The Floorwalker Clippings 32/84
London Times, London, England, March 11, 1916.
The announcement appearing on the opposite
page is the most gigantic in the history of the film industry.“
(...) Moving Picture World, March 11, 1916
„Die auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite
abgedruckte Ankündigung ist die
gigantischste in der Geschichte der Filmindustrie.“
„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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