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Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, March 17, 1928.

William J. Cowdrey

(...) Photo from Music In The Theatres How I Played the Picture

By W. J. Cowdry, Organist, Smoot Amusement Company,

Parkersburg, W. Va. Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World,

Sept. 29, 1928

& William J. Cowdrey (Chillicothe, Sherman) during

the showing of Charlie Chaplin „The Circus“ picture

used a solo with slides called „Under the Top.“ The songs used

were follows: „Sunshine,“ „Oh, Look at That Baby,“

„Cloh-E,“ „Ice Cream,“ „I Just Roll Along,“ and „Clap Hands.“

It was a travesty operated in conjunction with the picture

which served as a good advance trailer

(...) ORGAN SOLOS, Exhibitors Herald, March 14, 1928

& Presentation Acts – To the Editor: This week,

during the showing of the feature picture, Chaplin‘s „The Circus,“

I am using a set of slides which I called „Under the Top.“

The numbers used are: „Sunshine,“ „Oh, Look at That Baby,“

„Chlo-E,“ „Ice Cream,“ „I Just Roll Along“ and „Clap

Hands, Here Comes Charley.“

      The introductory slides to each number pertain to a circus

in some way or other, and the words to the last number

were altered to fit. Also, on the last line of „Clap Hands“ the signal

was given the operator and he swung right into the film-title

„The Circus“ of the feature. The set was not perfect by any means,

as it was gotten up rather hurriedly, about six days

before the showing, but seems to be going good. – Wm. J. Cowdry, Organist, Sherman theatre, Chillicothe, Ohio.

(...) Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, March 24, 1928

& The Circus: Charlie Chaplin – February 22-25. We can

highly recommend this latest Chaplin picture. It is clean, has a good cast, direction good, continuity perfect. It gets the laughs.

Bad weather and basketball tournament kept business down, but

yet it was away above normal. A good many regulars stayed

away so it will pay to advertise it at a distance. Revival meeting

also got in its work. Seven reels. – Chancellor Bros., Ritz

theatre, Arcanum, O. – Neighborhood patronage.

(...) Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, March 24, 1928

& „THE CIRCUS“

      WHAT a lot of blah is written about this fellow Chaplin.

What a lot of bunk and hokum is spun about him and

his pictures. I had read – breaking a good old rule to do so –

a dozen or more reviews of „The Circus.“

(...) SERVICE TALKS By T. O. SERVICE, Exhibitors Herald

and Moving Picture World, March 3, 1928

& Grauman Books „Trail“

      Hollywood – „The Trail of ’98“ will have its local run at Grauman‘s Chinese. „The Circus“ closes on the 29th.

(...) Film Daily, April 23, 1928

& From Variety, March 14th

      Grauman´s Chinese, Los Angeles – ,The Circus still

best bet in town –– bringing ´em in from outskirts

and big play from women‘

      It‘s still

      the

      Best Bet

      Everywhere

      Charlie Chaplin in

      „The Circus“

      United Artists Picture

      SOLD INDIVIDUALLY ON MERIT

(...) Film Daily, March 23, 1928

„A night of festivity“

Advertisement. „100th Jubilee Performance

      Monday Eve. Mar. 19th

      A night of festivity at

      Charlie Chaplin in

      ,The Circus‘

      and Sid Grauman‘s Prologue ,Bally-Hoo‘

      Grauman´s Chinese“ (...)

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

      The Circus is released by United

      Artists in New York January 6, 1928.

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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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