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Edwin and Elza Schallert, Picture-Play, New York, June 1926.

Merna Kennedy was selected as Charlie Chaplin‘s

leading woman in „The Circus.“

(...) LOCAL GIRLS Also Make GOOD, Los Angeles Times,

Aug. 22, 1926

& Actress Merna Kennedy in publicity stills, Los Angeles,

1926, Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection, University

of California Los Angeles Library

& CHARLIE‘S LEADING LADY

      Merna Kennedy, Charlie Chaplin‘s leading lady

in „The Circus,“ used to go to dancing school

with Mrs. Chaplin. She has red hair and green eyes – and she

is only 17. She never appeared in films before.

(...) Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana, Dec. 3, 1926

„A sorority companion“

Editorial content. „Hollywood High Lights

      By Edwin and Elza Schallert“ (...)

      „An Auburn Fascination.

      Charlie Chaplin‘s new leading lady, they say, is his best.

At least, she‘s just the kind that should interest every

girl who reads these pages, and capture the eye of every

man. She is peppy as can be, and has style and class

– is not the least like the languid Edna Purviance, nor the

suppressed and inscrutably attractive Georgia Hale.

      She is just the sort of girl that you might choose as a sorority companion, or that would be the life of a prom party.

She can dance and sing, and can flash a sparkling, flirtatious

eye in any direction. Her gorgeous red hair is the talk

of Hollywood. What is more, she photographs exquisitely

in the light, fluffy circus costume that she wears

in Charlie‘s next film.

      All of which makes it look as if Charlie had another

discovery to his credit.“

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