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Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Cal., January 27, 1928.

Wilson Mizner, undated, Library of Congress, detail

& „Picture gal“ Cecile Evans

(...) Picture-Play, March 1924, detail

& Bill Mizner‘s $65 Laugh

Los Angeles, Jan. 21. Wilson Mizner spent $65 for a laugh

and got it the opening night of Charlie Chaplin‘s Circus

at Grauman‘s Chinese. Mizner that afternoon scouted around

and bought an old rhumshackle Ford for $65. He half

wrecked the car and got hold of a picture gal, Cecile Evans,

to go to the opening with him. The duo had on their

evening clothes as they drove up to the entrance. The girl got

out of the car and Mizner after her. The starter

wanted to give Bill a ticket for the car. Bill with a smile

across his pan turned to the youngster and said,

„No, thanks, the buggy is yours,“ and walked into the theatre.

(...) Variety, Feb. 1, 1928, partly unreadable

& GRAUMAN‘S CHINESE

      Theatre Hollywood

      RUN – DO NOT WALK

      to your nearest ticket office to buy seats for

      Charlie Chaplin

      in

      „The Circus“ (...)

      ...Get on the Band Wagon!

      Join „The Circus“ Parade to Hollywood!!

(...) Los Angeles Evening Express, Jan. 26, 1928

& The ad of Charlie Chaplin‘s The Circus used by Sid

Grauman‘s Chinese theatre is of interest because of the reading

matter. Although the word ,warning‘ has been worked

to death by many advertisers it still has some attention getting

value if not used too much by the same advertiser.

(...) Ad Writer Should Be, Above all Else, A Good Reporter, Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, Feb. 25, 1928

„The greatest laugh show the world has ever known“

Advertisement. „GRAUMAN‘S CHINESE

      Theatre Hollywood“ (...)

      „WARNING !

      There are still good seats for all performances after

      Tonight‘s Premiere – but

      DON‘T DELAY TOO LONG

      We have never known such an overwhelming

      demand for reservations as for

      Charlie Chaplin

      in

      ,The Circus‘

      It simply justifies our own judgment that we have booked

      the greatest laugh show the world has ever known

      with

      Sid Grauman‘s

      ,Bally-hoo‘ Prologue“

      Grauman‘s Chinese Theater, 6925 Hollywood Blvd., L. A.

      The Circus is released by United

      Artists in New York January 6, 1928.

Anzeige

Grauman´s The Circus Premiere   1928, 4´27“

The supposed „time travel/cell phone“ woman walks past the

„zebra horse“ in the first 30 seconds of the clip.

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