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Variety, New York, January 18, 1928.
Edwin Carewe‘s „I am the Law,“ opens at Mark Strand
theatre, New York, June 4. This mammoth
sign is part of exploitation drive put behind the picture
by President C. C. Burr of Affiliated Distributors.
(...) Photo, Exhibitors Herald, July 10, 1922
& Strand Theatre, exterior by day, promotion for First
National‘s „One Clear Call,“ New York.
(...) Photo, Exhibitors Herald, Aug. 12, 1922
& Strand Theatre, exterior by day, marquee Annette Kellerman
in „What Women Love,“ New York
(...) Photo, Exhibitors Herald, Aug. 28, 1920
& Star Starts It. As Warner Brothers
inaugurated the run of „Gold Diggers of 1933“ at the Strand
in New York, with Ruby Keeler, star of the production,
releasing 5,000 balloons, 50 of which contained passes.
Besides Miss Keeler are shown H. M. Warner,
company head; Al Jolson (Miss Keeler‘s hubby), and S.
Charles Einfeld, Warner advertising chief.
(...) Photo, Motion Picture Herald, June 17, 1933
& In keeping with the Government request
to release for war work all male employees who can be
replaced by women Harold Edel, managing
director of the Strand Theatre, New York City, has instituted
the usherette at his house. There are eighteen
usherettes at the Strand trained with military discipline
and in command of a captain and two lieutenants.
Their uniforms are designed along the lines of the motor
corps uniforms.
(...) Photo, Moving Picture World, Oct. 19, 1918
& Chaplin as Official to Circus
Charlie Chaplin and „The Circus“ have moved into the Strand,
where it will probably stay until the Ringling posters
bloom in the spring. It may affect their business, too, if they
can‘t better Chaplin‘s. There should be a Chaplin
overture written from the variety of laughs heard during
this picture, from children‘s squeals to fat men‘s
chuckles, and all the feminine trying-to-keep-some-dignity
ones. Merna Kennedy got some rough handling, but
if she thrives on it like Buster Keaton did she can be grateful.
She was not superstitious about being married in black,
and looked pretty in her white ballet costume, too.
(...) Variety, Jan. 18, 1928
& Chaplin Pays Gov. Income Taxes Due of $1,670,638
(...) Variety, Jan. 18, 1928
& Chaplin‘s Three. Starts „Nowhere“ in Month –
„Napoleon,“ Then Tramp Story.
Los Angeles, Jan. 17. Charles Chaplin will make
three pictures during the current year. Following
completion of „Nowhere,“ scheduled to go into production
within a month, he will write, direct and produce
„Napoleon,“ but will not appear in the picture. The third,
which probably will not be started before late fall,
will be a tramp story according to the comedian‘s present
plans. Myrna Kennedy, Chaplin‘s feminine
foil in „The Circus,“ has been retained for „Nowhere.“
(...) Variety, Jan. 18, 1928
„A world‘s record for a capacity of 2,900“
Editorial content. „Helen of Troy (...) with Roxy
at $105,000 Last Wk.
Chaplin‘s Circus, $81,200 at Strand, Claimed World‘s
Record for Capacity and Scale“ (...)
„With the annual auto shows on, and Ford instigating
free opposition to that display at Madison Square
Garden, the holiday aftermath wasn‘t as bad as it might have
been. Most of the houses held up smartly, although
some lost substantial ground.“ (...)
„Baby Mine, which some of the daily reviewers classed
as funnier than Chaplin‘s Circus, had Clark and McCullough as presentation aid at the Capitol for $61,800. While that
figure is not remarkable, it‘s better than the house was doing
prior to the holidays. Lay opinion was divided on the film.
Chaplin poured more money into the Stanley chalet
than that stop off point has ever seen. The gross
of $81,200 is nearly four times above what the house has been
turning in as a weekly average and is over the U. A.
comic‘s former record for The Gold Rush by about $6,000. Management claims a world‘s record for a capacity
of 2,900 playing to 35-50 matinees and 60-75 nights.“ (...)
„Estimates for Last Week“ (...)
„Strand – The Circus (U. A.) (2,900; 35-50-60-75) (2nd
week). Daily reviewers spent all week apologizing
in columns for having to admit Chaplin film okay; result was
plenty of publicity; special opening midnight, picture
and professional mob emerged saying „Great,“ and word
spread allover; $81,200 record for house over Gold
Rush; house looks for six big weeks; grinding nine daily
and eight on Sundays.“ (...)
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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