!

      ---

      The picture itself is without doubt the best Mr. Chaplin

has produced for a long time. It‘s patriotic, of

course, with the ,little feller‘ in khaki. Then, it‘s uproariously

funny, and there are quaint touches of pathos that

are so real the quick tears spring to temper your laughter.

      The two funniest things, I thought were Charlie

drilling over here, and camouflaged as a tree ,over there.‘

      ---

      So let‘s congratulate him on his picture – and on his

marriage. Mildred Harris is one of the most beautiful

and accomplished girls on the screen. May life be one long

smile for them both! In other words:

      Pace on Earth!“  

      McVickers Theatre, 25 West Madison Street, Chicago.

      Shoulder Arms is released

      by First National October 27, 1918.

Redaktioneller Inhalt

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