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H. F. Clark, Guardian, Manchester, England, Sept. 14, 1917.
Troop-ship Officer, „ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, SIR?“
Enterprising American, „I GUESS SO. I‘M THE
CINEMATOGRAPH OPERATOR WHO‘S GOING TO TAKE
A FILM THE FIRST TIME YOU‘RE TORPEDOED,
AND I‘VE GOT A LETTER FROM YOUR FOLKS INSTRUCTING
YOU TO GIVE ME EVERY FACILITY.“
(...) Cartoon, Punch, London, July 25, 1917
„Placed Mr. Charles Chaplin at the head of his profession“
Editorial content. „PRIVATE BALL: COMPANY CLOWN.
By Lieut. H. Featherstone Clark, formerly on the staff of the
,Manchester Guardian‘ and late of the Devon Regiment:
Killed in France May 3, 1917.
,A‘ Company of the Royal Huntingshire Regiment had
fallen in along the cobbled street of the grey-walled
French village. They waited, ,standing easy,‘ and a low hum
of conversation pervaded the ranks.“ (...)
„Private Ball, opening his sandbag, knocked off his
shrapnel helmet and put on the famous top-hat.
Then with a screw picket as a walking-stick he advanced
towards the German line, not with the dignified stride
of the Captain, but with the sidelong gait which has placed Mr.
Charles Chaplin at the head of his profession.“ (...)
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