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Film Daily, New York, January 16, 1928.

Broadway at night with Strand Theatre (second from left),

New York, February 1926, Duke University Collection

& Joseph Plunkett‘s prologue for „The Idle Class“

(...) APEDA Photo, Exhibitors Herald, Oct. 22, 1921

& Prologue Flash on Strand Stage;

      Simple, but Highly Effective

      With the Charlie Chaplin feature, „The Circus,“ carrying

practically the entire performance, there was little

time for a stage presentation. It was confined to a very brief

prologue which nicely set the atmosphere for the

picture. The curtains parted on a circus flash which had been announced by a „barker“ through a phonograph.

The set showed a circus ring with the master of ceremonies

in his red coat and long whip directing the aggregation

of trained wild animals. These were immense papier-mache constructions which were ingeniously animated, and

performed antics as the leader snapped the whip. It was just

sufficient to set the audience nicely for the circus

atmosphere of the picture.

(...) Presentations By Jack Harrower, Film Daily, Jan. 15, 1928

& A Review of Reviews

      By LILIAN W. BRENNAN

      The long awaited Chaplin picture has finally pitched its tent

at the Strand. The Circus has come to town

for a stay. When it does start touring exhibitors will have

their hands full. Better start fixing up the cash register

for bigger and better receipts. The laughs shaded with that well

known Chaplin pathos are there in abundance.

(...) Film Daily, Jan. 16, 1928

& As N. Y. Sees Chaplin

      Charlie Chaplin‘s new film, „The Circus,“ is on view

at the Strand theater where on Friday at midnight

it was seen for the first time in New York by an audience

in which was to be found practically everybody

worth while in this town.

      Yesterday it played on before crowds which were

happy enough to stand ten deep in the rear waiting

for seats, while outside and far down Broadway a line formed

early and grew in numbers until at 5 o‘clock a special

detachment of bluecoats was required to keep the old street

in order.

(...) Daily Times, Davenport, Iowa, Jan. 14, 1928

& New York City

      Last week further demonstrated that they still have

the holiday spending spirit in New York City for the

rush of the box offices continued at most all of the Broadway

houses, some touching their record weeks while

all did what can be termed a most satisfactory trade. Probably

the big noise at the end of the week was the first

showing of „The Circus,“ the new Chaplin picture at the

Strand – where it has since been going great guns

and with fair indications that it will cut into the gross of other

theatres for the current week and some more

to come. It looks like old times around the Strand with

the lineup at the b.o.

(...) Motion Picture News, Jan. 14, 1928

„Midnight shows have been held all week at the theater“

Editorial content. „Circus Record

      Breaking his own record at the theater, Charlie Chaplin

in The Circus grossed $81,206 in his first week at the

Mark Strand, New York. Midnight shows have been held all

week at the theater. Previous high mark was attained

by The Gold Rush, which garnered $75,000 in its first week.“

      Strand Theatre, 1579 B‘way (at 47th St.), New York.

      The Circus is released by United

      Artists in New York January 6, 1928.

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