The Floorwalker Clippings 31/84
London Times, London, England, March 11, 1916.
„Statement by Charles Chaplin
AFTER thoroughly investigating the motion picture
field, I have decided to affiliate myself with the
MUTUAL FILM CORPORATION. My future pictures will be
released by Mutual exchanges because they serve
the greatest number of exhibitors throughout the country.
Mutually yours,
CHARLES CHAPLIN.
Photo. Charles Chaplin & John R. Freuler Signing Contract
(...) Moving Picture World, March 11, 1916
Bildlegende: „Charles Chaplin & John R. Freuler
bei der Vertragsunterzeichnung.“ Nicht erwähnt: der Mann
im Bild hinter den beiden, Sidney Chaplin. Die
Szene, von Mutual Weekly aufgezeichnet, zeigt Chaplin
ungeschminkt und ist in einem Dutzend New Yorker
Kinos der Renner.
Der Text: „Statement by Charles Chaplin. Nach eingehender
Prüfung des Filmfeldes bin ich zum Schluss gekommen
mich mit der Mutual Film Corporation zu verbinden. Meine Filme
werden künftig durch Mutual Verleiher herausgebracht,
weil sie die grösste Anzahl Kinobetreiber landesweit bedienen.
Gemeinsam Ihr Charles Chaplin.“
„The exact truth about Charlie Chaplin“
Editorial content. „LETTERS TO THE FRONT.
THE NEED FOR HUMILITY.
(From a Correspondent.)
For many of us whatever spice of excitement the postman‘s
knock once had passed off long before the war. But since
the advent of those surprisingly clean letters, stamped only with
the field postmark and the Censor‘s triangular impress,
romance, even for those who are getting on in years, has once
more come tumbling into the letter-box.“ (...)
„But with trench warfare came trench letters and the
hunger for the written word that even the bulkiest
packets of newspapers could not stave off. Then, too, came
the great problem – What do you write to a man who
knows that death is starring him in the face a few hundred
yards away?“ (...)
„You have leisure; there is an ample supply of paper at the club. ,Come now,‘ you say to yourself, ,write to-day.‘
,PRIDE, OLD FELLOW, PRIDE.‘
Only one thing hinders you – pride. From the club writing table
one must shine more brightly than the dug-out candle.“ (...)
„CONFESS FRANKLY.
But that is all wrong. Really the thing to do is to throw
your pride to the winds, make a clean breast of the
dinner, of the play, of Brighton, and all the rest of it. Don‘t bother
about the correctness of your attitude: it is 10 to 1 he will
call you an old blighter in any case. But your frank confession
will cheer him up. There is the leading case of the over-
driven major at the front who was sure everything was all right
at home, and that the civilians would hold out to the end
only when a man back from leave told him the exact truth about
Charlie Chaplin.“ (...)
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